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Correctional Service reports death of inmate at Victoria-area prison
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
VICTORIA – The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate serving a sentence for second-degree murder has died at the Victoria-area William Head Institution. A statement Friday says inmate Richard Paul Preston died on Saturday while in custody at the minimum-security federal institution. The Correctional Service statement does not provide details on the cause of ... Read More »
1 responseConservatives say they have two ingredients to create a “blue wave:” Money and unity
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
QUEBEC – Conservatives need to rally behind their leader, former cabinet minister Peter MacKay said Friday in a keynote speech at the party’s policy convention in Quebec City. In a speech designed to demonstrate party unity after years of infighting MacKay said Conservatives need to back the ideas of Leader Pierre Poilievre and speak with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant are detected
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 numbers, with cases, test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths all up in recent weeks. The BC Centre for Disease Control says in a monthly report that 447 people tested positive in tests funded by the province’s medical services plan in the week ending Sept. 2, more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regulator yanks thousands of wells from troubled oil company, transfers for cleanup
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
Alberta’s energy regulator has transferred thousands of oil and gas wells and other facilities held by a troubled Calgary company to the group that’s responsible for cleaning up poorly maintained or abandoned sites. In an order issued Monday, the regulator has told AlphaBow Energy that it is no longer allowed on the sites it owns ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa school bus routes cancelled for thousands of students due to driver shortage
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Thousands of Ottawa parents are still scrambling to find a way to get their kids to school after their buses were suddenly cancelled because of a driver shortage. About 7,500 students are affected after the bus service for both the Ottawa public and catholic school boards cancelled 300 routes just before schools opened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is hurricane Lee headed for Canada? The ‘spaghetti models’ can be misleading: expert
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
HALIFAX – For residents of Canada’s East Coast, some of the latest images showing the potential path northward for a rapidly intensifying hurricane Lee are disturbing. By combining multiple computer-generated forecasts, meteorologists have produced maps of the western Atlantic Ocean that suggest the powerful storm could slam into the Maritimes late next week. But an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Timing of evidence disclosure raises ire of judge in ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The judge presiding over the trial of “Freedom Convoy” organizers says she is seriously unhappy about the late disclosure of text message evidence to the defence. Justice Heather Perkins-McVey called a short recess to “settle” herself after defence lawyers told her they had received two heavy binders of evidence Thursday, three days after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More ads coming as Conservatives plot path to make Poilievre the next prime minister
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
QUEBEC – Canadians should expect to see a lot more of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the coming months as the party uses its full war chest to reach out beyond its base. That’s essentially what Robert Staley, the Toronto lawyer named by Poilievre to lead the Conservative Fund, told delegates Friday at the party ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man facing arson charges in northern wildfires detained ahead of bail hearing
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
A Quebec man facing arson charges in connection with forest fires in the province’s north during the spring and summer will remain detained ahead of a bail hearing on Monday. Quebec provincial police say 37-year-old Brian Paré of Chibougamau, Que., was charged with two counts of arson on Thursday. Prosecutors say the charges are in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Trudeau at G20 in New Delhi, “Freedom Convoy” trial
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 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… Trudeau suggests he would raise issue of foreign interference with India’s PM Modi Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to New Delhi for the G20 leaders’ summit, hoping to meet with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pierre Poilievre to deliver first speech as leader to Conservative convention
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
QUEBEC – Conservatives gathered for the federal party’s national policy convention in Quebec City today will hear not only from their leader later, but from a man who at one time wanted that job himself. The must-see event of the day for the more than 2,000 Conservatives who travelled to Quebec City will be tonight’s ... Read More »
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