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Gunshots ring out at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Numerous gunshots have been heard at a British Columbia ostrich farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it is moving ahead with a cull of hundreds of the birds. The shooting at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., was coming from inside an enclosure made of hay bales where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Gunshots ring out at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Multiple gunshots are ringing out at a British Columbia ostrich farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it is moving ahead with a cull of hundreds of the birds. More coming. Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative MP announces resignation days after another crosses the floor
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament has announced his resignation, just days after another caucus member crossed the floor to join the Liberals. Matt Jeneroux, MP for Edmonton Riverbend, said in a letter that it was “not an easy decision” but he believes it is the “right one.” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The stuff of nightmares’: Judge hands man life sentence for murder of Ottawa family
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — A man who pleaded guilty to killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a gruesome mass stabbing in an Ottawa suburb in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years. Febrio De-Zoysa pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of first degree ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals clear first confidence vote on federal budget
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget. Members of Parliament have voted to defeat a Conservative sub-amendment in the House of Commons, with 139 MPs voting for the motion and 198 MPs voting against it. The sub-amendment called on MPs to reject the budget ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative MP resigns days after another crosses the floor
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament has resigned, just days after another caucus member crossed the floor to join the Liberals. Matt Jeneroux, MP for Edmonton Riverbend, says in a letter that it was “not an easy decision” but that he believes it is the “right one.” Jeneroux says he ran in the last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Liberals clear first confidence vote on budget
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget. More coming. Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of economic espionage tells court he was unhappy at Hydro-Québec
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
MONTREAL — A former researcher with Quebec’s hydro utility who is facing economic espionage charges said Thursday he was applying for work at universities in China as a contingency plan because he was unhappy at Hydro-Québec. Yuesheng Wang, 38, maintained under cross-examination that there was nothing nefarious about his interest in moving back to China. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP, Bloc will vote with government on first budget confidence vote
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government appears poised to survive the first of three confidence tests on its budget, with the NDP and Bloc Québécois declaring Thursday that they will not vote with the Conservatives on an amendment. “The Conservatives want massive cuts to public spending. That’s exactly the opposite direction that New Democrats think ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. couple who ran bogus anti-tax school lose CRA assessment appeal
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A B.C. couple who ran educational seminars promoting the bogus notion that people don’t have to pay taxes have lost their appeal against tax bills on $1.4 million in revenue from the scheme. The Federal Court of Appeal in Vancouver ruled this week that Russell Porisky and Elaine Gould’s appeal of the tax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tears on ostrich farm after court rejects appeal bid and CFIA says cull will proceed
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The highway overlooking Universal Ostrich Farms was lined with its supporters on Thursday, some hugging and crying, some jeering at Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers in white biohazard suits in the field below. “CFIA you can stop!” yelled Katie Pasitney, whose mother, Karen Espersen, co-owns the farm near the tiny ... Read More »
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