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Canada-Caribbean summit in Ottawa continues with focus on investment
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Meetings continue today in Ottawa as leaders from across the Caribbean touch base on how Canada can help create a safer, greener world. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has welcomed a dozen leaders from across the Caribbean for a two-day summit. Wednesday’s meetings touched on climate change, reforming financial institutions and securing Haiti from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police officer who liaised with Chris Barber to testify in criminal trial
By The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The officer who served as a go-between for “Freedom Convoy” organizer Chris Barber and police is expected to testify in his criminal trial. Barber and Tamara Lich are facing charges for their role in bringing thousands of big-rig trucks to Ottawa in protest against COVID-19 public-health measures and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP tells owners to turn in guns after banned fully automatic model sold in Canada
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The RCMP has told owners to turn in fully automatic military surplus firearms after hundreds were misidentified and allowed into Canada for commercial sale. The Mounties say the registrar of firearms immediately froze records relating to the 245 prohibited guns upon discovery of the issue to prevent further sale or transfer of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mountie testifies to serving DNA warrant of man accused in B.C. of murder
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A Mountie with British Columbia’s integrated homicide team testified she was the officer who served a warrant to obtain DNA from the man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in a Metro Vancouver park six years ago. Sgt-Maj. Heather Lew told a B.C. Supreme Court murder trial that she collected a few drops ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!IHIT officer testifies to executing DNA warrant of man accused in B.C. murder trial
By The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A Mountie with British Columbia’s integrated homicide team testified she was the officer who served a warrant to obtain DNA from the man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in a Metro Vancouver park six years ago. Sgt-Maj. Heather Lew told a B.C. Supreme Court murder trial that she collected a few drops ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas’s attack on Israel: Two victims with Canadian ties laid to rest
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2023
Two victims with ties to Canada who were killed in Hamas’s attacks on Israel were remembered fondly by relatives on Wednesday, who called for the world to recognize the brutality of what happened. Tiferet Lapidot, 22, was formally identified by authorities on Monday, more than a week after she died at a music festival near ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TikTok denies it’s controlled by China as exec faces Canadian MPs over security fears
By The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – A TikTok executive is facing off with Canadian lawmakers who have concerns that data from the app could end up in the hands of the Chinese government. Steve de Eyre, director of public policy and government affairs for TikTok Canada, said at a House of Commons committee meeting that the video-sharing app is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian in Gaza says hospital blast spread fear that nowhere in the Strip is safe
By The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2023
For Mansour Shouman, a Canadian in the Gaza Strip, a blast at a hospital that was said to have killed hundreds has deepened fear among Palestinians in the territory under constant bombardment, and convinced residents that nowhere is safe. Shouman, 39, who worked as a consultant for the gas and oil industry in Calgary, relocated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caribbean seek Ottawa’s help in global financial reforms to fight climate change
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Caribbean leaders are asking Canada to ramp up its advocacy for reforming global financial institutions so that smaller states can tackle climate change. They are also hoping an international military intervention in Haiti might be able to stem the flow of guns to other island nations. Those themes loomed large as Prime Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Complainant’s ex-husband, mother testify at Peter Nygard sexual assault trial
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2023
TORONTO – The ex-husband of a woman who has accused Peter Nygard of sexual assault testified Wednesday that he and the complainant agreed she was “absolutely” taken advantage of, but they struggled to determine whether what happened could be considered rape at the time. Societal attitudes were different more than three decades ago, he testified, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Speaker puts MPs on notice over unruly, toxic behaviour in House of Commons
By The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2023
OTTAWA, Ill. – Speaker Greg Fergus is warning MPs that he will use all powers available to him to maintain order and decorum in the House of Commons if they can’t do it themselves. Fergus rose before question period today to declare his intention to bring down the temperature during parliamentary proceedings. He says behaviour ... Read More »
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