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Pilot project at Canada-U.S. border crossing offers hope for stalled Nexus program
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
WASHINGTON – There’s a glimmer of hope in the ongoing impasse between Canada and the United States over the Nexus fast-traveller program. The Canada Border Services Agency says the two countries are exploring “shorter-term measures” to shrink a backlog of applications. At the Thousand Islands crossing between Ontario and New York, in-person Nexus interviews are ... Read More »
3 responsesMinisters were worried for their safety during ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, inquiry told
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says federal cabinet ministers were worried about their personal safety from the outset of the “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa because some demonstrators had posted online about targeting their homes. Mendicino is one of seven cabinet ministers slated to testify before the Public Order Emergency Commission, which is ... Read More »
3 responsesCanada announces new sanctions on Belarus as opposition leader visits Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is announcing new sanctions on Belarus today in response to its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine. Joly says in a statement that Belarusian leadership is enabling human-rights violations and allowing the country to serve as a launching pad for Russia’s attacks. Canada is adding 22 Belarusian officials ... Read More »
2 responsesMendicino to testify at inquiry, Russia active over Arctic : In The News for Nov. 22
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 22 … What we are watching in Canada … Top government ministers will continue testifying today at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver city council to vote on motion allocating funding for more police, nurses
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
Vancouver city council is expected to vote on a motion today launching a flagship promise by the city’s new mayor to hire more police and mental health nurses, but the idea facing pushback. Mayor Ken Sim campaigned on a promise to hire 100 more officers and 100 mental health nurses for programs that partner police ... Read More »
2 responsesPublic Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to testify at ‘Freedom Convoy’ inquiry
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – Top government ministers will continue testifying today at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which has already heard from more than 65 witnesses over five weeks on the federal government’s response to last winter’s “Freedom Convoy” protests. The inquiry is scrutinizing the events and advice that led to the mid-February decision to invoke the ... Read More »
2 responsesAlberta Premier Danielle Smith to deliver televised address during dinner hour
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
EDMONTON – Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to deliver a televised address to Albertans this evening. Smith, who became leader of the United Conservative Party in early October, is to return next week to the legislature after winning a byelection in the constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat. She has promised an ambitious agenda that includes help ... Read More »
2 responsesSentencing hearing to begin for Alberta man who admitted to murdering woman, toddler
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2022
HINTON, Alta. – A sentencing hearing is scheduled to begin today for a man who admitted to killing a woman and her 16-month-old son in western Alberta. Robert Major pleaded guilty in May to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Mchale Busch, who was 24, and her son, Noah McConnell. Major also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadly shooting in Prince Rupert, B.C., mall was an isolated incident: RCMP
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2022
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Prince Rupert RCMP say a 44-year-old man is believed to have shot and killed a 52-year-old woman at a local mall Monday morning before attempting to take his own life, in an incident that sparked a lockdown of the area. Police were called to Ocean Centre Mall after reports of gunfire ... Read More »
3 responsesRussia resuming bomber, submarine patrols near North America after pause: Norad
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – A senior Canadian military official says Russia has started sending long-range bombers back across the Arctic toward North America following a pause during the early months of its war in Ukraine. Norad deputy commander Lt.-Gen. Alain Pelletier says Russian submarines are also operating off both coasts as the country seeks to demonstrate its ... Read More »
3 responsesSeven commercial poultry flocks in B.C.’s Fraser Valley have bird flu: ministry
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2022
VICTORIA – Seven commercial poultry farms in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley have been quarantined because they’ve tested positive for a highly infectious avian flu. A statement from the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture says the farms tested positive between Nov. 16 and Nov. 19. Six of the farms are in Abbotsford and one is in Chilliwack, ... Read More »
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