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Federal Court hears final arguments in case of Canadians detained in Syria
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
The Federal Court is hearing final arguments in a challenge from family members of 23 Canadians held in Syria who say Ottawa is violating Charter rights by not arranging for their return. The detainees are among many foreign nationals in Syrian camps run by Kurdish forces in regions reclaimed in the war-torn region from the ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian tourists remain barricaded in hotel amid Mexican cartel violence
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
Canadian tourists remain barricaded in their hotel today amid violence in the streets after the arrest of a major drug cartel leader. Tina Dahl, an Edmonton woman with relatives stranded in the popular resort town of Mazatlan, says her six family members remain safe. But she says they’re definitely shaken by what’s happened. She says ... Read More »
1 responseNo Fighter Jets Coalition protests Canada’s planned F-35 purchase
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – A group called the No Fighter Jets Coalition is holding weekend rallies to oppose Ottawa’s plans to buy F-35 strike fighters. The Canadian Press revealed last month the Department of National Defence received approval to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear. It’s part of a decade-long process to ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec woman returned from ISIS detention camp in northeastern Syria granted bail
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec woman facing terrorism charges after returning from a detention camp in northeastern Syria last October has been granted bail. The details of Oumaima Chouay’s bail hearing or the reasons for her release today by a Quebec court judge are under a publication ban. Chouay, 27, is charged with leaving Canada to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who died near Quebec migrant crossing had been trying to enter U.S., police say
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police say the man whose body was found near an unofficial border crossing south of Montreal had been trying to enter the United States. The body of Fritznel Richard was found Wednesday afternoon in a wooded area in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., near Roxham Road. While the rural road is a popular crossing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police associations to examine issues behind officer killings after recent deaths
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
TORONTO – Some of Canada’s largest police associations say they are banding together to identify the root causes behind the killings of five police officers in the past four months. The Canadian Police Association, the Police Association of Ontario, the Ontario Provincial Police Association, and the Toronto Police Association say they are joining forces to ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Jan. 6, 2023: Are there toxic contaminants in some Alberta snowpacks?
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
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 Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … The Alberta government is refusing to release information on toxic contaminants in snowpacks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Edward Island bald eagle receives rare surgery, heads to new home in Halifax
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
He won’t be able to soar into the skies or skim the waters with his wings, but a bald eagle treated at a veterinary college at the University of Prince Edward Island after being hit by a car in October 2021 is doing well and settling in a new home. Bald eagle 450 – the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta government won’t release data on snowpack contamination from coal mines
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is refusing to release information on toxic contaminants in snowpacks downwind from mountaintop removal coal mines. The data was collected by two senior provincial government scientists who conducted research into the impact of windblown dust from mines in British Columbia on a pristine Alberta alpine lake. They recently published a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!He sleeps in a van but drives a Tesla: life on wheels in Vancouver’s camper community
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
VANCOUVER – At the end of his day, Lucas Philips drives to his home overlooking Spanish Banks Beach in Vancouver, near some of the most expensive real estate in Canada. He climbs out of his black Tesla and soaks up what he calls his “million-dollar view.” But Philips is no wealthy property owner. His home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says most systems back after ransomware attack
By The Canadian Press on January 5th, 2023
TORONTO – The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says most of its priority systems are back after a ransomware attack affected its operations. Dr. Ronald Cohn, president and CEO of SickKids, says in a release Thursday that about 80 per cent of the hospital’s priority systems have been restored. He says the cyberattack that ... Read More »
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