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Halifax security forum begins amid questions about Canada’s military spending
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
HALIFAX – The Halifax International Security Forum opened Friday with Defence Minister Bill Blair defending Canada’s military spending amid mounting pressure on NATO members to do more following Donald Trump’s win in the U.S. presidential election. About 300 policy analysts, politicians and defence officials from 60 countries are participating in the 16th annual gathering in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Immoral depravity’: Two men convicted in case of frozen migrant family in Manitoba
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A jury has found two men guilty on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel were each convicted Friday on all four counts they faced related to bringing unauthorized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. school bus crash was ‘tragic accident,’ set off by medical event: police
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say a June school bus crash followed by the death of a pedestrian was a “tragic accident” triggered when the 60-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol says the evidence shows there was no criminality involved in the crash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Quebec pension fund workers charged in U.S. in Indian government bribery case
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with United States authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., in an alleged scheme to give hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to the Indian government. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the trio were involved between 2020 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury convicts men of human smuggling in case of frozen migrant family in Manitoba
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A jury has found two men guilty on all charges related to human smuggling in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U. S. border. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel have each been convicted on four counts, including conspiracy to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police officer acquitted in 2016 death of Ottawa man testifies at coroner’s inquest
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – A police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of an Ottawa man is telling a coroner’s inquest that his goal was to “distract” Abdirahman Abdi with punches during the arrest. Ottawa Police Const. Daniel Montsion is among those testifying at the inquest into Abdi’s death following his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada ordered to address Jordan’s Principle backlog, find new solutions
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Canada to address a backlog of requests under Jordan’s Principle which is meant to ensure First Nations children don’t wait to receive assistance because of jurisdictional battles. The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society raised concerns that Ottawa was taking too long to process requests ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Jury finds men guilty of human smuggling in case of frozen family
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A jury has found two men guilty on all charges related to human smuggling in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel have each been convicted on four counts. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The winners and losers of the Liberals’ holiday tax break and cash giveaway
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is pulling out the federal wallet to put more money into people’s pockets over the holidays, but its recently announced affordability measures create winners and losers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that the federal government will remove the goods and services tax on a slew of items for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ship strikes kill thousands of whales. A study of hot spots could map out solutions
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
A study of hot spots for collisions between ships and whales around the world, including Canadian waters, offers a map for measures to prevent the deadly strikes that could drive some species to extinction, one of the British Columbia-based authors says. Chloe Robinson said reported strikes represent a fraction of their true extent, and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebecer, 81, sentenced to life in prison for killing ailing wife ‘out of love’
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
LAVAL, Que. – An 81-year-old Quebec man said Friday he killed his ailing wife out of love and compassion, as he was sentenced to serve at least 10 years and six months in prison for her murder. Gilles Brassard told reporters on the way into the courtroom in a Montreal suburb that he couldn’t stand ... Read More »
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