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India halts some consular visits amid Sikh-Hindu clashes
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – India’s consulate in Toronto is suspending some of its diplomatic visits to process paperwork at places like religious temples after violence between Sikh and Hindu people. The violence started Sunday outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton, Ont., where police allege people in the crowd were carrying weapons and throwing objects. The next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senate committee makes major changes to Bloc Québécois supply management bill
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – A committee of senators voted to add a major caveat to a politically charged bill from the Bloc Québécois that’s intended to protect supply management. The private member’s bill seeks to protect Canada’s supply management system during international trade negotiations, and had broad support in the House of Commons from all parties. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inuk man shot dead by police a victim of systemic racism: Crown-Indigenous minister
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
MONTREAL – Canada’s minister for Crown-Indigenous relations says the killing of an Inuk man by police in an Inuit village in Quebec’s Far North is an example of systemic racism. Gary Anandasangaree said today in a statement the death of Joshua Papigatuk earlier this week underscores the systemic racism Indigenous Peoples experience in the justice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Liberal MP warns of tough times ahead with U.S. over NATO spending target
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – Retired Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie says Canada will soon face a rough ride from the U.S. for failing to meet its defence spending targets after the dramatic political comeback of president-elect Donald Trump. Leslie, a former member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s caucus, told the House of Commons defence committee that he sees “no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP calls on federal government to allow open work permits for temporary workers
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee is calling on the government to change how it handles permits for temporary workers, after a UN report said the system creates “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” The citizenship and immigration committee released a report Wednesday calling on Ottawa to work with the provinces to establish permits ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Environment commissioner says Canada on track to miss 2030 emissions targets
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s environment commissioner says the country is still not on track to meet its commitments under the Paris climate agreement. Ottawa has promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to be 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 but thus far they have only fallen seven per cent below 2005 levels. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Canada’s health-care spending to reach $372 billion in 2024
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Health-care spending expected to outpace economy and reach $372 billion in 2024: CIHI The Canadian Institute for Health Information says health-care spending in the country is projected to reach a new high in 2024. The annual report released ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Aging membership, aging buildings:’ Some legion branches struggle to keep doors open
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal’s Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sold over a decade ago when maintenance costs got too high. After years of rising rents, a forced move and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who ruined Hobo Hot Springs? Ministry investigates as mystery roils Harrison, B.C.
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
Stories passed down from elders tell how First Nations from afar would paddle their canoes to bathe in the hot springs on the territory of the Sts’ailes First Nation. They believed the water contained medicine, said Sts’ailes Grand Chief William Charlie. “Our people have been using it for tens of thousands of years,” he said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. court allows police to apply to dispose of evidence from Robert Pickton’s farm
By Darryl Greer and Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A B.C. Supreme Court judge says it has jurisdiction to order the disposal of thousands of pieces of evidence seized from serial killer Robert Pickton’s pig farm decades ago, whether it was used in his murder trial or not. A ruling issued online Wednesday said the RCMP can apply to dispose of some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. court allows police to apply to dispose of evidence at serial killer’s property
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court says it has jurisdiction to order the disposal of thousands of pieces of evidence seized from Robert Pickton’s pig farm decades ago, whether it was used in his murder trial or not. The court says in a ruling issued online today that the RCMP can apply to dispose of ... Read More »
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