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Canada allocates millions for drone production, ammunition to support Ukraine
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is earmarking $3 million for production of drones in Ukraine in support of Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s invasion. Defence Minister Bill Blair says the financial assistance is being made in collaboration with the United Kingdom. Speaking with a group of defence leaders, Blair also announced $13 million for the Czech ... Read More »
1 response‘Unacceptable’: Trudeau reacts after AFN chief says headdress taken from plane cabin
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – After the Assembly of First Nations’ national chief said her headdress was taken from an airplane cabin this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the incident “unacceptable” and a “mistake” on the part of Air Canada. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who leads the advocacy organization, said in a social-media post Thursday her headdress and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister ‘outraged’ as AFN national chief says headdress taken from Air Canada cabin
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is calling on Air Canada to “make things right” with the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, who said her headdress was removed from an airplane cabin during a flight this week. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who leads the advocacy organization, said in a social-media post ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over industry benzene leak
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility. The community near Sarnia, Ont., which is surrounded by industrial facilities, raised the alarm last week as citizens fell ill and closed its offices to limit exposure to the cancer-causing substance. Leaders from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court rules military judges sufficiently independent from chain of command
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says the constitutional right of judicial independence is not compromised for soldiers appearing in front of military judges. Nine members of the Canadian Armed Forces argued that military judges may have divided loyalties, because they are also military officers who are part of a chain of command. Some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First court appearance for boy and girl charged in death of Halifax 16-year-old
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
HALIFAX – A girl and a boy, both 14 years old, made their first appearance today in a Halifax courtroom, where they each face a second-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old high school student. Crown attorney Terry Nickerson told provincial youth court Judge Bronwyn Duffy that he will be seeking adult ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister ‘outraged’ after AFN national chief’s headdress taken from Air Canada cabin
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is calling on Air Canada to “make things right” with the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, whose headdress was removed from an airplane cabin. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who leads the advocacy organization, said in a social-media post Thursday her headdress was taken away and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada recognizes housing as a human right. Few provinces have followed suit
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country’s smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right. The Canadian Press asked every province whether it agrees with the federal housing advocate that shelter is a human right, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Violation’: CSIS had officer investigated after she reported a superior raped her
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A CSIS officer’s allegations that she was raped repeatedly by a superior in agency vehicles set off a harassment inquiry, but also triggered an investigation into her that concluded the alleged attacks were a “misuse” of agency vehicles by the woman. She is the same officer whose sexual assault allegations in a story ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Consular freeze worries Ukrainian man in Canada
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Consular freeze worries Ukrainian man in Canada A Ukrainian man living in Canada says he’s worried a freeze on consular services for Ukrainians abroad could put his future in peril. Mykyta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I just want to be safe’: Ukrainian man in Canada faces limbo amid consular freeze
By Simon Hopkins, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – The future was just starting to appear bright for Mykyta Zakharchenko. The 18-year-old’s youth in Ukraine was shadowed by two major conflicts with Russia before he escaped to Canada in 2022. With harrowing experiences of war behind him, he recently graduated high school, competes internationally as a rower and is determined to study ... Read More »
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