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Ottawa ‘must act’ to overhaul RCMP’s federal policing program, committee report says
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – A committee of parliamentarians says the RCMP’s federal policing program suffers from challenges that undermine its ability to fulfil an essential role in the security and intelligence community. In a report released today, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians blames the problems on factors including the RCMP’s focus on front-line policing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to share stage with former Fox host Tucker Carlson
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
CALGARY – A right-wing news commentator is to have a conversation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in January when he’s scheduled to speak in Calgary. Tucker Carlson, who was fired by Fox News in April, is to appear at the Telus Convention Centre on Jan. 24. An itinerary posted on Carlson’s website says he will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group of 20-25 Canadians reaches Egypt, up to 80 could leave Gaza Tuesday: Ottawa
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
A first group of 20-25 Canadians looking to flee Gaza was able to leave on Tuesday, Global Affairs Canada has confirmed, as the government works to evacuate the rest of its citizens from the besieged Palestinian enclave. “We are expecting up to 80 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and eligible family members to leave Gaza today. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta government report on safe consumption ‘pseudoscience,’ says medical journal
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
A paper in a prominent medical journal says an Alberta government report that influenced safe drug consumption policy is so badly flawed it’s harming people and should be withdrawn. The paper in the Canadian Journal of Public Health calls the government’s 2019 report into seven supervised consumption sites pseudoscience. It says the United Conservative-commissioned report ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Fisheries Department doing a poor job of monitoring fishing industry: report
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – A new report slams the federal Fisheries Department for failing to properly monitor Canada’s commercial fishing industry. The report from the federal environment commissioner, Jerry DeMarco, says Fisheries and Oceans Canada lacks the ability to collect timely and dependable data about what is being caught. DeMarco says the dearth of reliable data means ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police investigating two firebombings at Jewish institutions
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
Montreal police are investigating overnight firebombings at two Jewish institutions in the on-island suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Police spokesperson Sabrina Gauthier says incendiary devices caused minor damage to the front door of a synagogue and the back door of another building across the street that houses a Jewish organization. Jewish advocacy group B’nai Brith Canada says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. dismisses charges against Saskatoon mother accused of faking deaths
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
SASKATOON – A United States court has dismissed charges against a Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her death and that of her child before they crossed the border. Dawn Walker was given a one-year conditional sentence in Saskatoon court last Thursday, after she pleaded guilty charges of forgery and abduction. The following day, the U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First group of Canadians has left Gaza through Egypt: Mélanie Joly
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
The first group of Canadians looking to flee Gaza was able to leave on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has confirmed, with the government working to evacuate the rest of its citizens from the besieged Palestinian enclave. Joly did not say how many Canadians were in the first group that crossed into Egypt, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three arrested after child killed inside suburban home north of Montreal
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
BOIS-DES-FILION, Que. – Quebec police say three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a child Monday evening in a suburb north of Montreal. The police force for Bois-des-Filion, Que., about 20 kilometres north of Montreal, says the three suspects are being questioned by investigators. Police say they were called to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds unlock public properties to build homes, say 29,200 units to be built by 2029
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government says it will build more than 2,800 homes on its properties in cities across the country, putting it on track to build nearly 30,000 homes on public lands over the next six years. Ottawa also says the Canada Lands Corporation is setting a new target to include at least 20 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s emissions reduction plan falling short: environment commissioner
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s detailed plan to reach its greenhouse-gas emissions targets in 2030 is coming up short, the federal environment commissioner said Tuesday in a new audit. Jerry DeMarco did a deep dive into the government’s Emissions Reduction Plan as part of a series of fall audits tabled in the House of Commons. The plan ... Read More »
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