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Police ID body in Montreal park as abducted crypto influencer missing since June
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police say a body found in a nature park last month was that of a cryptocurrency influencer who had been missing since he was kidnapped from his Old Montreal condo in June. Police say Kevin Mirshahi’s remains, discovered on Oct. 30 at Montreal’s Parc de l’ÃŽle-de-la-Visitation, were formally identified by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
TORONTO – Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says. The federal government also has an agreement with vaccine manufacturer GSK for domestic vaccine production that could be accelerated if needed, the Public Health Agency of Canada told The Canadian Press in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver officer sexually assaulted colleague, but police group chat targeted victim
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A disciplinary investigation has found a former Vancouver police sergeant shared “disrespectful” commentary on a fellow officer’s court testimony about being sexually assaulted by a colleague. The decision against Narinder Dosanjh, obtained by The Canadian Press, includes the running commentary on the woman’s testimony – apparently written by someone inside the courtroom – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spy service officer denies threatening Montreal man who was later imprisoned in Sudan
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – A CSIS official denies they threatened a Montreal man who was later imprisoned and allegedly tortured by authorities in Sudan. The spy service employee, who can only be identified as Witness C to protect their identity, is testifying in Abousfian Abdelrazik’s lawsuit against the federal government. Abdelrazik claims Canadian officials arranged for his ... Read More »
1 responsePrime Minister Trudeau makes trip to Bermuda to eulogize longtime family friend
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Bermuda today to give a eulogy at the funeral for businessman Peter Green. Green was a lifelong family friend to Trudeau and, as reported by the National Post, his family owns a luxury estate in Jamaica where Trudeau has stayed at no cost. Trudeau’s last holiday ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP say three men arrested in B.C. have ties to Mexican drug cartels
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP federal investigators have arrested three men in British Columbia they believe are connected to a transnational organized crime group connected to Mexican drug cartels bringing cocaine into Canada. They say officers also seized 23 firearms, several thousand rounds of ammunition and “multi-kilos of illicit drugs” from a home in Surrey, B.C. ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: Justin Trudeau and Canada criticized by Donald Trump’s appointees
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trump’s appointees have criticized Trudeau, warned of border issues with Canada Donald Trump’s second administration is starting to take shape, and many of the people landing top jobs have been critical of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What do you do when a goose dies in your backyard, amid concerns about avian flu?
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
Carolyn Law didn’t think much of it when a snow goose landed in her Richmond, B.C., backyard, on Halloween. But hours later it had barely moved. Then it started bobbing its head repeatedly. About eight hours after she first saw the bird, it rolled over, began convulsing and died. “It was quite a sad thing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s appointees have criticized Trudeau, warned of border issues with Canada
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s second administration is filling up with some of his most loyal supporters and many of the people landing top jobs have been critical of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and security at Canada’s border. One expert says there are not many Canadian allies, so far, in the president-elect’s court. “I don’t see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swearing-in ceremonies at B.C. legislature mark start of new political season
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
VICTORIA – Two newly elected members of British Columbia’s Green Party will officially take their seats in the legislature following the first of three swearing-in ceremonies since last month’s provincial election. The two Greens – lawyer Rob Botterell, representing Saanich North and the Islands, and geological engineer Jeremy Valeriote, of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, who ... Read More »
1 responseChrystia Freeland says carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Canada carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free. In a statement posted to X late Tuesday, Freeland clarified the parameters of the program after an advocacy group for small business raised concerns that the rebate would be a taxable benefit. Dan Kelly, ... Read More »
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