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Montreal man visited Toronto Zoo in middle of killing spree, coroner’s inquest hears
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – A coroner’s inquest heard Monday that a man killed two people at random in Montreal in August 2022, then travelled to Ontario to visit the Toronto Zoo and Canada’s Wonderland before returning to Quebec to murder again. Police identified Abdulla Shaikh, 26, from video at the Ontario amusement parks, and receipts from the ... Read More »
1 responseHead of Alta commission on Rocky Mountain coal mining concerned over new applications
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
At least two members of the group that recommended a pause on coal mining in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains are concerned the province’s regulator appears to have accepted applications to renew a project that has already been denied. Last week, the Australia-based company Northback Holdings resurrected a proposal for the Grassy Mountain steelmaking coal mine in ... Read More »
1 responseNDP, Bloc say Speaker should resign after honouring man who fought for Nazis
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is deeply embarrassing to Parliament to all Canadians that the Speaker of the House of Commons invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. Trudeau says Speaker Anthony Rota has acknowledged his mistake. But that’s not enough for the ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal man visited Toronto Zoo in between killing spree, coroner’s inquest hears
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – A coroner’s inquest heard Monday that a man killed two people at random in Montreal in August 2022, then travelled to Ontario to visit the Toronto Zoo and Canada’s Wonderland before returning to Quebec to murder again. Police identified Abdulla Shaikh, 26, from video at the Ontario amusement parks, and receipts from the ... Read More »
1 responseNDP, Bloc says Speaker should resign after honouring man who fought for Nazis
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – NDP House leader Peter Julian is calling on House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to step down after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. The call for the Speaker’s resignation on Monday morning was quickly backed up by the Bloc Québécois, which ... Read More »
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By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
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Be the first to comment!Former foreign minister Marc Garneau says Canada, South Korea should form closer ties
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada should seek closer ties with South Korea, arguing the two countries could help each other gain influence in the strategically important Indo-Pacific. Garneau is to be appointed next month as the Canadian co-chair of the Canada-Korea Forum, a group dedicated to boosting trade and scientific ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP House leader says Speaker should resign after honouring man who fought for Nazis
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – NDP House leader Peter Julian is calling on House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to step down after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. Apologizing in the House today, Rota says he alone was responsible for inviting and recognizing Yaroslav Hunka, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: NDP says Speaker should resign after honouring man who fought for Nazis
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – NDP House leader Peter Julian is calling on House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to step down after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. Apologizing in the House today, Rota says he alone was responsible for inviting and recognizing Yaroslav Hunka, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military drops sexual misconduct charge against Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
GATINEAU, Que. – The military has dropped a charge related to alleged sexual misconduct against Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan, who was removed from his job as head of military personnel in 2021 after the allegations were made. The court martial for Whelan began Monday morning in Gatineau, Que., where he was initially facing two charges of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP demolish last structure at Quebec’s Roxham Road migrant crossing
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
LACOLLE, Que. – The last RCMP building is coming down at Roxham Road, which became an unofficial border crossing used by more than 100,000 migrants crossing into Canada from Upstate New York to apply for asylum since 2017. The sound of crumpling metal filled the air Monday morning as demolition started on the structure located ... Read More »
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