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B.C. mayors seek ‘immediate action’ from governments on mental health crisis
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Mayors, First Nations leaders, and law enforcement officials are pleading with the federal and provincial governments to take “immediate action” to address what they call dual “crises” of public safety and mental health issues in communities across British Columbia. At a news conference Monday, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and several other politicians from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backbencher out of Manitoba NDP caucus over Nygard link, accuses premier of bullying
By Brittany Hobson and Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s governing New Democrats ousted backbencher and defence lawyer Mark Wasyliw from caucus Monday, and Wasyliw fired back by accusing Premier Wab Kinew of being a micromanaging, toxic bully. The NDP said it removed Wasyliw because a partner at his law firm is representing convicted sex offender and disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – MPs will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons tonight on the recent deaths of First Nations peoples during interactions with Canadian police forces. Six First Nations peoples have died in the last two weeks at the hands of police officers, which NDP MP Lori Idlout characterizes as a “disturbing pattern.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. mayors seek ‘immediate action’ from federal government on mental health crisis
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Mayors and other leaders from several British Columbia communities say the provincial and federal governments need to take “immediate action” to tackle mental health and public safety issues that have reached crisis levels. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says it’s become “abundantly clear” that mental health and addiction issues and public safety have caused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba NDP removes backbencher from caucus over Nygard link
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A backbencher with Manitoba’s NDP government has been removed from caucus over his link to convicted sex offender Peter Nygard. The caucus chair says it has learned that a business partner of Mark Wasyliw is acting as Nygard’s criminal defence lawyer. The chair, Mike Moyes, says in a statement that Wasyliw has failed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec court greenlights temporary foreign worker class action on closed permits
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit involving temporary foreign workers who are suing the federal government over work permits that bind them to an employer. The lawsuit was launched in 2023 by the Montreal-based Association for the Rights of Household and Farm Workers and alleges closed work permits violate the Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tensions, rhetoric abound as MPs return to House of Commons, spar over carbon price
By Nojoud Al Mallees and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Liberal House leader Karina Gould lambasted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as a “fraudster” Monday morning after he said the federal carbon price is going to cause a “nuclear winter.” Gould was speaking just before the House of Commons is set to reopen following the summer break. Monday is the first sitting since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier visits Cree community displaced by hydro project in 1970s
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
NEMASKA – François Legault has become the first Quebec premier to visit a Cree community that was displaced by a hydroelectric project in the 1970s. Legault was greeted in Nemaska on Sunday by men and women who arrived by canoe to re-enact the founding of their new village in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former military leader Haydn Edmundson found not guilty of sexual assault
By Sarah Ritchie and Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – An Ottawa judge has found former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson not guilty of sexual assault and committing an indecent act, concluding a trial that began in February. Edmundson was head of the military’s personnel in 2021 when he was accused of assaulting another member of the navy during a 1991 deployment. The complainant, Stephanie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Former military leader Haydn Edmundson not guilty of sexual assault
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – An Ottawa judge has found former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson not guilty of sexual assault and committing an indecent act, concluding a trial that began in February. Edmundson was head of the military’s personnel in 2021 when he was accused of assaulting another member of the navy during a 1991 deployment. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals announce expansion to mortgage eligibility, draft rights for renters, buyers
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is making some changes to mortgage rules to help more Canadians to purchase their first home. She says the changes will come into force in December and better reflect the housing market. The price cap for insured mortgages will be boosted for the first time since ... Read More »
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