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Saskatchewan judge to hear injunction application over school pronoun policy
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
REGINA – A Saskatchewan judge is to hear an injunction application that seeks to halt the province’s policy affecting children who use different pronouns at school. Lawyers for UR Pride, an organization representing LGBTQ people in Regina, are to argue in favour of the injunction. The lawyers from Egale Canada and McCarthy Tétrault LLP say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal foreign aid looks to bolster feminism, cut red tape for charities: Hussen
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says he’s focused on speeding up aid funding while cementing the Trudeau government’s feminist approach to development abroad. In his first interview about taking on the role since he was sworn in July 26, Hussen said his mandate letter calls for a continued focus on Canada’s feminist international ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Long-secret Canadian intelligence sealed Avro Arrow’s cancellation, new paper says
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Diefenbaker government’s 1959 decision to scrap the fabled Avro Arrow was significantly influenced by Canadian intelligence that pointed to a diminishing need for the costly aircraft in the evolving Cold War, says a new research paper based on previously secret information. The intelligence highlighted the Soviet Union’s shift away from manned bombers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court expected to hear city’s perspective of ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial
By The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is expected to hear the city’s perspective on the controversial protest as Ottawa’s emergency manager takes the stand. Kim Ayotte oversaw the city’s bylaw enforcement, fire and paramedic services during last year’s demonstration, as well as the department that oversees special events. Tamara Lich and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diplomats expelled as Trudeau links Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s death
By Dylan Robertson, Mia Rabson and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on September 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Senior diplomats have been ordered expelled in both Canada and India after Prime Minster Justin Trudeau linked agents of India’s government to the shooting death of a Sikh leader near Vancouver. Hardeep Singh Nijjarwas killed in the parking lot of his gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., on June 18. While Sikh community leaders in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Sikhs ask for protection after Trudeau links Nijjar killing to India
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
SURREY – Harkirat Kaur said she had a relationship with Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar that was like “father and daughter” before his killing in Surrey, B.C., in June. The 19-year-old Sikh activist said she was initially relieved to hear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tell Parliament on Monday that “credible” intelligence linked India’s government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Girl found dead in B.C. park had ‘blunt force’ injuries: sexual assault expert
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A sexual assault expert testifying at the British Columbia Supreme Court trial of a man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl six years ago says she believes the girl’s injuries were “highly indicative of blunt force trauma.” CAUTION: note graphic content in next three paragraphs. Dr. Tracy Pickett, a doctor specializing in emergency ... Read More »
1 responseTimeline of events surrounding killing of B.C. temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Parliament Monday that there is “credible” intelligence linking agents of the Indian government to the shooting death of a Sikh temple leader in Surrey, B.C. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was the president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara and a leader in the Sikh independence movement in Canada. — July ... Read More »
1 responseEby ‘deeply disturbed’ by CSIS briefing on Nijjar killing in Surrey, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’s received a briefing from Canada’s spy agency about the “assassination” of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and he’s “deeply disturbed” by what he was told. He says he’s calling on the federal government to share all information related to ongoing foreign interference and “transnational organized crime ... Read More »
1 responseHouse gives unanimous consent to rubber-stamp bail reform bill, send it to Senate
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – The House of Commons has unanimously agreed to adopt the Liberal government’s bail-reform bill at all stages and send it to the Senate for review. The decision came on MPs’ first day back in Ottawa after a summer break. The proposed legislation would make it harder for some repeat, violent offenders to be ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec delayed preparation for COVID-19 in care homes, leading to deaths: lawsuit
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Quebec government’s failure to follow its pandemic-response plan as the novel coronavirus started circulating in other parts of the world in early 2020 led to preventable deaths in long-term care, a Montreal lawyer argued Monday. Patrick Martin-Ménard asked a judge to authorize a class-action lawsuit against the provincial government on behalf of ... Read More »
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