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Senator’s convoy rant breached ethics code, watchdog says apology not sufficient
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Senate ethics watchdog has found Conservative Sen. Michael MacDonald violated the code of conduct during the “Freedom Convoy” protest in February 2022. The Nova Scotia senator was caught on video castigating downtown Ottawa residents who complained about the protests, saying they were overpaid and underworked. MacDonald has apologized for his remarks in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP officers’ group says Mounties shouldn’t be ‘scapegoats’ in police shortage
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The voice for almost 20,000 RCMP says its members should not be used as “political pawns” in the dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Surrey over its policing situation. Brian Sauvé, the president of the National Police Federation, says in an open letter to Premier David Eby that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tamara Lich’s case not a trial of the ‘Freedom Convoy,’ says defence lawyer
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – The lawyer for “Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich warned the court Tuesday that the upcoming trial on her criminal charges should not put the entire convoy on trial. Lich was a figurehead of the demonstrations that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for three weeks in early 2022 in protest against COVID-19 public health restrictions and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Courage and resilience:’ Judge acquits two men convicted in 1973 killing in Winnipeg
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
WINNIPEG – A judge has granted an acquittal to two First Nations men convicted of killing a restaurant worker in Winnipeg a half-century ago. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of the Court of King’s Bench told Brian Anderson and Allan Woodhouse they are innocent and deserve acquittals, resulting in an eruption of cheers and claps from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario, Quebec to see more tornado ‘fuel,’ but more data needed
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – Climate change will likely bring more weather conditions to Ontario and Quebec that are favourable to the development of tornadoes, but it’s still unclear whether Central Canada will actually be hit by more of them, experts say. Severe thunderstorms – and at least two tornadoes – damaged homes, knocked down power lines and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lack of compensation for Doukhobor religious group disappointing: B.C. ombudsperson
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s ombudsperson says he’s “deeply disappointed” the government won’t commit to compensating members of an exiled Russian religious group who were forcibly removed from their parents in the 1950s. Jay Chalke says in a report that he’s relieved the government has committed to an apology to members of the Doukhobor community this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British Columbia’s record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
British Columbia’s wildfire season is now the most destructive on record, with about 14,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 2018. Here are some statistics about the current season from the BC Wildfire Service website, as of noon Pacific time, July 18. Total area burned: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec gondola crash probe continues; victim identified as Canadian soldier
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed today that the man who died in a fatal gondola crash Sunday at the Mont-Tremblant resort was a military member. Fifty-year-old Sheldon Johnson of Kingston, Ont., was a member of the 5th Canadian Division and had served for 20 years, the military confirmed in a statement offering condolences ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada might loosen Turkey arms embargo, Ottawa’s former military envoy says
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – A former high-ranking security expert says Canada may loosen its arms-export restrictions against Turkey as that country moves to strengthen ties with its Western peers. At last week’s NATO summit in Lithuania, Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan struck a deal to support Sweden’s attempt to join the military alliance after blocking the move ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opponents of telescope development in Hawaii urge UN to hold Canada accountable
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is under fire for its support of a controversial telescope slated for development on Hawai’i Island, the largest island in the state, over allegations the project violates Indigenous rights. A group of academics and advocacy organizations asked the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination last Friday for early warning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian arrested by U.K. police at on suspicion of membership in terrorism group
By The Canadian Press on July 18th, 2023
OTTAWA, Ill. – British police have arrested a Canadian man on suspicion of being a member of a terrorism group. The Metropolitan Police in London, England say counterterrorism detectives arrested a 28-year-old Canadian national at Heathrow Airport shortly after noon. They say the man had just arrived on a flight from Canada, and that the ... Read More »
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