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The carbon price is now off home heating oil — but the cost of oil is still high
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Draft regulations removing the carbon price from home heating oil are now in effect, Finance Canada confirmed Friday, but the change will do little to ease affordability woes for Canadians who rely on oil furnaces to stay warm. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the change in October, saying a three-year pause on applying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Université de Montréal suspends lecturer filmed at Israel-Hamas protest
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
MONTREAL – Université de Montréal has suspended one of its lecturers after he was filmed appearing to hurl insults during a confrontation linked to the Israel-Hamas war. A university spokesperson said a course taught by Yanise Arab was cancelled Thursday as a preventive measure. On Friday afternoon, the school confirmed that Arab had been suspended. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drugs at B.C. prison ‘insane’ with multiple drone drops daily, says union boss
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A union leader says a prison in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley is experiencing an “insane” drug problem, with drones making multiple deliveries to prisoners each day. John Randle, regional president of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, says staff at the Mountain Institution in Agassiz are exhausted from handling the “non-stop” drone drops ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Sick and twisted’: Police say man, 11-year-old son intentionally shot and killed
By Bob Weber and Jamin Mike, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
EDMONTON – A known gang member was tracked down, shot and killed along with his 11-year-old son on Thursday while they were in a car parked outside an Edmonton fast-food restaurant, police say. Acting Supt. Colin Derksen told reporters Friday that the boy was not caught in the line of fire but deliberately killed. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Jewish, Muslim communities describe anxiety amid rising tensions tied to war
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
MONTREAL – Hateful acts targeting Jews and Muslims in Montreal since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war are prompting anxiety but also some defiance among community members. Ethan Armand Hotchkiss says a recent series of antisemitic acts in the city, including the firebombing of a synagogue and shots fired at two Jewish schools, led him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No Canadians approved to leave Gaza on Friday were able to exit: Global Affairs
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says none of the Canadians on Friday’s list of foreign nationals approved to leave the Gaza Strip were able to exit. There were 266 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their family members on the Friday list who hoped to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing. Officials at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: More than 260 Canadians on list to leave Gaza Friday unable to exit
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says none of the Canadians on Friday’s list of foreign nationals approved to leave the Gaza Strip were able to exit. There were 266 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their family members on the day’s list were allowed to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No word of Gaza exits as more than 260 Canadians, relatives cleared for exit to Egypt
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Some 266 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their family members had their names added to the list of foreign passport holders allowed to exit the Gaza Strip on Friday. But by mid-afternoon on Friday, as evening fell on the region, Global Affairs Canada had yet to confirm whether any Canadians had made it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign meddling inquiry turns to experienced hands as deadlines loom
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – A federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is turning to veterans of previous inquiries as it hires staff who will work on a tight timeline. Marie-Josée Hogue, who heads the commission, has chosen Shantona Chaudhury to be lead counsel of the inquiry. Chaudhury was recently co-lead counsel of the Public Order Emergency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blinken urges Indian counterparts to co-operate with Canada in probing Nijjar killing
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
WASHINGTON – The U.S. secretary of state urged India again Friday to assist Canada’s investigation into the killing of Hardeep Singh Najjar, something Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has been calling for “from the very beginning.” Antony Blinken wrapped up a whirlwind nine-day, eight-city overseas trip with a final stop in New Delhi, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man, 11-year-old son intentionally shot and killed in parked vehicle: Edmonton police
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
EDMONTON – Police say a man and his 11-year-old son were intentionally shot and killed in a vehicle in Edmonton on Thursday. They identified the father as 41-year-old Harpreet Uppal, a high-level gang member involved in the drug trade. Police did not identify the boy. Acting Supt. Colin Derksen says the boy was not mistakenly ... Read More »
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