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Canadian Judicial Council recommends Quebec judge’s removal from bench
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Canadian Judicial Council is recommending that a Quebec Superior Court judge be removed from the bench for what it calls serious misconduct. The council says in a statement that following an inquiry, it has concluded the conduct of Justice Gérard Dugré undermined the public’s confidence in the judiciary and he cannot continue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP saw potential wolf-human ‘conflict,’ zoo declared no risk: B.C. escape documents
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
VANCOUVER – Internal RCMP documents show police sawpotential for human-wolf “conflict” after the animals escaped their enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in August, despite the facility announcing there was no danger to the public. The zoo in Aldergrove was shut for three days while workers and conservation officers searched for the wolves, which Langley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocates say complainants should be able to opt out of publication bans
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
OTTAWA – Advocates are calling for the federal government to update laws around publication bans to better support victims who want to come forward and tell their stories. Morrell Andrews says she fought against a publication ban on her name last year because she wanted to be able to talk about her experience with sexual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Condo board members among five victims in Vaughan shooting, police say
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Police say three of the five people killed in a Sunday night shooting at a Toronto-area condo were members of the condo board. York Regional Police say they are not yet able to release the identities of the victims, but say three men and two women died in the shooting. Police have ... Read More »
1 responseFour runaway cows in Quebec caught in covert operation and returned to thankful owner
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
QUEBEC – An official with Quebec’s farmers union says it took a covert operation and the help of fresh snow to round up four cows from a herd of cattle that have been on the loose for months in central Quebec. Martin Marcouiller, president of the regional chapter of the Union des producteurs agricoles, says ... Read More »
1 responseNew Nature deal needs co-operation between Ottawa, provinces, First Nations: experts
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
Observers say the new international agreement signed in Montreal over the weekend to protect what’s left of the world’s biodiversity will require a lot of co-operation between all levels of government. They say Ottawa will have to work closely with the provinces and territories as well as First Nations governments to meet the targets in ... Read More »
1 responseCondo gunman used semi-automatic handgun in Vaughan shooting that left five dead
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – A gunman suspected of killing five people in his condo building used a semi-automatic handgun on victims who were found in multiple units on different floors, Ontario’s police watchdog said Monday. A spokeswoman for the Special Investigations Unit said the suspected gunman was a 73-year-old resident of the condo building in Vaughan, ... Read More »
1 responseCondo gunman used semi automatic handgun in Vaughan shooting that left five dead
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Ontario’s police watchdog says a man suspected of killing five people at a Toronto-area condo used a semi-automatic handgun, and police found the victims in multiple units on different floors. A spokeswoman for the Special Investigations Unit says the suspected gunman was a 73-year-old resident of the condo building in Vaughan, Ont. ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Press NewsAlert: Condo shooter used semi automatic handgun in Vaughan
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Ontario’s police watchdog says a man suspected of shooting five people at a Toronto-area condo used a semi-automatic handgun, and police found the victims in multiple units on different floors. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here are the main points in the global biodiversity deal adopted at COP15 in Montreal
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
MONTREAL – Negotiators in Montreal have adopted a new agreement aimed at halting the destruction of nature and beginning to repair the damage. Here are six of the main commitments in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. 30 by 30 – The framework’s signature pledge is the agreement to ensure 30 per cent of the world’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CRTC gets new chair with broadcasting regulator in spotlight over contentious bills
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2022
OTTAWA – Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has appointed the next head of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Vicky Eatrides will serve as the broadcasting regulator’s chair and CEO for a five-year term starting on Jan. 5. Eatrides was most recently an assistant deputy minister at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, a role she ... Read More »
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