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CP NewsAlert: Federal Court approves $23B First Nations child-welfare settlement
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – A Federal Court judge has verbally approved a landmark $23-billion settlement that will see Ottawa compensate more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families over chronic underfunding of on-reserve child-welfare services. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five people, including shooter, dead after shootings in Sault Ste. Marie, police say
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
Five people ““ including three children and a shooter ““ were found dead in the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie after shootings at two homes, police said Tuesday, calling what happened a tragic case of intimate partner violence. Sault Ste. Marie police said the shootings that took place Monday night had left the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner faults police response in case of two girls killed by father in 2020
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – A coroner investigating the deaths of two Quebec girls who were killed by their father three years ago has described the police efforts to find them as “too little, too late.” Coroner Luc Malouin says Quebec provincial police erred in not quickly launching a ground search for Romy and Norah Carpentier after they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s defence minister says Hamas a threat to world, must be ‘eliminated’
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Bill Blair says Hamas is a terrorist organization that is a threat to the whole world and must be “eliminated.” Blair also says he has no expectation that Hamas would respect international law, including any agreement on a ceasefire. His comments are the furthest any Canadian minister has gone in explaining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Israel increases strikes on Gaza ahead of expected ground invasion
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 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… Israel increases strikes on Gaza, as two more hostages are freed Israel has escalated its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas militants. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Lines have been crossed’: Groups condemn protests at Jewish businesses, event
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The leaders of two prominent Canadian Jewish groups are questioning the approach police and Crown prosecutors are using when it comes to protests that have been condemned for targeting a Jewish business in Toronto and an antisemitism conference in Ottawa. Videos shared on social media showed a group of protesters, including many holding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals moving ahead on assault-style gun ban with legislation, regulation: LeBlanc
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is moving ahead with efforts to keep assault-style firearms out of the hands of Canadians, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday. LeBlanc, who assumed the portfolio over the summer, told a Senate committee the government will enact regulations to complement gun-control legislation being studied by members of the upper ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals pushing ahead on assault-style gun ban with legislation, regulation: LeBlanc
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal public safety minister says the Liberal government is pushing ahead with efforts to keep assault-style firearms out of the hands of Canadians. Dominic LeBlanc, who assumed the portfolio over the summer, told a Senate committee today the government will enact regulations to complement gun-control legislation being studied by the upper chamber. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five students, one adult taken to hospital after school bus rolls north of Calgary
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
DIDSBURY, Alta. – Five high school students and one adult have been transported to several hospitals after a collision involving a school bus in central Alberta. RCMP said an officer from Didsbury, about 82 kilometres north of Calgary, came across the school bus rollover on Highway 2A at Township Road 320 on Monday morning. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs hopeful court will approve landmark child-welfare settlement this week
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – First Nations chiefs and advocates are hopeful the Federal Court will approve a landmark child-welfare settlement this week. The court is hearing final arguments in Ottawa this week on a proposed settlement agreement that would be the biggest in Canadian history if it passes. The settlement includes $23 billion in compensation for more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Politicians condemn protest at Jewish-owned business as police monitor demonstrations
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Toronto police say they are aware of a demonstration that happened this weekend in front of a Jewish-owned business, but no one has filed a report with them. Footage shared on social media shows a group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in front of a restaurant in Toronto, with some members of the crowd ... Read More »
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