National News
Trudeau says world must ‘get back on track’ to two-state solution
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is issuing an impassioned plea for a “humanitarian pause” in the clashes between Israeli forces and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, to end the violence and “get back on track” to creating a two-state solution in the Middle East. He says Tuesday marked exactly one month since renewed violence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg woman sues Tim Hortons alleging cream in tea led to hospitalization
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg woman is suing Tim Hortons alleging a staff mistake that added cream instead of almond milk to her tea led to a severe allergic reaction and stopped her heart for several minutes. The lawsuit for Gabrielle Lien Ho, 25, was filed last week against the popular coffee and food chain, along ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: New document suggests more Canadians might soon be leaving Gaza
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… More Canadians could soon leave Gaza More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after their names appeared in the latest published document by Gaza’s General Authority of Crossings and Borders. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scientists call on Canada to adopt ecologically minded forest degradation definition
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
TORONTO – A letter signed by more than 100 scientists is urging the Canadian government to take action to stop the degradation of its previously undisturbed forests from large-scale industrial logging. The letter, signed by several prominent Canadian and American climate and forest scientists, also calls on the government to help, rather than obstruct, global ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada, major fossil-fuel producers failing climate targets, jeopardizing transition
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Canada and other major fossil-fuel-producing countries are failing to meet targets to keep global warming in check, a newly released major international report warned Wednesday, putting the world’s energy transition at risk. The 2023 Production Gap report says the countries are planning to produce 110 per cent more fossil fuels in 2030 than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after names appear in latest document
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after their names appeared in the latest published document by Gaza’s General Authority of Crossings and Borders. The Canadian government confirmed that 75 people connected to Canada left the Palestinian territory via its border with Egypt on Tuesday. Global Affairs Canada said that Canada is unable to determine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa says 75 people connected to Canada have now left Gaza via Egyptian border
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – A total of 75 people connected to Canada finally made it out of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and more departures were planned for Wednesday, Ottawa confirmed, as the federal government worked to get hundreds of Canadians out of the besieged Palestinian territory. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced the successful passage of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victim’s mother says drunk driving charge was wrongly dropped in fatal UBC crash case
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
RICHMOND, B.C. – The mother of a young man killed by a speeding driver on the University of British Columbia campus says the criminal justice system “leaves victims in the dust,” after her son’s killer was sentenced to three years in jail on Tuesday. Debbie O’Day-Smith’s son Evan Smith and fellow University of B.C. student ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father of boy abducted in 2011 wasn’t told about Hopley’s escape from halfway house
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The father of a boy abducted in 2011 by Randall Hopley, a high-risk sex offender now wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, said he’s incredulous that Hopley could walk away from a Vancouver halfway house. Paul Hebert, now living in Alberta, said in a written statement that police did not notify him or his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge says man who hit and killed two fellow UBC students should serve 3 years
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
RICHMOND, B.C. – A British Columbia judge has ruled that a 23-year-old man who hit and killed two University of British Columbia students while he was speeding through the campus in 2021 should serve three years in jail and be prohibited from driving for five years. Provincial court Judge Glenn Lee told the court in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man, 19, faces criminal negligence charge after child killed in Montreal-area home
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
BOIS-DES-FILION, Que. – A 19-year-old man has been charged with criminal negligence in the death of a young child Monday night in a Montreal suburb. Yacine Mehennaoui appeared by video at the courthouse in Laval, Que., on Tuesday afternoon. According to his charge sheet, he faces three counts: criminal negligence causing the death of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
