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Family IDs gunman in Sault Ste. Marie shootings, cops cite intimate partner violence
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The family of a man who killed four people ““ including three children ““ before turning a gun on himself has identified the shooter as Bobbie Hallaert. Dirk Hallaert says his nephew carried out the shooting rampage that has devastated the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie this week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau announces nomination of Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is nominating Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, to the Supreme Court of Canada. Moreau has been in her current role since 2017, when an official biography noted she has presided over French and bilingual trials in Alberta, where she has been a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dentists decry being left in the dark about federal dental insurance plan
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canadian dentists are demanding details on Ottawa’s soon-to-be announced federal dental insurance plan and how the federal government plans to preserve existing provincial and private coverage. Eleven provincial and territorial dental associations wrote a joint letter to the federal health minister to express serious concerns about a lack of information when it comes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trudeau to nominate Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court: source
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce today that Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, will be named to the Supreme Court of Canada, a senior government source confirms. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public. More Coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 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… Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal’s social intervention squad contends with rising need, lack of shelter space
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
MONTREAL – Equipped with a case of naloxone and a backpack of warm socks, two members of Montreal’s social intervention team peer around the side of a dumpster behind a downtown McDonald’s, looking to see if someone needs their help. Wolf and Rosalie – who can only be identified by their first names at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search for answers underway in Sault Ste. Marie shooting rampage that left five dead
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Investigators are working to piece together what led a man to kill four people ““ including three children ““ before turning a gun on himself in the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie. Police have called what happened a case of intimate partner violence and have not released the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence to argue for more information in ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – The criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is expected to resume with legal sparring between the defence and Ottawa police in an attempt to gain access to internal police communications. The trial was stalled last week when the lawyers for Tamara Lich and Chris Barber asked for internal emails about the evidence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lotto 649 winning numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Wednesday’s Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 01, 04, 16, 22, 29 & 47. Bonus: 43 The winning number for the guaranteed $1 million: 01327664-02 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drought reveals cracks in Canada-U. S. Columbia River Treaty as B.C. lake dries up
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
Victoria Youmans says she hasn’t seen Arrow Lakes Reservoir looking so low in more than 20 years. The resident of Nakusp on the shores of the reservoir in British Columbia’s southern Interior says she’s seen thousands of dead fish on the shore, and the receding waterline means boat access has been cut to waterfront properties. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The war has begun’: Quebec coroner hears of stalking, custody concerns in familicide
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – A former work colleague of a Montreal woman who was killed along with her children by her estranged spouse in December 2019 told an inquiry Wednesday that he was following her despite a court order forbidding contact. “He was stalking her,” Najla Ben Ammar told the inquiry looking into the December 2019 killings ... Read More »
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