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In the news today: Ontario legislature resumes, Jewish groups demand apology
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 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… Ontario legislature resumes with new cabinet faces Ontario provincial politicians are heading back to the legislature today after its summer break that saw a whirlwind few weeks of developments in the ... Read More »
1 responsePrioritize disadvantaged people for primary care and screening access, report says
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
TORONTO – A group of Canadian doctors, nurses and other health-care providers has issued recommendations on how to make health care more equitable for disadvantaged people. In a report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal today, the group says people who are marginalized should be prioritized for access to a primary care provider. Lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court martial begins for former head of military HR accused of sexual misconduct
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
GATINEAU, Que. – A court martial begins today for Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan, who was removed from his job as head of military personnel after being accused of sexual misconduct. The allegations came to light in 2021, only months after Whelan took over the job from Vice-Adm. Haydn Edmundson, who was also accused of sexual misconduct. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner’s inquest opens into killings of three Quebec men chosen at random
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – A coroner’s inquest opening in Montreal today will look into the deaths of three men seemingly killed at random over a 24-hour span last August. Coroner Géhane Kamel will oversee the inquiry into the killings of André Lemieux, Mohamed Belhaj, Alex Levis-Crevier and the police-killing of the 26-year-old suspect, Abdulla Shaikh. At the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP to demolish last structure at Quebec’s Roxham Road crossing
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
LACOLLE, Que. – The RCMP says it will demolish the last of its structures at Roxham Road, an outpost built to deal with the influx of migrants that used to cross into Canada on foot from Upstate New York to apply for asylum. The federal police force will hold a news conference this morning near ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parole board warned employees about threats following Saskatchewan stabbings: emails
By Stephanie Taylor and Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
Parole Board of Canada employees were fearful of threats after it was revealed a mass killer in Saskatchewan was on statutory release at the time of last year’s rampage, emails show. The emails in partially redacted documents, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act, show staff at the Parole Board of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friend, community members remember ‘humble,’ ‘genuine’ Mountie killed in shooting
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on September 24th, 2023
LANGLEY, B.C. – Brittni Drummond’s three-year old daughter, Rikki, doesn’t understand why her “police officer buddy” has been showing up on television in the last few days. Rikki’s friend was Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien, who was shot and killed while executing a warrant in Coquitlam, B.C., on Friday. “She just pointed him out ... Read More »
1 responseJewish group demands apology after MPs honoured man who fought for Nazis
By The Canadian Press on September 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – Several Jewish advocacy organizations are condemning members of Parliament for giving a standing ovation to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War. During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Ottawa on Friday, MPs honoured 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka in the House of Commons. Hunka was invited by Speaker ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec public security probes domestic violence bracelet failure near Montreal
By The Canadian Press on September 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Public Security Department will probe why a tracking bracelet system deployed in the province to prevent domestic violence suspects from approaching complainants did not work earlier this month in a town south of Montreal. The department said in a statement last week that on Sept. 9, an offender managed to get close ... Read More »
1 responseOne dead, two injured after building collapses in north-end Montreal
By The Canadian Press on September 24th, 2023
Montreal police say a man has died and two others were injured after the partial collapse of a building on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters discovered the body of the man about 10:15 p.m. in the rubble of the building in the Montréal-Nord borough. Authorities say the concrete slab of the ground floor of the building collapsed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfires: Town of Clova busy as ever after Quebec premier said it was burning down
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on September 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – Dominic Vincent’s inn and restaurant in Clova, Que., is fully booked these days, only months after Premier François Legault announced the town of 36 residents would burn to the ground during the unprecedented summer wildfire season. Far from gone, the hamlet within the city of La Tuque, around 325 kilometres northwest of Montreal, ... Read More »
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