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In the news today: Saskatchewan Party to deliver throne speech
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Saskatchewan Party to deliver throne speech Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government is to outline its priorities in a throne speech today — a month after the Oct. 28 election delivered the party a slimmer majority in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. health minister vows overdose revamp after addictions portfolio is scrapped
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s new health minister says she’s aiming for more treatment beds and fewer deaths in a revamped approach to the province’s drug overdose crisis. It comes after David Eby’s newly elected government eliminated the stand-alone Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, which advocates say had no “teeth.” The former ministry was created ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Passerby stabbed during shoplifting at Vancouver liquor store
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A passerby has been seriously injured after he was stabbed by a shoplifter who was trying to flee a liquor store in Vancouver’s Olympic Village neighbourhood. Vancouver police say the attack happened on Saturday at around 10:30 p.m., when a security guard was trying to stop a shoplifter from leaving the liquor store. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second Cup dumps Jewish General Hospital franchisee over video with ‘hateful remarks’
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – Second Cup Canada is cutting ties with a franchisee operating at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital who was allegedly filmed making hateful and antisemitic comments during a protest in the city last week. Second Cup Canada announced Saturday it was cutting ties with a franchisee for “making hateful remarks and gestures,” and adding in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with second-degree murder in Vancouver homicide
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A man has been charged with second-degree murder in a Vancouver homicide over the weekend. British Columbia’s Court Services Online database shows Tenzin Choigey facing charges for both murder and aggravated assault for an offence in Vancouver on Friday. In a release, police in Vancouver have confirmed Choigey, 46, was charged in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police chief expects additional arrests following anti-NATO protest
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2024
Montreal’s police chief says he expects more arrests stemming from a Friday anti-NATO protest that turned violent, with smashed windows and burned cars in downtown Montreal. Chief Fady Dagher told reporters on Saturday that more arrests would be coming thanks to additional evidence gathered during the protests and says police are aware of who was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia Tories appear safe with close battle for second between Liberals and NDP
By Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2024
HALIFAX – With two days left before Nova Scotians elect their next government, polls suggest Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston’s decision to call an early vote will pay off and the real battle will be between the Liberals and NDP for second place. The Progressive Conservatives are seeking a second consecutive mandate Tuesday after sweeping ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post down eight million parcels amid strike as talk carry on over weekend
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada Post says it has seen a shortage of more than eight million parcels amid the ongoing strike that has effectively shut down the postal system for nine days compared with the same period of 2023. The Crown corporation said Saturday that customers have been forced to turn to competitors for their deliveries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2024
OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country’s first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low. The agency says the travel-related case is associated with an ongoing outbreak of what’s known as clade 1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police officer acquitted in 2016 death of Ottawa man describes punches as distraction
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
A police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of an Ottawa man told a coroner’s inquest his goal was to “distract” Abdirahman Abdi with punches during the arrest, and he “did his best” to monitor him afterwards. The inquest into Abdi’s death marks the first time Ottawa police Const. ... Read More »
1 responseHalifax security forum: United States senator questions Canada’s military spending
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
HALIFAX – An influential United States Republican senator delivered some blunt criticism of Canada’s military spending on Friday, telling a major security conference in Halifax the federal government has to do better to please president-elect Donald Trump. In a panel discussion on the first day of the Halifax International Security Forum, Republican Sen. James Risch ... Read More »
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