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Sex assault trial of ex-PQ member Harold LeBel begins
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
QUEBEC – The sex assault trial involving former Quebec politician Harold LeBel is underway at the courthouse in Rimouski, Que. LeBel, a former Parti Québécois member of the legislature, has pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault. The identity of the alleged victim is protected by a publication ban. LeBel was arrested Dec. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Opposition demands Smith revoke call for advice from COVID ‘bioweapon’ doc
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Opposition says Premier Danielle Smith must cancel the invitation for advice from Dr. Paul Alexander, a high-profile critic of mainstream COVID-19 science who has referred to the pandemic vaccine in interviews and online posts as a “bioweapon.” NDP health critic David Shepherd said Smith also needs to also reveal the names of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Alberta energy minister to keep coal moratorium, consider well clean-up breaks
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
EDMONTON – Alberta’s new energy minister says that for now, he will maintain an order protecting the Rocky Mountains from coal development. But Peter Guthrie says his department is already working on a program to give oil companies royalty breaks to clean up old wells. Speaking at an Edmonton press conference on funding for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec coroner says delays in getting to hospital ‘very likely’ led to baby’s death
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
MONTREAL – A seven-month-old baby from a northern First Nations community who died of meningitis in April might have survived if it hadn’t taken so long to get her to hospital, a Quebec coroner has concluded. Niteïyah Chilton died of bacterial meningitis after it took about five and a half hours to bring her to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nunavut politicians admonish ministers for not providing clear, prompt answers
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok says it’s clear better communication and partnership is needed after members of the legislature chastised territorial ministers for failing to provide adequate and timely answers to their questions. Solomon Malliki, chairperson of regular members’ caucus, presented a motion Monday admonishing the executive council. He said members are concerned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses unvaccinated woman’s case for organ donation
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Court of Appeal has dismissed the case of a woman who was unable to get an organ transplant because she refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine. Annette Lewis was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 2018 and was told she would not survive unless she received an organ transplant. She was placed ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec coroner says delay in getting to hospital a likely factor in baby’s death
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
MONTREAL – A Quebec coroner is calling on the province to reduce the time it takes to get remote patients to hospital after a seven-month-old baby from a northern First Nations community died after waiting for care. Niteïyah Chilton died in April of bacterial meningitis after it took more than five and a half hours ... Read More »
1 responseReconciliation a ‘call to action to all of us,’ Jody Wilson-Raybould says in new book
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
OTTAWA – Jody Wilson-Raybould says she wants people to see reconciliation as “a call to action to all of us.” The former Independent member of Parliament and justice minister explores the topic in a new book out today called “True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change.” It’s different from her last book, which ... Read More »
1 response‘You shouldn’t need more tools’ to clear bridge protest in Windsor: Trudeau to Ford
By Laura Osman and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
OTTAWA – A newly released document shows that before invoking the Emergencies Act last winter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford that police shouldn’t need more legal tools to clear protesters from a key border crossing. A readout of their conversation on Feb. 9 was tabled as evidence before the public inquiry ... Read More »
1 responseParliamentary budget officer says climate change already costing economy billions
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
OTTAWA – The parliamentary budget officer says climate change is already hurting the Canadian economy. A new analysis released today shows that in 2021, Canada’s GDP was 0.8 per cent lower than what it could have been without climate change, which amounts to $20 to $25 billion less in economic activity. That is linked to ... Read More »
1 responseWindsor considered delaying plan to clear bridge blockade because of Ottawa protest
By Laura Osman and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
OTTAWA – OPP Supt. Dana Earley says she briefly considered putting off an operation to clear a blockade of protesters at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. fearing it might make the ongoing occupation in downtown Ottawa worse. Earley is testifying before the commission investigating the federal government’s decision to use the Emergencies Act last ... Read More »
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