By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
British Columbia’s top Mountie says rolling out body-worn cameras for officers in the province will address calls to “enhance public trust,” but a sociologist who studies technology’s effect on policing says evidence of it reducing use-of-force incidents is “inconsistent.” Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, commanding officer of the RCMP’s E Division in B.C., said Thursday that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A prosecutor urged a jury Thursday to find two accused human smugglers guilty, saying they cared more about money than people’s safety and caused the deaths of a family of four in a prairie blizzard. “They knew they were risking people’s lives,” Michael McBride said in his closing arguments after three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Nono Shen and Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
VANCOUVER – A new storm system is bearing down on British Columbia and is expected to bring another blast of potentially damaging winds, as the province continues to clean up from this week’s powerful bomb cyclone. Environment Canada has issued a fresh round of special weather statements ahead of the storm’s expected arrival on Friday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Closing arguments have been made in the trial of two men accused of smuggling migrants across the border between Manitoba and Minnesota. Prosecutor Michael McBride told the jury Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel cared more about money than people’s lives, and sent migrants out walking for hours in deadly weather. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly welcomed president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the next U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, a former longtime Michigan congressional representative who voted for NAFTA and later wavered on new free trade deals. Joly said at a news conference on Thursday at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., that she takes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – Municipal officials have opted to end water fluoridation on the Island of Montreal in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A council representing Montreal and the suburban municipalities on the island decided Thursday evening to stop putting fluoride in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
VICTORIA – A new case of chronic wasting disease, an incurable illness that has the potential to decimate deer populations, has been identified in British Columbia. The B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says the discovery of the infection in a white-tailed deer hunted in the Kootenay region last month brings the total ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – A Liberal MP says his committee colleagues are wasting time by launching a third inquiry into the former employment minister instead of focusing on important legislation for Indigenous Peoples. Jaime Battiste, who is Mi’kmaq, said there has been an “attack” on fellow Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, who left his position as employment minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Caroline Plante, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled an economic update on Thursday with $2.1 billion in new spending over five years amid what he described as a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year’s economic slowdown. Girard painted a positive picture of the province’s finances despite a projected $11-billion deficit that remains unchanged from March’s budget. “Quebec is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
Envelopes full of handwritten letters and donations for various charities are piling up on Dianne Parker’s desk due to the Canada Post strike. She says it has been heart-rending she can’t ship them off to mailboxes across Canada and the world, including to her granddaughter who works an ocean away in Switzerland. “(My granddaughter) loves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
The officer in charge of the RCMP detachment in Mission, B.C., says he’s grateful that Mounties in his community will be among the first to wear body cameras to record police interactions with the public. Insp. Ted Lewko says 44 cameras will be used by his officers starting next week, and he’s “very hopeful” that ... Read More »
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