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Trial to begin for former RCMP intelligence director accused of disclosing secrets
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – More than four years after Cameron Jay Ortis was charged with breaching Canada’s secrets law, the former RCMP intelligence director is about to get his day in court. Ortis was taken into custody in Ottawa on Sept. 12, 2019 – an arrest that deeply shocked the national police force. As the head of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at how to avoid a bear encounter after fatal attack in Banff National Park
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2023
BANFF, Alta. – A couple and their dog were killed on the weekend in a grizzly bear attack in the wilderness of Banff National Park in Alberta. Here’s a look at how to avoid an encounter in bear country: Make noise: Call out, clap, sing or talk loudly near streams, dense forest or berry patches, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diwali fireworks advisory issued despite warnings it might be discriminatory: emails
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – An Environment Canada advisory that singled out Diwali fireworks as a reason to prepare for poor air quality last October was issued despite multiple warnings from some staff about it being discriminatory. The advisory was edited and an apology issued within hours as complaints poured in to the national weather service the morning ... Read More »
1 responseHouse prepares to vote on new Speaker in rare mid-session election as MPs vie for job
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – The House of Commons will vote for a new Speaker Tuesday in a rare mid-session election. Steven Chaplin, a fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre, says this is only the third time in Canadian history that a Speaker didn’t complete their full term. Anthony Rota resigned from the position last ... Read More »
1 responseFederal ministers still lack mandate letters, two months after majority shuffled
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to issue mandate letters for his cabinet ministers, two months after announcing an overhaul to his front bench. Defence Minister Bill Blair said last week that he hasn’t received a new mandate letter and is acting on the list of commitments that Trudeau assigned to his predecessor ... Read More »
1 responseWoman, 79, killed at Quebec seniors residence; suspect, 81, under watch in hospital
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2023
TERREBONNE, Que. – Police north of Montreal say a 79-year-old woman was killed over the weekend at her seniors residence. Terrebonne, Que., police say an 81-year-old man was found unconscious in the same room as the woman, and was transported to hospital. Police say the man, who is now stable, is considered a suspect and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Couple killed by bear in Banff National Park experienced in outdoors: family friend
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2023
BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA – A bear expert who’s a family friend of one of two people killed by a grizzly bear in Banff National Park says the couple was experienced in the outdoors and could have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Kim Titchener, who has a company called Bear Safety ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military withdraws final conduct charge against Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2023
GATINEAU, Que. – Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan wiped away tears this morning as military prosecutors asked the judge in his court martial to withdraw the case against him. Whelan had pleaded not guilty to one count of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline for changing a performance report in 2011. The military alleged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Military withdraws final charge against Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2023
GATINEAU, Que. – The Canadian military has withdrawn the one remaining conduct charge against Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan, ending the court martial that was slated to run the rest of the week. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Manitoba politicians make final pitch before tomorrow’s election
By The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 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… Last push for politicians before Manitoba election Manitoba politicians are making their final pitches to voters today in advance of tomorrow’s provincial election. The Progressive Conservatives are expected to release full ... Read More »
1 responseImperial, Alberta regulator knew for years about tailings seepage at mine: documents
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on October 2nd, 2023
EDMONTON – Documents filed by Imperial Oil Ltd. show the company and Alberta’s energy regulator knew the Kearl oilsands mine was seeping tailings into groundwater years before a pool of contaminated fluid was reported on the surface, alarming area First Nations and triggering three investigations. “They knew there was seepage to groundwater,” said Mandy Olsgard, ... Read More »
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