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As Ottawa replaces watchdog for firms operating abroad, advocates urge full reform
By The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2024
OTTAWA – Advocates are calling on Ottawa to profoundly change the powers of the watchdog who monitors Canadian corporations operating abroad, as the Liberals review how a new ombudsman should take on the job. The Trudeau government replaced a monitor for the mining sector five years ago with what it called the Canadian Ombudsperson for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. man wants homes for thousands of books he soon won’t be able to read
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2024
VANCOUVER – In the 10 years since John William started to lose his vision, he’s been finding new ways to enjoy his vast personal library. Right now, that involves glasses and a magnifying glass with bright lights illuminating the pages. But he says it’s time to say goodbye to much of his collection, about 3,500 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau acknowledges charges in Nijjar killing, calls for commitment to democracy
By The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2024
TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has acknowledged the charges laid Friday in relation to the murder of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Speaking Saturday at a Sikh Foundation of Canada gala at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Trudeau said Canadians have a fundamental right to live safely, free from discrimination and threats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Princess Anne lays wreath at B.C. veteran’s cemetery; receives 21-gun salute
By The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2024
ESQUIMALT, B.C. – Princess Anne paid tribute to veterans buried at a cemetery in British Columbia today, laying a wreath to honour the more than 2,500 military personnel and family members buried there. The princess spent more than an hour touring the God’s Acre cemetery, a national historic site in Esquimalt, B.C., that dates back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge to rule on validity of Quebec language law because it delays English verdicts
By Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec court judge will decide whether the province’s new language reform is constitutional because a section of the law systematically delays the delivery of verdicts handed down in English. Judge Dennis Galiatsatos raised the question on his own initiative while overseeing a case involving a woman charged with criminal negligence causing the ... Read More »
1 responseRed dresses to make fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2024
Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. “The stories that come out through the fashion are deeply moving,” says Kim Coltman, organizer of the two-day Revolutions Red Dress Fashion Festival ... Read More »
1 responsePrincess Anne takes part in keys-to-the-ship ceremony for Arctic navy vessel in B.C.
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2024
VANCOUVER – The first Arctic patrol vessel for Canada’s Pacific fleet has officially been commissioned in a ceremony featuring Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles. She attended the event Friday in North Vancouver in her role as commodore-in-chief for the Canadian Fleet Pacific. The ceremony was limited to one media photographer and one video ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with second-degree murder in White Rock, B.C., stabbing: RCMP
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2024
WHITE ROCK, B.C. – Mounties say a man has been charged with second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing that shook the community of White Rock, B.C., last month. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 27-year-old Dimitri Hyacinth from nearby Surrey is accused of killing Kulwinder Singh Sohi on April 23, two days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three Indian nationals charged with killing B.C. Sikh activist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – Three Indian nationals have been charged with the murder of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in a killing last year that threw Ottawa’s relationship with New Delhi into disarray. Police say they are investigating if the Indian government was involved, an allegation raised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline about the killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2024
Police in British Columbia say they have charged three Indian nationals with the killing of Sikh activist and gurdwara leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., last year. Here is a timeline related to the killing, which triggered a diplomatic dispute between Canada and India. 2023 June 18 – Hardeep Singh Nijjar is shot dead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say 3 Indian nationals charged in the killing of B.C. Sikh activist, Nijjar
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – Three Indian nationals have been charged with the murder of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in a killing last year that threw Ottawa’s relationship with New Delhi into disarray. Police say they are investigating if the Indian government was involved, an allegation raised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House ... Read More »
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