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B.C. snowfall no winter wonderland for Vancouver’s poor and homeless, says advocate
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
VANCOUVER – One of the heaviest one-day snowfalls to hit British Columbia’s south coast in years has prompted cancellations or delays, power outages and other inconveniences, but advocates for the impoverished or homeless say the storm also has the potential to be life-threatening. Nicole Mucci with the Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver says the snow ... Read More »
1 responsePolice identify Toronto-area condo shooting victims, ranging in age from 57 to 79
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – York Regional Police have identified the five victims of a shooting at a condo in Vaughan, Ont., three of whom were members of the condo board. Police say Rita Camilleri, 57, Vittorio Panza, 79, Russell Manock, 75, Helen Manock, 71, and Naveed Dada, 59, were killed on Sunday. Authorities have said a ... Read More »
1 responseNew study shows that high rates of workplace injuries in Montreal involve immigrants
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
MONTREAL – A new study from a Montreal research institute for occupational health and safety estimates that up to 80 per cent of people who are injured at work in the city and require rehabilitation are immigrants. Jessica Dubé, a researcher with the Robert-Sauvé institute, says the province’s workplace health and safety board reports that ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Press NewsAlert: Police identify Toronto-area condo shooting victims
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – York Regional Police have identified the victims of a shooting at a condo in Vaughan, Ont., as Rita Camilleri, 57, Vittorio Panza, 79, Russell Manock, 75, Helen Manock, 71, and Naveed Dada, 59. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officers cleared of wrongdoing in shootout with Toronto cop killer: SIU
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
Officers involved in a shootout with a gunman who killed three people, including a Toronto police officer, have been cleared of wrongdoing by Ontario’s police watchdog. The Special Investigations Unit says the officers’ use of force in an exchange of gunfire with the 40-year-old suspect in a Hamilton cemetery was justified given the circumstances. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau to attend ‘Three Amigos’ summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to Mexico City for a North American Leaders’ Summit taking place Jan. 10. The annual “Three Amigos” meeting will see Trudeau sitting down with United States President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Trudeau’s office says the meeting will focus on building ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
QUEBEC – A new report from Quebec’s anticorruption unit says its officers were kept busy this year chasing down hundreds of reports related to the production and use of fake COVID-19 vaccine passports. Frédérick Gaudreau, the head of the police force known as UPAC, released his annual report today, covering a 12-month period ending March ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence Department receives approval to spend $7B on 16 F-35s: sources
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Department of National Defence recently received quiet approval to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear. Two defence sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public, said a funding request sent to the Treasury Board got the green light earlier this ... Read More »
1 responseDefence Department gets OK to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35 fighter jets: sources
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Department of National Defence has quietly received approval to buy 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear for a price tag of $7 billion. Two defence sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public, say a funding request sent to the Treasury Board got the ... Read More »
1 response‘We’re gonna stick together’: Ontario condo residents help each other after shooting
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Residents of a condominium complex north of Toronto are coming together to support one another after five people were killed in a shooting at one of its buildings. Patricia Acara said she has been been checking in daily with residents and staff at her Vaughan, Ont., complex since Sunday night’s shooting, which ... Read More »
1 responseCanada, China set aside differences to help COP15 nature talks succeed: Guilbeault
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the COP15 biodiversity framework reached Monday in Montreal was possible because Canada and China were able to set aside their diplomatic differences to co-lead the negotiations. The framework itself will bind the two countries together because it is named after the cities in China and Canada where it ... Read More »
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