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Two men and a woman arrested after human remains found in Quebec City area
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police say they’ve made three arrests after human remains were found in the Quebec City area on Sunday. Police say two men, aged 44 and 31, and a 31-year-old woman were arrested Sunday evening while the suspects were driving in the Montreal-area Mohawk territory of Kahnawake. They say that despite the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario court dismisses sex workers’ Charter challenge, rules laws constitutional
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
TORONTO – Ontario’s Superior Court has dismissed a Charter challenge launched by an alliance of groups advocating for the rights of sex workers, ruling that Canada’s criminal laws on sex work are constitutional. Justice Robert Goldstein’s decision says the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, brought in by the former Conservative government, balances prohibition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ontario court dismisses sex workers’ Charter challenge
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
TORONTO – Ontario’s Superior Court has dismissed a Charter challenge launched by an alliance of groups advocating for the rights of sex workers, ruling that Canada’s criminal laws on sex work are constitutional. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Parliament resumes, with focus on housing and food prices
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 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… Housing, food prices on agenda as MPs return MPs are returning to the House of Commons today determined to find relief for Canadians feeling the pinch of inflation. While some of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Decision expected in sex workers’ Charter challenge of criminal prostitution laws
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
TORONTO – The Ontario Superior Court is expected to release its decision this morning on a constitutional challenge launched by an alliance of groups advocating for the rights of sex workers. The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform argued in court last fall that Canada’s prostitution laws violate the industry workers’ Charter rights. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residents of Hay River and surrounding communities return after month-long evacuation
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. – Jennifer Coleman has lived in and around Hay River in the Northwest Territories her whole life, but the highway into the community felt like a strange place as she and other wildfire evacuees were allowed to return there Saturday for the first time in over a month. “It’s almost like muscle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing, food prices top of mind as MPs return to Ottawa following summer break
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – MPs are returning to the House of Commons today determined to find relief for Canadians feeling the pinch of inflation. While some of the most heated debates this fall will surround bail reform, gun restrictions and climate change, it is housing costs and grocery bills that will likely dominate the agenda. Industry Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officers warned about harassment before former Saskatchewan police chief’s exit: memo
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Officers with a beleaguered Saskatchewan police force were warned about harassing behaviour in the weeks before their police chief accused members of personal attacks and character assassination, internal documents show. Jonathan Bergen announced he was retiring as chief of the Prince Albert Police Service last May saying he was the subject ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trajectory for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial uncertain as third week begins
By The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Lawyers on both sides of the trial of key “Freedom Convoy” organizers are working to keep the proceedings from coming to a standstill. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are facing charges related to their role in the demonstration that had big-rig trucks blocking downtown Ottawa streets to protest COVID-19 public health measures. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Adam Walker ousted from BC New Democratic Party, Premier David Eby says
By The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2023
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby has announced MLA Adam Walker has been ousted from the BC New Democratic party. In a statement issued today, Eby says the BC New Democrat caucus conducted a thorough internal investigation after a human resources complaint was issued against Walker. He says that investigation found misconduct on the part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parliament resuming as parties jockey for position on cost of living, housing fixes
By The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament will return to their seats in the House of Commons on Monday as the governing Liberals lay out major new housing and cost-of-living initiatives. The Liberals are hoping to end the beating their party is taking in the polls, promising to kick-start a rental housing construction boom by taking the ... Read More »
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