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Liberals to consult public on merits of a foreign agent registry, Mendicino says
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
OTTAWA – The federal government is preparing to consult the public on the possible creation of a foreign agent registry as a means of preventing outside interference in Canadian affairs, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says. The Liberals want to hear from experts and the broader public – including members of affected communities – on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada should delay MAID for people with mental disorders: psychiatrists
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying for people with a mental disorder, leaving psychiatrists across the country “incredibly concerned” about patients needing better access to care, including for addiction services, says a group representing the specialists across the country. The Association of Chairs of Psychiatry in Canada, which includes heads of ... Read More »
1 response‘We’re still not done:’ Family gathers to honour women police say were killed
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
WINNIPEG – Under a dark December night sky, a collage of photos taped to a billboard rests against a tree illuminated only by the light of a sea of candles. Each of the photos depicts a smiling Morgan Harris at different points in her short life. This is how Cambria Harris, 21, wants the public ... Read More »
1 responsePivot Airlines says plane crew detained in Dominican Republic back in Canada
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
TORONTO – Crew members of a Pivot Airlines plane that had been kept in the Dominican Republic since April have landed in Toronto and are reunited with their loved ones. CEO Eric Edmondson said in a statement Thursday night that the crew demonstrated “incredible courage and resilience throughout the harrowing ordeal” that saw them detained ... Read More »
1 responseNational security officials planning for 2023 ‘Freedom Convoy’ reboot: adviser to PM
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
OTTAWA – The national security adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that senior officials are planning ahead for the possibility of another “Freedom Convoy” protest in early 2023. Jody Thomas told a parliamentary committee this evening that deputy ministers are meeting to discuss the prospective demonstration for the first time this week. Thomas said ... Read More »
1 responseCanada should pause MAID for people with mental disorders: psychiatrists
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
Canada is not ready to expand medical assistance in dying for people with a mental disorder, leaving psychiatrists across the country “incredibly concerned” about patients needing better access to care, including for addiction services, says a group representing the specialists across the country. The Association of Chairs of Psychiatry in Canada, which includes heads of ... Read More »
1 response‘We must all grieve their loss:’ Winnipeg man accused of killing four women
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
WINNIPEG – Police allege a Winnipeg man charged with killing a First Nations woman this spring killed three other women around the same time. Of the latest three, two have been confirmed to be Indigenous and an unidentified woman is believed to be as well. Jeremy Skibicki was charged with first-degree murder on May 18 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global Affairs calls in China ambassador over claims of secret police stations
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
OTTAWA – A Global Affairs Canada official says the department has called in China’s ambassador numerous times over allegations that secret police stations are targeting that country’s diaspora in Canada. A human-rights group has reported that China operates secret overseas police stations in more than 50 locations around the globe to keep tabs on its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of killing Indigenous woman in Winnipeg charged in three other homicides
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
WINNIPEG – Police allege a Winnipeg man charged with killing an Indigenous woman last May also killed three other women – two also confirmed to be Indigenous and one believed to be. Jeremy Skibicki was charged on May 18 and kept in custody after the partial remains of Rebecca Contois, 24, were found in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Nisga’a totem on display at Scotland museum since 1930 is heading home
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
VICTORIA – The National Museum of Scotland says it will return a memorial totem pole taken nearly a century ago from the Nisga’a Nation in British Columbia. The museum says its board of trustees approved the First Nation’s request to transfer the pole back to its home in northwest B.C. A delegation of Nisga’a leaders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of killing woman in Winnipeg charged in three other homicides
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg man charged earlier this year with the murder of a woman is facing charges in the deaths of three more women. Jeremy Skibicki was charged in May after the remains of Rebecca Contois, who was 24, were found in a garbage bin near an apartment building. Police at the time said ... Read More »
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