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Priest accused of sex assaults against children in Nunavut dies
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
The Oblates of Mary Immaculate say a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut has died after a long illness. The Oblates say Joannes Rivoire died Thursday. An arrest warrant was issued in 1998 for Rivoire, who was in France, to return to Canada to face at least three charges of sexual abuse. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Priest accused of sex assaults against children in Nunavut dies
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
The Oblates of Mary Immaculate say Johannes Rivoire, a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut, has died after a long illness. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec ‘not alone’ in commitment to secularism, says French Prime Minister Attal
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
MONTREAL – French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal expressed strong support today for Quebec’s model of state secularism, a policy that has been criticized by the Canadian government. Attal told a news conference with Quebec Premier François Legault in Quebec City that France shares the province’s commitment to religious non-affiliation. The 35-year-old prime minister says secularism ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says he doesn’t understand why NDP is pulling back from carbon price support
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t understand why the federal New Democrats are pulling back their support for the carbon price, though he acknowledges they are facing political headwinds. New Democrats have long been supporters of the climate policy, and even campaigned on it in the 2019 election. But this week, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orphaned orca: Rescue attempt begins at remote B.C. lagoon
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A rescue attempt to save a killer whale calf stranded in a remote tidal lagoon near Zeballos, B.C. is underway. Road access to the lagoon is blocked by members of the Ehattesaht First Nation, but an official at the scene says an attempt to get the female orca calf out of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Rescuers begin attempt to save stranded orphaned B.C. killer whale
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A rescue attempt to save a killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon near Zeballos, B.C. is underway this morning. The road access to the lagoon is blocked by members of the Ehattesaht First Nation, but an official at the scene says an attempt to get the female orca calf out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spy director stands by bold assertions in CSIS briefing notes on foreign interference
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – The head of Canada’s spy agency says he stands by the stark conclusions contained in a series of briefing notes, including that China “clandestinely and deceptively interfered” in the past two federal votes. But David Vigneault says he also agrees with top bureaucrats who concluded there was no significant threat to Canada’s free ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia mass shooting: RCMP officers cleared of wrongdoing in firehall shooting
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
HALIFAX – Ontario’s police watchdog says no criminal charges should be laid against two Mounties who mistakenly shot at a bystander outside a Nova Scotia firehall as they were searching for the man responsible for a mass shooting that would claim 22 lives. In April 2023, Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) was mandated to determine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith says she expects Poilievre to work with provinces to give cities housing cash
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has no problem with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s proposal to give municipalities a building bonus, so long as he goes through her provincial government. Smith gave a speech to conservatives at an annual networking conference in Ottawa this morning, days after tabling a bill that seeks to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says an Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago. In a 7-0 ruling today, the top court declares the Blood Tribe was entitled to more than 162 square miles of ... Read More »
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