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Foreign interference inquiry to report today on alleged meddling in federal elections
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2024
OTTAWA – A federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is slated to release a report today on alleged meddling in the last two general elections. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue plans to make a statement to the media following the public release, but will not take questions. The inquiry recently wrapped up 10 days of public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg judge to rule if trial of accused serial killer to start with jury
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2024
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg judge is expected to decide today whether the trial of a man accused of killing four women will still be heard by a jury Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki have asked that his jury trial, which is set to begin Wednesday, be heard by a judge alone. The defence has argued that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Older adults’ brains ‘rewarded’ by music they don’t even like, B.C. researcher finds
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
BURNABY, B.C. – A researcher at British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University says the brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it’s a song they don’t particularly like. Sarah Faber says her work on how healthy brains respond to music as they age creates a baseline for future ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surrey wants ‘radical expansion’ of Charter rights in B.C. policing dispute: lawyer
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for B.C.’s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey is seeking a “radical expansion” of freedom-of-expression protections under Canada’s Charter in its legal dispute with the province over policing in the city. The city says a provincial law change compelling it to switch to a municipal police force had the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police can refuse to talk to and share notes with watchdog: Court of Appeal
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s highest court says police officers have the right to remain silent during investigations by the province’s police watchdog. In a decision Tuesday, the Court of Appeal sided with the Quebec federation of municipal police officers and the Montreal police brotherhood against the provincial government. The police organizations won in Superior Court, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer says Surrey had pathway to keep RCMP but made ‘no effort’ to meet conditions
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for B.C.’s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey was given a pathway to retain the RCMP as its police force, but “made no effort at all” to meet conditions to do so. Trevor Bant told the B.C. Supreme Court that the city’s plan to abandon a transition to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quesnel, B.C., censures mayor, saying his actions jeopardize Indigenous relations
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
QUESNEL, B.C. – Councillors in Quesnel, B.C., have voted unanimously to censure their mayor, saying his actions related to a book denying the harms of Canada’s residential school system jeopardize the city’s relationship with Indigenous communities. Coun. Scott Elliott made the motion, telling council that all the work that has been done to rebrand the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier says pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill ‘has to be dismantled’
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec Premier François Legault has called on the police to dismantle the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the lower field of McGill University’s downtown campus in Montreal. His comments follow calls by McGill earlier this week for police to remove the dozens of tents that have been pitched on the field since Saturday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police order B.C. woman who praised Hamas not to protest for 5 months, says her group
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
VANCOUVER – A pro-Palestinian activist group says its international co-ordinator, who was arrested in a Vancouver hate-crime investigation, was released with an order not to attend any protests for the next five months. The Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network says Charlotte Kates was arrested by Vancouver police after she gave a speech last week praising ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weight-loss drug Wegovy available in Canada starting May 6 for people with obesity
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
The weight-loss drug Wegovy, made by the manufacturers of Ozempic, will be available to patients in Canada starting Monday, the company says. Novo Nordisk’s weekly injection is approved for weight loss among patients diagnosed with obesity. Wegovy can also be prescribed to patients who are significantly overweight and have at least one related medical condition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two more women file suits alleging sexual assault by Newfoundland police officer
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Two more women have filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually assaulted by an on-duty member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary who offered them rides home from a night of drinking. Lawyer Lynn Moore filed the statements of claim with the province’s Supreme Court in late March on behalf of the two ... Read More »
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