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Police detain two after lockdown at Quebec junior college south of Montreal
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
MONTREAL – A 19-year-old man wearing a bulletproof vest was arrested at gunpoint outside a Quebec junior college Friday in an incident that led to an hours-long lockdown of the school and the detention of a girl under the age of 18. Sgt. Jérémie Levesque of the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu municipal police told reporters there were no ... Read More »
1 responseUkraine war looms large as Canadians mark Remembrance Day
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
OTTAWA – The war in Ukraine loomed large Friday as Canadians, most wearing poppies but few with masks, gathered at cenotaphs and monuments to remember and pay their respects to those who fought and died in service of the country. This year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies saw a return to normal after two years of pandemic-related ... Read More »
1 responsePolice make two arrests after lockdown at Quebec junior college south of Montreal
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. – Police south of Montreal say two people are under arrest after a junior college was locked down this morning. Sgt. Jérémie Levesque with the police of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., says there are no reports of injuries. He says the police operation is ongoing and the lockdown remains in effect. Police say they received ... Read More »
1 responseCanadians honour country’s war dead at sombre Remembrance Day ceremonies
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadians are paying respect’s to the country’s war dead at sombre Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country. Thousands of people wearing poppies stood in silence as cannons boomed and military aircraft flew past the National War Memorial in Ottawa as the clock on the Peace Tower struck 11 a.m. Navy Capt. Bonita Mason ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police make one arrest after lockdown at Quebec junior college south of Montreal
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. – Police south of Montreal say a male suspect is under arrest after a junior college was locked down Friday morning. There are no reports of injuries, Sgt. Jérémie Levesque with the police of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., said in an interview. The police operation is ongoing and the lockdown remains in effect, he added. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thousands on hand as Remembrance Day ceremonies start in Eastern Canada
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
OTTAWA – Thousands of people wearing poppies have turned out at Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country to pay their respects to those who died in service to Canada. Dozens of veterans and active Armed Forces members marched through the streets of Ottawa to drums and pipes amid unseasonably warm temperatures before taking up positions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students and staff inside Quebec junior college ordered by police to shelter in place
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. – A junior college south of Montreal is under lockdown as local police carry out an operation. Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is ordering students and staff to barricade themselves into closed rooms and to keep the lights off. The college says the orders came at the request of the police force in the city of ... Read More »
1 responseCanadians gather to mark Remembrance Day at ceremonies across the country
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadians are gathering at cenotaphs and monuments across the country today to remember and pay their respects to those who fought and died in service of Canada. Hundreds of people have gathered in front of Halifax City Hall on a warm and sunny day to honour Canada’s war dead. Formations from the Canadian ... Read More »
1 responseCanadians prepare to mark Remembrance Day at ceremonies across the country
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadians will gather at cenotaphs and monuments across the country today to remember and pay their respects to those who fought and died in service of Canada. This year will mark a full return to normalcy, including at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, after COVID-19 forced various changes to remembrance ceremonies over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau en route to Southeast Asia for summits aimed at deeper Indo-Pacific ties
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is en route to Southeast Asia for a series of summits aimed at deepening Canada’s presence in the Indo-Pacific. He is joined by Trade Minister Mary Ng and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, with a first stop in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. Trudeau arrives today at the leaders’ summit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Banff National Park considers next steps for bison herd reintroduced into backcountry
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
BANFF, Alta. – Parks Canada officials are trying to determine what’s next for a herd of plains bisonin Banff National Park after a draft report shows its reintroduction in the park’s backcountry has been successful. The report on a five-year project, published online earlier this week, says the bison herd in the national park in ... Read More »
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