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‘She was screaming’: Girl, 14, charged with attempted murder after teen set on fire
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
SASKATOON – A Saskatoon high school student remembers the pungent smell of burned hair going up her nose, and something like the strong scent from a Sharpie marker, moments after she watched a schoolmate being set on fire. She had just stepped out of her Grade 8 social studies class for lunch on Thursday, she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian resident arrested in Quebec over alleged New York terror plot
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
U.S. authorities and the RCMP say a Canadian resident has been arrested in Quebec over an alleged Islamic State terror plot to kill Jewish people in New York around the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel last year. The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday that Pakistani national Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.’s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave 500 workers without jobs. Nak’azdli Whut’en Chief Colleen Erickson says First Nations must play a bigger role in the industry’s future ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside courthouse
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Tributes poured in Friday for Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died after collapsing outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building. Merrick, the first woman elected to the role, was talking to reporters about two court cases when she said she felt dizzy and fell to the ground. Fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian resident arrested over alleged Oct. 7 New York terror plot
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
U.S. authorities say a Canadian resident has been arrested in Quebec over an alleged Islamic State terror plot to kill Jewish people in New York. The U.S. Department of Justice says Pakistani national Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, was arrested on Wednesday in relation to the attack it says was to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canadian resident arrested over alleged New York terror plot
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
U.S. authorities say a Canadian resident has been arrested in Quebec over an alleged Islamic State terror plot to kill Jewish people in New York. The U.S. Department of Justice says Pakistani national Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, was arrested on Wednesday in relation to the attack it says was to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside court
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Tributes poured in Friday for Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died after collapsing outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building. Merrick, the first woman elected to the role, was talking to reporters about two court cases when she said she felt dizzy and fell to the ground. Fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BC United to run some candidates to keep party alive, despite halting campaign
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Official Opposition BC United party says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election despite the recent suspension of its “full province-wide” campaign to throw its support behind the surging B.C. Conservative Party. A letter to party members Friday said the move is intended to leave open a door ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NewsAlert: Manitoba Grand Chief Cathy Merrick dies after collapsing outside court
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has died. Merrick, the first woman elected to the role, collapsed outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building and was rushed to hospital. She had been talking to reporters about two court cases when she said she felt dizzy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Bank of Canada governor Carney to speak at Liberal caucus retreat next week
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
OTTAWA – The former governor of the Bank of Canada who has long been touted as a possible Liberal candidate or successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will give the party some advice on the economy at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C. next week. Mark Carney will address Liberal MPs about the economy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BC United to run some candidates to keep party name alive, despite halting campaign
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Official Opposition BC United party now says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election, despite suspending its campaign last week to support the B.C. Conservative Party instead. A letter to party members says despite last week’s suspension “we intend on running a select number of candidates” in the ... Read More »
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