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Case against ex-Mountie charged with helping China can go ahead in Quebec, judge says
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A Quebec court judge has ruled that the case against a former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference can go ahead in the province. Judge Sacha Blais denied William Majcher’s bid to quash the indictment against him. Lawyers for the 61-year-old argued in April that the charges should have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nijjar murder suspect says he had Canadian study permit in immigration firm’s video
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – One of the Indian nationals accused of murdering British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar says in a social media video that he received a Canadian study permit with the help of an Indian immigration consultancy. In the Facebook video posted in December 2019 by EthicWorks Immigration Services and first reported on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health minister committed to fixing dental-care double standard: hygienists
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – A new national dental-care plan denies independent hygienists equal reimbursement for the same services offered in dentists’ offices – and the federal health minister said this week he isn’t convinced by the rationale that led to that disparity. Reimbursement rates vary from province to province, but the newly launched program pays significantly less ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former journalist Joyce Napier named Canada’s ambassador to the Vatican
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – Longtime Ottawa journalist Joyce Napier is headed to the Vatican as Canada’s new ambassador. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced Napier’s appointment and says she will work to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the new role. Napier’s 40-year career as a journalist included time at The Canadian Press, CBC, The Globe and ... Read More »
1 responseJewish students say they don’t feel safe, as MPs probe antisemitism at universities
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – Jewish students from major Canadian universities appeared on Parliament Hill today to raise the alarm about a rise in antisemitism on their campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war. They appeared alongside several Liberal MPs, including Anthony Housefather, who helped initiate a parliamentary committee study about antisemitism on campuses scheduled to begin Thursday. Housefather cited ... Read More »
1 responseHealth minister committed to fixing dental-care double standard for hygienists
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal health minister says he isn’t convinced by the rationale used to deny independent hygienists equal reimbursement for the same services dentists’ offices offer under a new national plan. Reimbursement rates vary from province to province, but the dental program pays significantly less for a cleaning that happens at a private hygiene ... Read More »
1 responsePublic service unions promise ‘summer of discontent’ over in-office policy
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – Public service unions say they’ll launch further legal challenges and grievances over new rules that federal employees must work from the office at least three days a week. The unions are promising a “summer of discontent” over the policy, which was announced by the federal government earlier this month. Public Service Alliance of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘As though they were garbage’: Trial hears serial killer targeted Indigenous women
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A Crown prosecutor says a man who killed four women in Winnipeg staked out homeless shelters and targeted vulnerable, Indigenous victims. “This case is about a man’s hate filled and cruel acts perpetrated against four vulnerable indigenous women,” prosecutor Renee Lagimodiere told court Wednesday on the opening day of the trial of Jeremy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds defend carbon capture technology, urge other parties to pass tax credit
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says carbon capture technology is not too expensive or ineffective. Wilkinson is defending carbon sequestration systems after a high-profile project in Alberta was abandoned over its price tag. Capital Power, an Edmonton-based electricity company, pulled the plug last week on plans to build a $2.4 billion carbon capture system ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier defends new museum on Québécois nation after Indigenous criticism
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
Quebec Premier François Legault is defending his comments about a new history museum after he was accused by a prominent First Nations group of trying to erase their history. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador criticized Legault’s April 25 comments that suggested the province’s history began with the arrival of French explorers Jacques Cartier and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. court date set for third suspect in Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – A court date has been set for the third man charged with the murder of British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, coinciding with that of the other two suspects. Case listings from Surrey Provincial Court in B.C. show that Kamalpreet Singh will appear next on May 21. Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh ... Read More »
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