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Keep notwithstanding clause out of school pronoun policies: justice minister
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – A “blunt instrument” like the notwithstanding clause has no place in the debate over what parents are entitled to know from schools about their child’s gender identity, Canada’s justice minister said Thursday. Justice Minister Arif Virani said as a father of two, he understands the desire for parents to be involved in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government websites down in four provinces, territories; cyberattacks blamed in two
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
Government websites in four provinces and territories are shut down, with at least two jurisdictions blaming cyberattacks for their outages. Internet searches of websites for Yukon, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Nunavut show those sites are inaccessible. Prince Edward Island and Yukon say cyberattacks are behind their shutdowns. Officials in those jurisdictions say attackers are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.K. man convicted for sex crimes involving girl from Surrey, B.C., police say
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties say a man has been convicted in the United Kingdom for sex crimes committed against young girls, including a 12-year-old from Surrey, B.C. An RCMP statement says British police arrested 29-year-old Kevin Brock last February, and in April asked Mounties in Surrey to help identify the girl. Police say a forensic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ex-B. C. police chief to investigate release of suspect before stabbing
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
LANGLEY, B.C. – Former Abbotsford police chief Bob Rich has been appointed to look into the release of a man from British Columbia’s psychiatric hospital before allegedly stabbing three people in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Premier David Eby says he has read the BC Review Board report on the accused and wants Rich to determine how a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 people from Canada sickened in botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency of Canada says three Canadian residents have fallen ill from a botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France. They’re among 10 people who have suspected botulism after eating sardines prepared and served at Tchin Tchin Wine Bar in an area popular among tourists. One of the patients, who was not from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Change to B.C. drug decriminalization policy prohibits use near playgrounds, parks
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government says its drug decriminalization policy has been amended to stop people from using illegal substances near playgrounds and parks. The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions says in a statement that the federal government approved the changes to its drug decriminalization policy. The federal government gave the province an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DNA match in Ibrahim Ali murder case as exact as identical twins, B.C. court is told
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
VANCOUVER – An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali’s murder trial says she’s never seen a DNA match as close as the one between the suspect and samples found on his alleged victim – except for DNA matches between identical twins. Forensic biologist Christine Crossman says police investigators were very thorough in their collection and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge expresses sympathy, but rules audit of Muslim charity should run its course
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed a major Muslim charity’s bid to halt a Canada Revenue Agency audit, saying it is too early to intervene in the federal examination. In his ruling, Justice Markus Koehnen says while he is sympathetic to many of the Muslim Association of Canada’s arguments, a court should ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Sikh referendum will ask if Indian diplomat was responsible for Nijjar killing
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Organizers of an unofficial worldwide referendum on Punjabi independence have added a question to the ballot in British Columbia asking if India’s high commissioner was responsible for the killing of a prominent provincial Sikh leader in June. The group Sikhs for Justice, which has been staging a series of non-binding votes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waivers: minister
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia has expanded its tuition waiver program to include all former youth in government care enrolling in post-secondary education. Selina Robinson, post-secondary education and future skills minister, says the program is no longer capped at the student’s 27th birthday. She says the budget for the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program is $19.2 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Hold the line,’ means different things to different people: ‘Freedom Convoy’ defence
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – The lawyer for one of the most prominent organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” disputed the meaning of a key phrase used by demonstrators in the final days of the protest. The words “Hold the line” were frequently heard on the streets in Ottawa in February 2022, and were played in court over and ... Read More »
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