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Gaza protest encampment grows on Edmonton campus after Calgary sit-in ended by police
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
EDMONTON – A campus protest encampment at the University of Alberta was ramping up a day after a similar sit-in in Calgary was shut down amid the loud noise and haze of flashbang explosives as police clashed with demonstrators. On the central grassy area of the Edmonton campus Friday, about 35 small tents were set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As summer wildfire season nears, Quebec forest fire workers vote for strike mandate
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
MONTREAL – Workers with Quebec’s forest fire agency have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as the summer wildfire season approaches. The Unifor union, which represents provincial fire service workers including firefighters, communications staff and mechanics, says the mandate allows members to strike “at the opportune moment.” Workers with the fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another alleged intruder at Drake’s mansion seriously injured after guard altercation
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
TORONTO – Police say an alleged trespasser at Drake’s Toronto home was sent to hospital with serious injuries after getting into an altercation with security guards. It’s the second reported trespasser at the superstar rapper’s Bridle Path mansion since one of his security guards was injured in a high-profile shooting outside the gates early Tuesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Immigration ministers to talk temporary visa cap
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Immigration ministers to talk temporary visa cap Federal and provincial ministers are meeting in Montreal Friday to hash out how to shrink the number of temporary residents in Canada. Immigration Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration ministers to meet in Montreal over cuts to temporary visas
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – Federal and provincial ministers are meeting in Montreal Friday to hash out how to shrink the number of temporary residents in Canada. Immigration Minister Marc Miller is expected to meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts in person for the first time since he announced an unprecedented plan to set limits on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After B.C.’s walk-back, uncertainty clouds Toronto decriminalization bid
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
Toronto’s bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use has been plunged into uncertainty in recent days, as drug policy experts suggest political debates over British Columbia’s backtracking on the issue have hurt the city’s application. The prime minister and the federal minister for mental health and addictions have both separately said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial of admitted serial killer to hear about search of landfill for remains
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A judge is expected to hear from a police officer who led the search of a Winnipeg landfill for the partial remains of a victim of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki. Police cordoned off and looked through an area at the Brady Road landfill in the summer of 2022, after some remains of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in riot gear order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave University of Calgary
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
CALGARY – A pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Calgary ended late Thursday after police in riot gear surrounded the site, dismantled fencing and ordered demonstrators to leave. Video posted on social media shows officers tearing down makeshift fencing and tents before protesters left. It wasn’t immediately known if there were arrests, but the site ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What Canadians are saying about the death of Rex Murphy
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy has died. Murphy worked as a columnist for the newspaper, which said in an obituary on its website that he died at 77 after a battle with cancer. Here’s what Canadians are saying about the news. “Rex Murphy was one of the most intelligent and fiercely free-thinking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broadcaster and commentator Rex Murphy dead at 77: National Post
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy, the pundit and columnist who hosted a national call-in radio show for decades, has died. The newspaper, where he worked as a columnist, says in an obituary on its website that Murphy died at age 77 following a battle with cancer. He was born outside of St. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Broadcaster and commentator Rex Murphy dies at 77: National Post
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy, the pro-oil pundit who was at once the steady stickhandler of a national call-in radio show and a driver of divisive online discourse, has died. More coming... Read More »
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