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Ibrahim Ali’s lawyer suggests person whose DNA was inside victim may not be killer
By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in British Columbia Supreme Court has raised the possibility that the person whose DNA was found inside the victim may not be the one who killed the teenager. Kevin McCullough has finished cross-examining forensic biologist Christine Crossman, focusing on the fact Ali’s genetic profile ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada announces $5 million for Libya flood victims as death toll mounts
By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is announcing $5 million in aid for groups helping people in Libya who have been displaced by disastrous flooding. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said the money will help provide emergency health care, water and shelter to northeast Libya through groups like United Nations agencies and the Red Crescent. The flooding started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maritimers race to tie down gear, stock up on food as hurricane Lee approaches
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
HALIFAX – Maritimers were buying last-minute groceries and hauling boats out of the water Friday as forecasters warned hurricane Lee could soon bring destructive winds, high waves, flooding and power outages. In a busy grocery store parking lot in Liverpool, N.S., Connor Hanrahan loaded pints of strawberries, sliced meats and bottles of water into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Bunch of idiots’: Victim relatives query psychiatric releases, lawyers urge caution
By Nono Shen and Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Rebecca Mayrhofer said she felt “100 per cent frustrated” when she heard about a triple stabbing in Vancouver’s Chinatown on the weekend, that police allege was committed by a man on day release from psychiatric detention. But she wasn’t surprised. Blair Evan Donnelly, 64, had previously been found not criminally responsible for stabbing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Environment Canada extends hurricane watch to Halifax as ‘very large’ Lee approaches
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
HALIFAX – Boats were being pulled out of the water in Nova Scotia Friday as forecasters warned hurricane Lee could soon bring damaging winds, large waves, flooding and power outages. Jennifer Chandler, commodore at the Chester Yacht Club, said she and her team have been working for days to prepare for what she anticipates will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three Canadians sickened in France’s botulism outbreak are from Quebec: PHAC
By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed that the three Canadians who fell ill in a botulism outbreak in France are from Quebec. They’re among at least 12 people who have suspected botulism after eating sardines prepared and served at Tchin Tchin Wine Bar in Bordeaux, France. The food was eaten between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence in Ibrahim Ali murder trial suggests sex partner, killer not same person
By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in British Columbia Supreme Court has put forward the theory that the person who had sex with the alleged murder victim may not be the one who killed the teenager. Kevin McCullough has finished cross-examining forensic biologist Christine Crossman, focusing on the fact Ali’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ng postpones ‘Team Canada’ trade mission to India amid strained relations
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is postponing a trade mission to India that federal Trade Minister Mary Ng had promoted as key to the Indo-Pacific strategy. Ng’s office has not explained why the trip, which was scheduled to start Oct. 9, has been postponed. Canada has paused negotiations for a trade deal with India, and relations between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: ‘Team Canada’ trade mission to India put off: Mary Ng’s office
By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Trade Minister Mary Ng’s office says a planned “Team Canada” trip to India is being put off, giving no details about when it will go ahead. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta government to help families affected by E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
By Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
CALGARY – The Alberta government will immediately give families $2,000 for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak related to several Calgary daycares, Premier Danielle Smith said Friday. “Families are having a tough time with a lot of disruptions. Some have spent days and nights watching their children in pain in the hospital or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada sanctions more Iran officials to mark one year since Mahsa Amini’s death
By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is sanctioning more Iranian officials to mark the anniversary of a young woman’s death that sparked global protests one year ago. Six senior regime officials are banned from entering Canada or having holdings in the country. Saturday will mark one year since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being arrested ... Read More »
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