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CP NewsAlert: Quebec man charged with planning to overthrow Haitian government
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
MONTREAL – The RCMP say a 51-year-old Quebec man has been charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Moïse. Police say Gérald Nicolas will appear at the Quebec City courthouse on Dec. 1 to face three terrorism-related charges. The RCMP say their investigation is not related to the July ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Nov. 17: Calls to support countries close to Russia-Ukraine war
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 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. 17 … What we are watching in Canada … Poland’s ambassador to Canada is urging the international community to deepen its support for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Incoming B.C. premier Eby vows to make Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside healthy, safe
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s incoming premier says he will lead a government push to transform Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside from a neighbourhood of desperation into one that’s healthy and safe. David Eby, who will be sworn in on Friday as B.C.’s 37th premier, said his government will take charge of restoring the low-income area, which is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM’s national security adviser, deputy minister of finance at Emergencies Act inquiry
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser is due to testify today at the public inquiry tasked with determining whether the Liberal government was justified in triggering the Emergencies Act. A few hours after the history-making decision to use the law was made in mid-February, Jody Thomas reached out to the RCMP for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate Changed: Limited transportation infrastructure facing threats in the North
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
YELLOWKNIFE – Andrew Arreak says travelling on the ice – the main highway in Canada’s Arctic – provides access to the land and food, connects communities and is part of Inuit identity. But climate change is making ice travel less predictable. “I’m noticing that the ice is forming a little later each year and breaking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Poland puts itself at risk next to war, more support could help: Polish ambassador
By Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – As the investigation continues into how two Poles died in an explosion near their country’s border with Ukraine on Tuesday, Poland’s ambassador to Canada is urging the international community to consider deepening its support for the countries closest to the war. The belief in Poland and with its NATO military allies is that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newfoundland’s fishing towns were built to survive, but Fiona changed the game
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – For generations, Cory Munden’s family has been building and living on the same piece of oceanside land in the southwestern Newfoundland town of Port aux Basques. The town is a former fishing village, and like many of the houses destroyed by post-tropical storm Fiona on the morning of Sept. 24, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian commander says NATO battle group in Latvia could beat back Russian attack
By Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
RIGA, Latvia – The Canadian officer commanding a NATO battle group in Latvia says Russian forces would be routed if they dared launch an attack against Canadian troops and their allies stationed in the Baltic country on Russia’s western border. “I think we’d win by a fair margin,” Lt.-Col. Jesse van Eijk, head of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trade ties, global economics on table as Trudeau arrives in Thailand for APEC
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
BANGKOK – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now in Thailand for his third international summit in less than a week as Canada tries to expand its trade relationships in Asia. This is the third stop on a 10-day foreign trip that began at a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cambodia and ... Read More »
2 responsesCRTC chair says online streaming bill won’t police user-generated content, algorithms
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
OTTAWA – The chair of Canada’s broadcasting regulator says a controversial online streaming bill will not result in the policing of user-generated content or the mandating of specific algorithms on platforms. Ian Scott told a Senate committee studying the bill this evening that his previous comments about a controversial online streaming bill were taken out ... Read More »
3 responsesMan accused of first-degree murder of B.C. Mountie appears in court
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The man accused of fatally stabbing a Mountie in Burnaby, B.C., has made a brief appearance in provincial court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham appeared virtually in court on Wednesday after a significant delay wearing a red shirt, a beard and his black hair reached past his shoulders. Ham was ordered remanded until Nov. ... Read More »
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