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Premier Eby condemns rise in hate crimes in B.C. stemming from Israeli-Hamas conflict
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby is condemning the rise in hate crimes in the province, driven by the Israeli-Hamas war. Eby says in a written statement that his office has heard “directly” about a number of acts of antisemitism, such as the vandalism of a rabbi’s home and two Jewish women being threatened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Intel unit focused on analysis, not criminal investigations, RCMP employee tells jury
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – An RCMP employee who worked in the same intelligence unit as a man charged with revealing classified information to targets of the force says the unit was not involved in criminal probes, surveillance or undercover work. Gregory O’Hayon told Ontario Superior Court that Operations Research, as the RCMP unit was known, focused on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-MP Roméo Saganash referred to restorative justice program in sexual assault case
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Manitoba government says former NDP MP Roméo Saganash, who is facing a sexual assault charge, has been referred to a restorative justice program. A provincial spokesperson confirmed today that the matter has been sent to diversion, and the Manitoba Restorative Justice Centre has accepted Saganash and “placed him in programming.” The complainant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Intel unit focused on analysis, not criminal operations, RCMP employee tells jury
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – An RCMP employee who worked in the same intelligence unit as a man charged with revealing classified information says the unit was not involved in criminal investigations, surveillance or undercover work. Gregory O’Hayon told Ontario Superior Court that Operations Research, as the unit was known, focused on intelligence and analysis. The Crown alleges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A list of facts about whirling disease found in some national park waterways in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Parks Canada officials have shut down waterbodies in British Columbia’s Yoho and Kootenay national parks after the discovery of whirling disease. Here are some facts about the disease: – Species susceptible to the disease include cutthroat, rainbow, bull, brown and brook trout, coho, sockeye, chinook and Atlantic salmon and the mountain whitefish. – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks Canada says whirling disease could decimate fish, respect B.C. closures
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Parks Canada officials say they’re closely watching lakes and rivers in Kootenay and Yoho national parks for a parasite that could “decimate” as much as 90 per cent of young trout and salmon. The first suspected case of the disease in British Columbia was found in September in Emerald Lake, in Yoho National ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN rejects Canadian push to call out “deliberate cruelty” of Hamas attacks
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
WASHINGTON – A Canadian effort to formally call out Hamas for the “deliberate cruelty” of its deadly Oct. 7 attacks on Israel has gone down to defeat at the United Nations. Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, urged delegates Friday to back an amendment that would have named Hamas in a draft resolution ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miller to provinces: If you can’t fix international student rackets then feds will
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is prepared to crack down on dubious post-secondary institutions that recruit international students if provinces aren’t up to the task, Immigration Minister Marc Miller warned Friday. Miller made the comments as he announced new rules to curb fraud and “bad actors” in the international student program, following an investigation this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. man lost at sea is rescued by Canadian crew west of Vancouver Island
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Sharp-eyed mariners on a Canadian vessel have rescued a U.S. man, one day after the United States Coast Guard ended its search for a commercial fishing boat from Washington state with two people aboard. U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier says crew aboard the Canadian fish boat Ocean Sunset spotted a life-raft ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At United Nations, Canada to speak about humanitarian pauses in Israel-Hamas war
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations is expected to speak later today about a UN effort to establish a temporary pause in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Bob Rae will take the podium on Day 2 of a special emergency session of the UN General Assembly as delegates debate a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration minister announces new rules to curb international student fraud schemes
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced new rules aimed at protecting international students from fraud, following an investigation this summer into more than 100 cases involving fake admission letters. The immigration department launched a task force in June to investigate a scheme that dates back to 2017, which saw immigration agents issue fake ... Read More »
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