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Supreme Court upholds sexual assault conviction, affirms refusal of evidence
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says a man found guilty of sexually assaulting his long-time partner was not entitled to present evidence about sexual activity they engaged in shortly before the offence. The man, identified only as T.W.W., was convicted after the trial judge refused to allow evidence of the earlier encounter. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Toronto’s decriminalization bid concerned feds
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 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… Addictions minister had ‘deep concerns’ with Toronto’s decriminalization pitch Federal Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks says she had “deep concerns” about the lack of limits Toronto put on its now-rejected pitch to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search for truth goes on, regardless of killer Pickton’s fate, say victims’ advocates
By Brieanna Charlebois and Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Advocates for alleged victims of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton say they remain focused on getting justice for the women, as Pickton lies in a Quebec hospital in a coma after being attacked in prison. Angela Marie MacDougall, executive director of Vancouver-based Battered Women’s Support Services, reflected on the weekend assault that left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remains of unknown Newfoundland soldier who fought in France coming home this weekend
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2024
HALIFAX – The remains of an unknown Newfoundland soldier who died in France during the First World War are expected to arrive Saturday in St. John’s, N.L., where preparations are being made for a solemn reburial ceremony on July 1. For most Canadians, July 1 is Canada Day. But in Newfoundland and Labrador, it is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New bill would let Canadians pass citizenship rights down to children born abroad
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2024
OTTAWA – A new government bill tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday would allow Canadians to pass citizenship rights down to their children born outside the country – a move that would add an unknown number of new citizens. In 2009, former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper’s government changed the law so that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa willing to add to list of medications covered by pharmacare bill: minister
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2024
OTTAWA – Health Minister Mark Holland says the government is open to adding more medications to the list of drugs covered by its proposed pharmacare program. Holland made the comments at a parliamentary committee studying the Liberals’ pharmacare bill. Conservative health critic Stephen Ellis asked the minister why semaglutide – a class of antidiabetic medication ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s over’: B.C. minister says Surrey policing saga ends as court backs transition
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2024
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court has quashed a bid by the City of Surrey to halt a transition to a municipal police force, British Columbia’s public safety minister said Thursday. Mike Farnworth said the dispute is over, and it’s time to come together and complete the switch from the RCMP to the Surrey Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. senators write to Trudeau, urging Canada to meet NATO spending target
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2024
OTTAWA – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to meet the NATO spending target Canada agreed to a decade ago. All NATO allies pledged to spend at least two per cent of GDP on defence, but Canada is spending well below that at around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court backs transition to municipal police force in Surrey, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s public safety minister says the B.C. Supreme Court has quashed a bid by the City of Surrey to halt a transition to a municipal police force. Mike Farnworth says the dispute is over, and it’s time to come together and complete the switch from the RCMP to the Surrey Police Service. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. court backs Surrey policing transition
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s public safety minister says the B.C. Supreme Court has quashed a court bid by the City of Surrey to halt a transition to a municipal police force. Mike Farnworth says the dispute is over, and it’s time to come together and complete the switch from the RCMP to the Surrey Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa police charge 74-year-old woman after woman’s hijab removed at Israel protest
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2024
OTTAWA – The Ottawa police hate-crime unit has charged an unnamed older woman with assault, harassment by threatening conduct and mischief after a woman’s hijab was pulled off at a recent protest. Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups gathered last week outside city hall after the Israeli flag was raised to mark 76 years since that country’s ... Read More »
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