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Regional chief warns of ‘tight’ turnaround as Ottawa eyes First Nations policing law
By Stephanie Taylor and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes to introduce legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service early in the new year, with one regional chief calling that timeline “tight.” In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Mendicino said the prospective law is under developmentwith input from Indigenous stakeholders and communities, ... Read More »
1 responseJudge grants bail to former RCMP intelligence official accused of leaking secrets
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – An RCMP intelligence official accused of violating Canada’s secrecy law has been granted bail. The reasons for Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger’s decision Wednesday in the case of Cameron Jay Ortis are covered by a publication ban. Ortis was taken into custody in Ottawa on Sept. 12, 2019. The former head of ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec health minister says ER overcrowding improving, union says ERs in ‘crisis’
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
MONTREAL – The new plan to reduce overcrowding in Quebec emergency rooms is paying off, the province’s health minister said Wednesday, but a major nurses union said that while the measures are laudable, the situation remains critical. If it weren’t for a series of recent changes to the health network – including new clinics run ... Read More »
1 responseDid Ottawa get a bad deal on its $7B fighter jets? Here’s what experts have to say
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – Experts are warning against drawing conclusions on whether Canada is getting a good deal for the F-35, given the large startup costs associated with buying and fielding a new fighter jet, which include much-needed upgrades to the Air Force’s physical and digital infrastructure. While a formal announcement has not been made, The Canadian ... Read More »
1 responseNo charges for officers who showed ‘remarkable courage’ in wild B.C. shootout: review
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
SAANICH, B.C. – British Columbia’s Independent Investigations Office has cleared police officers who were involved in a wild shootout outside a Saanich, B.C., bank last summer that left twin brothers dead. Ronald MacDonald, the office’s chief civilian director, says a review finds the officers showed remarkable courage under potentially deadly circumstances and there are no ... Read More »
1 responseRemembering the lives lost in the Vaughan condo shooting rampage
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
TORONTO – The five people killed after a 73-year-old man went on a shooting rampage at his Toronto-area condo are being remembered as kind community members who were loved by their families. Police have said Francesco Villi, who was involved in a lengthy dispute with his condo board, killed three board members and two of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukrainian refugee killed in hit and run in Montreal remembered by family, community
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
MONTREAL – Members of Montreal’s Ukrainian community gathered on Wednesday to remember seven-year-old Mariia Legenkovska, who had fled the Russian invasion of her home country, only to be killed in a hit and run. Mourners arrived at Saint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in the city’s Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie borough for the funeral service and ... Read More »
1 responseRegulations for ban on foreign homebuyers announced, law coming into effect Jan. 1
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has announced regulations for the ban on foreign homebuyers, which comes into effect on Jan. 1. Starting in the new year, foreign commercial enterprises and people will be prohibited from purchasing residential properties in Canada for two years. The ban, which was passed by Parliament on June ... Read More »
1 responseVaughan condo board was following legal procedure in conflict with resident: expert
By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
TORONTO – The board of a Vaughan, Ont., condo building where a resident killed five people Sunday night appeared to be following the right procedure to resolve an ongoing conflict with him, an industry expert said. York Regional Police said Francesco Villi opened fire at three different units in the highrise, killing five people including ... Read More »
1 responseDining dinosaur fossil has mammal in belly, sheds light on ancient ecosystems
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
EDMONTON – A rare fossil revealing a dinosaur’s last meal is shedding new light on ancient ecosystems and behaviours. University of Alberta paleontologist Corwin Sullivan says the fossil of a crow-sized, birdlike dinosaur he describes in a new paper has a mammal’s foot in its belly. Microraptor Zhaoianus lived about 120 million years ago and ... Read More »
1 responseExtreme cold warnings blanket Western Canada as winter officially arrives
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VANCOUVER – Weather warnings or special weather statements are posted in every province and territory except Manitoba as winter storms or extreme cold usher in the official start of winter. Environment Canada says wind chill values across all of Alberta and more than half of Saskatchewan will make it feel like minus 40 or colder, ... Read More »
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