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Canadian military flight leaves Tel Aviv with 130 people on board: defence minister
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Bill Blair says a Royal Canadian Air Force plane has left Tel Aviv with 130 people on board. The departures board at the airport shows that flight CFC 4169 left for Athens this afternoon local time. The federal government said Wednesday that flights could begin leaving as early as today, with ... Read More »
1 responseSupreme Court of Canada refuses to hear Hells Angels appeal of B.C. forfeiture ruling
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – A nearly two decade-long court battle over the fate of three Hells Angels clubhouses in British Columbia has likely been ended by the Supreme Court of Canada’s refusal to hear an appeal from the biker club. Members of Hells Angels’ chapters in Nanaimo, Vancouver and Kelowna wanted to fight a B.C. Court of ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: Trudeau in Yellowknife, Canadian citizen killed in Israel
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 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… Prime Minister Trudeau visits Yellowknife Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is continuing his tour of the fire-ravaged Northwest Territories today in Yellowknife. Trudeau is scheduled to make a housing announcement then attend ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau visits Yellowknife during tour of wildfire areas in Northwest Territories
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is continuing his tour of the fire-ravaged Northwest Territories today in Yellowknife. Trudeau is scheduled to make a housing announcement then attend a roundtable discussion with the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce. The capital’s 20,000 residents were forced out of their homes for three weeks in the summer due to ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa locals to testify about ‘Freedom Convoy’ at organizers’ criminal trial
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – The court is expected to hear today from Ottawa locals who lived in the midst of the “Freedom Convoy”, as part of the criminal trial of two of the protest’s organizers. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are on trial for their role in organizing the demonstration against COVID-19 public-health measures, which saw big ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More Canadians support using notwithstanding clause in ‘parental rights’ debate: poll
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Nearly half of Canadians say they support their province using the notwithstanding clause to ensure that schools tell parents if their child wishes to use a different name or pronoun, a new poll suggests, and more people support that idea than oppose it. New data also suggest a majority of Canadians believe teachers ... Read More »
1 responseLiberals extend amnesty order for ‘assault-style’ firearms until after next election
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government has given itself an extra two years to establish a long-promised buyback program for firearms it banned in the wake of the deadly 2020 Nova Scotia shooting rampage. An amnesty period that was set to expire at the end of the month will now remain in place until Oct. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family mourns death of daughter with deep Ottawa connections killed in Israel
By Liam Fox, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – A Canadian citizen with deep connections to Canada’s capital city was killed by Hamas militants in Israel, the head of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa said Wednesday. Rain trickled down in front of a Jewish community centre as the group’s CEO, Andrea Freedman, spoke in a sombre tone on behalf of Adi Vital-Kaploun’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. First Nation ‘furious’ after federal government rejects order to protect owls
By The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The chief of a British Columbia First Nation says members of his community are “furious” after the federal government reversed course on an emergency order to protect the endangered northern spotted owl. Spuzzum First Nations Chief James Hobart says the nation’s anger comes after the Canadian Wildlife Service, a branch of the Department ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jewish group says Canadian citizen with deep Ottawa connections killed in Israel
By The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Jewish Federation of Ottawa says a Canadian citizen, Adi Vital-Kaploun, was killed by Hamas militants in Israel. The group’s CEO, Andrea Freedman, says Vital-Kaploun was killed at her kibbutz near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, but is not sharing details about how she died. In a statement given on behalf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Jewish group says Ottawa woman killed in Israel
By The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Jewish Federation of Ottawa says a Canadian citizen, Adi Vital-Kaploun, was killed by Hamas militants in Israel. More coming... Read More »
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