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Blinken urges Indian counterparts to co-operate with Canada on Nijjar murder probe
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
WASHINGTON – The U.S. secretary of state is once again urging India to help Canada advance its investigation into the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Antony Blinken says it’s very important for India to co-operate so that the investigation can continue to move forward. Blinken made the comments today after meetings with Prime Minister Narendra ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Absolutely not’: Ex-official accused of leaking secrets says he didn’t betray RCMP
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – A former RCMP intelligence official accused of leaking secrets has told a jury he didn’t commit a crime or betray the national police force. Cameron Jay Ortis testified in Ontario Superior Court that he had the authority to do what he did in the name of fighting threats to the security of Canada. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for today: More Canadians added to Gaza exit list
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed tobring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Canadians and families added to Gaza exit list Some 266 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their family members had their names added to the list of foreign passport holders allowed to exit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sign confidentiality agreements for more details: Holland to provincial dental groups
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Health Canada will consult with provincial dental associations that have complained of being left in the dark about the new federal dental-care plan – but only if they sign a confidentiality agreement. Health Minister Mark Holland noted that condition in his response to provincial and territorial dental associations, who last month expressed serious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It still haunts me’: Military veterans keen to share their history as numbers drop
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
CALGARY – The time around Remembrance Day is tough for Second World War veterans like Hank Jackson, who turns 103 in January. “It’s the only time you really stop and think about all the poor buggers that didn’t make it,” said Jackson, a former tail gunner on a Halifax bomber. Jackson flew 32 combat missions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Damage to Gaza War Cemetery shows challenge of caring for monuments in conflict zones
By Sonja Puzic, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
This Remembrance Day, the Gaza War Cemetery ““ where nearly two dozen Canadians are buried ““ is closed to visitors as the Israel-Hamas war enters its sixth week. So are all other cemeteries and memorials in the Palestinian territories and Israel maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which has been taking care of monuments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 260 Canadians, permanent residents, and families cleared for Gaza exit
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
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 today. Officials at the Rafah border crossing into Egypt were expected to start processing the latest batch of people looking to flee the latest Israel-Hamas conflict around 7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man and 11-year-old son dead after ‘targeted’ shooting in Edmonton: police
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
EDMONTON – Police say a man and child are dead after a shooting in southeast Edmonton. They say officers responded to a report of a shooting outside a business around noon and found a 41-year-old man and an 11-year-old boy in medical distress. Both died at the scene. Police say although autopsies have not yet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada investigating ‘threats’ to Air India, say transport minister and RCMP
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s transport minister and the RCMP say an investigation is underway into what they call “threats” against Air India, after an online video warned people not to fly on the airline on Nov. 19. Pablo Rodriguez says in a social media post that the government takes any threat to aviation “extremely seriously.” He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals hope Gaza humanitarian pauses mean more evacuees, freeing of hostages
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Gaza Strip has become the hardest place to live on Earth, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday, as 32 more people tied to Canada escaped the war-racked territory, and Israel’s promise of a daily four-hour pause in military operations fuelled hope for faster evacuations. “We’re ready on the other side of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals, Tories aim to support NDP private bill on criminalizing coercive control
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – New Democrat MP Laurel Collins says she began paying close attention to the issue of coercive control when her sister showed up to her door in tears. The member of Parliament from Victoria says her sister’s partner had taken away her keys, bank cards and cellphone, and tried preventing her from leaving. “Luckily, ... Read More »
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