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Foreign interference inquiry to hear testimony from diaspora communities
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – A federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to hear from diaspora communities Wednesday to kick off two weeks of testimony about meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings will focus on possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elections. The commission ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!25-year-old man charged with murder after fatal strip club brawl north of Montreal
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
TERREBONNE, Que. – A 25-year-old man was charged Monday with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal brawl at a strip club last week north of Montreal. Court documents identify the accused as Sebastien Leduc of Laval, Que., a Montreal suburb. Police say Leduc was involved in the fight that left one person dead and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global Affairs says two more Canadians have died fighting for Ukraine in Russia war
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
MONTREAL – A military unit of foreign fighters in the Ukrainian war had taken up covert missions against Russia when its Canadian commander was killed, says a researcher who studies war in the former Soviet Union. Jean-François Ratelle, who led the Norman Brigade under the nom de guerre Hrulf, was one of two Canadians to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec parents file $1.6M suit after teacher allegedly puts kids’ art for sale online
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
MONTREAL – A group of 10 Montreal-area parents are suing a high school teacher and a school board after their children’s classroom art assignments were allegedly posted for sale online. The lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court seeks $155,000 per family, plus damages and a written apology from Westwood Junior High School art teacher Mario Perron ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada evacuating vulnerable Canadian citizens out of Haiti: Joly
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is airlifting vulnerable Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter to the Dominican Republic as conditions continue to deteriorate. Haiti has been in a profound security crisis since mid-2021, when gangs took control of key infrastructure and started violent turf wars that have led to a collapse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada welcomes Gaza ceasefire vote at United Nations Security Council: Joly
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada welcomes the United Nations Security Council’s call for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas during Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Joly says Canada has been asking for a sustainable ceasefire since December. The United States abstained from the vote on the resolution, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign interference inquiry to hear testimony this week about alleged meddling
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – A federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to begin hearing testimony Wednesday about meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings will focus on possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elections. The commission of inquiry, led by Quebec judge Marie-Josée Hogue, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary hearing begins for Quebec man charged with murder in daycare bus crash
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. – A preliminary hearing is underway for a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by allegedly driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare last year. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested after a transit bus crashed into the front of a daycare in the Ste-Rose neighbourhood of Laval, Que., on Feb. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global Affairs says two more Canadians have died in Ukraine-Russia war
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
MONTREAL – Global Affairs Canada says two more Canadians have died in the war between Ukraine and Russia, bringing the total number of Canadians killed in that conflict to 11. An obituary for Alain Derasp says the veteran of the Canadian Forces Royal 22nd Regiment and father of four died in Ukraine on Feb. 27. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holland must sell oral-health providers on dental care plan before coverage begins
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – Health Minister Mark Holland is on tour to sell Canadian dentists and hygienists on the new federal dental care plan as concerns mount about what the government plans to pay providers for their services. The government started enrolling seniors to the dental-coverage plan late last year as part of a new program to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after fatal Quebec strip club brawl north of Montreal
By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
TERREBONNE, Que. – Quebec provincial police say they’ve arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a fatal brawl at a strip club last week north of Montreal. Police say the suspect was involved in the fight that left one person dead and one person seriously injured at the O’Gascon Gentlemen Club in Terrebonne, Que., on ... Read More »
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