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Expert warns of ‘perfect storm’ as the number of police shootings increases in 2022
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
James Hanna was kind to animals and children. He was big on hugs and loved to travel. His family says he was excited about his future, but that was stolen by a stray bullet fired from an Edmonton police officer’s gun. The 59-year-old was in his basement suite watching television when he was killed in ... Read More »
1 responseFlood warning in B.C. as power outages persist : In The News for Dec. 27
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 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 Dec. 27 … What we are watching in Canada … Thousands of Canadians who have been without power since last week’s fierce winter storms spent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interior Health says remaining patients from deadly B.C. bus crash expected to live
By The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
All of the remaining patients in hospital from a deadly Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia are expected to survive, according to an Interior Health official. Michaela Swan, a spokeswoman for the health authority, says seven people who were brought to three hospitals after the bus rolled on the Highway 97C Okanagan Connector on ... Read More »
1 responseMilitary can’t—or won’t— reveal outcomes of criminal sexual cases passed to civilians
By The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
OTTAWA – Military police don’t know – or won’t say – how many of the dozens of cases involving criminal sexual behaviour referred to civilian counterparts over the past year have resulted in charges. That has sparked criticism from some experts, who say such information is critical to knowing whether sending such cases to civilian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military can’t—or won’t—reveal outcomes of criminal sexual cases passed to civilians
By The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
OTTAWA – Military police don’t know – or won’t say – how many of the dozens of cases involving criminal sexual behaviour referred to civilian counterparts over the past year have resulted in charges. That has sparked criticism from some experts, who say such information is critical to knowing whether sending such cases to civilian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With trust collapsing in the RCMP, some call for ‘broken force’ to be rebuilt
By Sarah Smellie and Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
Harry Bond is blunt in his assessment of the RCMP’s role on the night his mother and father died in the Nova Scotia mass shooting – and of the force’s potential to reform in the future. “My trust for the RCMP is gone,” he said during a recent telephone interview from his home near Mahone ... Read More »
1 responseThousands remain in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power
By The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
Thousands of Canadians are spending another day in the cold and dark, as hydro crews continue working to restore electricity to those affected by the power outages caused by fierce winter storms last week. As of early Monday morning, power was still out for nearly 71,000 Hydro-Quebec customers, more than 31,000 Hydro-One customers and 2,289 ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP say four killed in bus rollover on icy B.C. highway that sends 52 to hospital
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
Four people died and dozens of others were injured when the bus they were travelling on rolled over on an icy highway in the British Columbia Interior on Christmas Eve, provincial RCMP said Sunday. The Mounties said they received multiple calls on Saturday shortly after 6 p.m. regarding the crash on the Highway 97C Okanagan ... Read More »
1 response‘Hundreds’ of Canadians stranded for days in Mexico after Sunwing cancellations
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
Hundreds of Canadians are stranded in Cancún, Mexico and don’t know how they’ll get home after their Sunwing flights were cancelled last week. Passengers say they’ve been shuffled from hotel to hotel after sleeping on floors at the airport and in lobbies, saying there’s no end in sight to their ordeal. “We just want to ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP say four killed in bus rollover on icy B.C. highway that send 52 to hospital
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
Four people died and dozens of others were injured when the bus they were travelling on rolled over on an icy highway in the British Columbia Interior on Christmas Eve, provincial RCMP said Sunday. The Mounties said they received multiple calls on Saturday shortly after 6 p.m. regarding the crash on the Highway 97C Okanagan ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP says four people killed in bus rollover on icy B.C. highway
By The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
RCMP in British Columbia say four people were killed when the bus they were travelling on rolled over on an icy highway in the province’s Interior. The mounties released a statement saying multiple people were injured as a result of the bus crash on the Highway 97C Okanagan Connector, but did not provide an exact ... Read More »
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