January 11th, 2025

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confirms his party will support the Liberals’ federal budget

By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will support the federal budget, ending any speculation that the party could pull out of its deal with the minority Liberal government. Singh says his party wanted time to digest the budget, but is ultimately voting in favour of it because of shared initiatives that it ... Read More »

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Report on RCMP, government responses to mass shooting inquiry offers no evaluation

By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

HALIFAX – An independent committee has released its first report on how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia, but it does not offer any assessment of the progress made so far. The report released Wednesday from the Progress Monitoring Committee includes a thorough accounting ... Read More »

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Pro-Palestinian protest camp emerges at second B.C. university

By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

VICTORIA – Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up camp at a second university in British Columbia, with tents going up on a field at the University of Victoria. In an Instagram post, organizers Free Palestine BC says protesters are demanding the university “divest from all investments” connected to companies with Israeli business interests. The university says ... Read More »

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‘A place that nobody wants to be:’ Police search Saskatoon landfill for missing woman

By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

SASKATOON – The father of a missing woman looked out over the Saskatoon landfill Wednesday, as police wearing white chemical-resistant suits scoured through piles of debris looking for evidence of his daughter. “It’s a cold morning,” said Paul Trottier. “This is a place that nobody wants to be.” Mackenzie Lee Trottier was 22 when she ... Read More »

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Lawyers for man accused of killing 4 women to argue he’s not criminally responsible

By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

WINNIPEG – Lawyers for a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women say they plan to argue that he is not criminally responsible because he is mentally ill. The lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki made the statement in court as the two sides continue to resolve issues before a jury is brought in next week to ... Read More »

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Liberal MP says she’s leaving politics over disrespectful dialogue, threats, misogyny

By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

OTTAWA – Liberal MP Pam Damoff says she won’t run again in the next federal election, saying she has experienced misogyny, disrespectful dialogue in politics and threats to her life. Damoff says she’s proud of her time in politics but it is no longer for her, and it’s time to turn the page to a ... Read More »

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Initial foreign interference inquiry report to be made public Friday

By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

OTTAWA – A federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference plans to release a report Friday on alleged meddling in the last two general elections. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue is slated 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 »

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Woman accusing ex-MP Saganash of sex assault files suit after criminal case diverted

By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

OTTAWA – A woman accusing former New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash of sexual assault has filed a civil suit, saying she never wanted prosecutors to divert his criminal charge to a restorative justice program. Carmen Roy, who fought to have her name released in the case, alleges she was sexually assaulted a year ago, and ... Read More »

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Court rejects students’ request for injunction against McGill encampment

By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

MONTREAL – A Quebec judge has rejected a request for an injunction against an encampment erected by pro-Palestinian activists on the McGill University campus. Two students at the Montreal university had asked Quebec Superior Court to order protesters to move at least 100 metres from school buildings, saying their presence had created an environment of ... Read More »

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New report released on RCMP, government response to Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry

By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

HALIFAX – An independent committee released today its first report on how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia, but it does not offer an assessment of the progress made so far. The report from the Progress Monitoring Committee includes a thorough accounting of the ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Court rejects request for injunction against McGill encampment

By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024

MONTREAL – A Quebec judge has rejected a request for an injunction against an encampment erected by pro-Palestinian activists on the McGill University campus . Two students at the Montreal university had asked Quebec Superior Court to order protesters to move at least 100 metres from school buildings, saying their presence had created an environment ... Read More »

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