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Man charged with weapon possession after three people injured at Montreal-area mosque
By The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – A 24-year-old man is facing a weapon-related charge after allegedly entering a Montreal-area mosque on Friday while carrying a knife, leading to an altercation that left three men with minor injuries. Châteauguay Police spokesman Marc-Olivier Chatelois says the suspect, Younes Abib, is a resident of Châteauguay, a suburb southwest of Montreal. Chatelois says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three injured at Quebec mosque while trying to disarm man carrying knife: official
By The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – An official at a Montreal-area mosque where three people were injured on Friday afternoon says the victims were hurt while trying to disarm a 24-year-old man who entered the building armed with a knife. Rachid Azmane, an administrator at the Muslim cultural centre in Châteauguay, Que., says the man entered the mosque before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. election campaign officially starts; Eby campaign bus on road
By The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia election campaign is set to officially start today, with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin issuing the writ for the Oct. 19 vote. The date, however, didn’t deter political leaders from getting a head start on the campaign. NDP Leader David Eby began his campaign early Friday by getting on the party’s bus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greens reject acrimony, setting them apart from other B.C. parties: Furstenau
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
The leader of British Columbia’s Green Party faces an uphill battle one month before the provincial election as she faces off against an incumbent cabinet minister in a Victoria riding that’s long been held by a New Democrat. But Sonia Furstenau says returning to Victoria from the Cowichan Valley, where she was first elected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at Sonia Furstenau, leader of the Green Party of British Columbia
By The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia Green Leader Sonia Furstenau is running in the Victoria-Beacon Hill riding in the Oct. 19 election, returning to the capital after representing the Cowichan Valley riding since 2017. Age: 54. Born June 8, 1970. Pre-Politics: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history as well as abachelor’s degree in education from the University ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Rustad, political cast off to potential B.C. premier: ‘remarkable,’ he says
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia Conservative Party Leader John Rustad was at a low point in his life two years ago, both personally and politically. He was searching for a political home after being booted from the former B.C. Liberal Party caucus. Rustad, 61, was also grieving back-to-back-to-back family losses and his own health had taken ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby ‘impatient’ to resolve B.C.’s hard issues of housing, opioids, affordability
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
David Eby thumbs through a stack of vinyl records at Zulu Records located in his Vancouver-Point Grey riding and says he’s reminded of his younger days working at a Sam The Record Man store over the Christmas holidays. “Christmas Eve, we sold a lot of Jann Arden CDs,” he said, adding the last-minute shoppers were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at John Rustad, leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia
By The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
VICTORIA – A look at John Rustad, leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad has been on a political journey over the past two years, which includes his ejection from the former B.C. Liberal Party, being acclaimed Conservative Party of B.C. leader and helping steer the party ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at British Columbia New Democratic Party Leader David Eby
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
VANCOUVER – A look at British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby. British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby is in his first election campaign as party leader and is looking to capture the NDP’s second consecutive majority victory on Oct. 19. Here are some highlights from his life and career. Age: 48. Born July 21, 1976, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly says about 45,000 Canadians in Lebanon; she’s concerned about pager explosions
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2024
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further. She is also expressing concern that attacks like exploding pagers are only making the situation worse. “My message to Canadians who even think of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP officers face firing for ‘atrocious’ racist behaviour, harassment, documents say
By The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged “atrocious,” “racist” and “horrible” behaviour detailed by a fellow officer. A schedule from the RCMP shows Constables Philip Dick, Ian Solven and Mersad Mesbah are slated to appear next February for code of conduct hearings over allegations including discrimination, harassment ... Read More »
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