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‘Substantial relief’: Alberta premier announces $2.4B inflation aid package
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
EDMONTON – Premier Danielle Smith, with Alberta enjoying billions of dollars in surplus cash, has announced a batch of inflation-fighting relief aid, particularly for families, seniors and the vulnerable. “Due to our strong fiscal position and balanced budget, we can offer substantial relief so Albertans and their families are better able to manage through this ... Read More »
5 responses‘Substantial relief’: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces inflation aid package
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
EDMONTON – Premier Danielle Smith, with Alberta enjoying billions of dollars in surplus cash, has announced a batch of inflation-fighting relief aid, particularly for families, seniors and the vulnerable. “Due to our strong fiscal position and balanced budget, we can offer substantial relief so Albertans and their families are better able to manage through this ... Read More »
5 responsesCanadian MPs unanimously condemn FIFA threat to punish World Cup players for armbands
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadian members of Parliament passed a unanimous motion Tuesday condemning FIFA’s decision to threaten on-field punishment if soccer players in the World Cup wear armbands supportive of the LGBTQ community. Some team captains planned to wear “One Love” armbands seen as a rebuke to the human-rights record of host nation Qatar, where homosexuality ... Read More »
3 responses‘Monster’: Alberta man who killed woman, toddler sentenced to life in prison
By Daniela Germano, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
HINTON, Alta. – The father of a woman who was killed along with her 16-month-old son says he battles with nightmares and will forever be haunted by the image of their lives being taken “at the hands of a monster.” Stuart Busch’s victim impact statement was one of 20 submitted to the Court of King’s ... Read More »
3 responsesAssault-style firearm definition draws applause from gun-control group, ire of Tories
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – The Liberal government prompted applause and anger on Tuesday by proposing an evergreen definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm for inclusion in gun-control legislation being studied by a House of Commons committee. The measure, introduced during clause-by-clause review of the bill, responds to pleas from advocates of tougher gun laws who want a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba man who rammed truck into Rideau Hall gate approved for day parole
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – A Manitoba man who armed himself and rammed a gate at Rideau Hall to confront Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been granted day parole. The Parole Board of Canada denied full parole for Corey Hurren but approved for him to spend six months living in an undisclosed halfway house on day parole. “It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colleagues of drowned Montreal firefighter recall the moment their boat capsized
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
MONTREAL – A Montreal firefighter told a coroner’s inquest on Tuesday of his desperate search to stay afloat and find his colleagues in the churning waters of the Lachine Rapids after the boat carrying them capsized during a rescue attempt. Robin Brunet-Paiement said he knew that he and his colleagues were in dangerous waters when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Really screwed the pooch’: Kenney upset with feds over Coutts blockade, texts say
By Stephanie Taylor, Laura Osman and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces “holding the bag” to clear “Freedom Convoy” protesters who blockaded a border crossing in southern Alberta, a public inquiry has learned. Documents released by the inquiry looking into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter include text messages ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed definition of prohibited assault-style firearm draws Conservative ire
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – Members of the House of Commons public safety committee have begun a clause-by-clause review of the Liberal government’s gun-control bill. Among the early amendments put forward by the government is an evergreen definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm. Conservatives MPs quickly denounced the proposed definition today, saying it would effectively outlaw a broad ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coutts blockade top of mind for Mendicino on eve of invoking Emergencies Act
By Laura Osman, Stephanie Taylor and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – The night before the federal government took the drastic step of invoking the Emergencies Act, the head of the RCMP wrote an email to the public safety minister’s office that included a caution. She told them police hadn’t exhausted “all available tools” to deal with the protests that had blockaded downtown Ottawa and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta man who admitted to murdering woman, toddler sentenced to life in prison
By Daniela Germano, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
HINTON, Alta. – A man who admitted to killing a woman and her 16-month-old son in western Alberta has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. Robert Major pleaded guilty in May to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Mchale Busch, who was 24, and ... Read More »
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