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Lawyers for man accused of killing Manitoba women argue publicity creates juror bias
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A psychologist who went over hundreds of media stories about the killings of four women in Winnipeg says pretrial publicity creates bias in jurors. Dr. Christine Ruva, a professor and chair of psychology at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus, testified Tuesday in the case of Jeremy Skibicki. Skibicki, 37, has pleaded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Conservatives’ ‘biological sex’ sports bill is quickly quashed in legislature
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
VICTORIA – A proposal by British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad to use “biological sex” to classify participants in publicly funded sports teams and events, effectively banning transgender athletes, didn’t get to first base. His private member’s bill, the Fairness in Women’s and Girls’ Sports Act, was voted down at first reading, a fate that’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With portable toilets and barricades, Gaza protesters at UBC dig in for long haul
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Pro-Palestinian protesters camped out at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus are bringing in water, food and other supplies in preparation to stay as long as it takes the school to accept their demands. The encampment that went up Monday has since grown to about 30 tents, with some filled with large ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with aggravated assault in one of two White Rock, B.C., stabbings: RCMP
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia homicide investigators say a man from Surrey has been charged with aggravated assault in relation to one of two stabbings in White Rock, B.C. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 28-year-old Dimitri Nelson Hyacinth has been charged over the alleged assault of another 28-year-old man along the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. judge refuses to seal documents alleging RCMP bullying against Surrey police
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
VANCOUVER – B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kevin Loo says court documents detailing alleged bullying and harassment of Surrey Police Service members by the RCMP shouldn’t be kept from the public. Loo refused to seal the material, saying allegations that are “sometimes justified and sometimes spurious,” are tendered every day in court. His ruling came on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Biological sex’ sports bill is quickly quashed in B.C. legislature
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
VICTORIA – A B.C. Conservative private member’s bill to classify publicly funded sports teams and events according to the “biological sex” of participants, banning transgender athletes, didn’t make it out of the starting blocks. The Fairness in Women’s and Girls’ Sports Act was voted down at first reading, a fate that’s a rarity in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
CALGARY – The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre kicked out of Commons after calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “wacko”
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Testy exchanges between the prime minister and his chief opponent ended with the Opposition leader and one of his MPs being ejected from the House of Commons on Tuesday – and the rest of Conservative caucus walking out of the chamber in protest. The unusually tense events saw Speaker Greg Fergus caution both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With portable toilets and barricades, Gaza protest camp at UBC digs in for long haul
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver have brought in food, water and other supplies to prepare for what may become a protracted stay. The encampment went up Monday and now has supply tents, filled with large quantities of bottled water, food and bedding, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Capital gains tax changes not included in Freeland’s proposed budget legislation
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to ask Parliament to approve proposed changes to capital gains taxation in a stand-alone bill – a move that will force the federal Conservatives to take a specific position on the measure. The most controversial announcement from her recent federal budget is not included in the motion she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House Speaker kicks Pierre Poilievre out of Commons over unparliamentary comments
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Speaker Greg Fergus kicked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of the House of Commons during question period today. All Conservative MPs have left the chamber in protest after Fergus gave Poilievre multiple chances to withdraw comments calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “wacko.” Poilievre said he would replace the word with “radical,” then ... Read More »
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