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Public safety minister does not have access to top-secret emails from CSIS: Johnston
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – Special rapporteur David Johnston found in his first report on foreign interference that Canada’s public safety minister does not have access to top-secret emails that national security officials use to share intelligence – including regarding potential threats against MPs. The former governor general found that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service is aware of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Owner of headline-grabbing Montreal swingers club fined $1.4 million for tax evasion
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Montreal non-profit administrator who once operated a headline-grabbing swingers club has been fined $1.4 million by Quebec’s Revenue Department. Revenu Québec says Jean-Paul Labaye, the sole director of non-profit Cercle réciproque, was also sentenced to 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to tax-related charges. Labaye is known for running a swingers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nunavut ends state of emergency as water services restored in Kinngait
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
KINNGAIT, NUNAVUT – The Nunavut government is ending a week-long state of emergency in Kinngait as water services resume in the hamlet. The territory declared the state of emergency last Wednesday saying an electrical issue at the community’s water pumphouse was limiting its ability to distribute treated water. It said available reserve volumes had been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bloc joins Conservatives in rejecting Johnston report briefing on election meddling
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is joining Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in refusing to take a look at secret information that led a watchdog to recommend against a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference. Blanchet told reporters in Ottawa today that the briefing is “a dumb trap,” saying it is a way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for May 24 : Trudeau heads to Winnipeg
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 24 … What we are watching in Canada … Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Winnipeg today. Trudeau is set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to spend day in Winnipeg
By The Canadian Press on May 24th, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Winnipeg today. Trudeau is set to meet with Indigenous high school students in the morning before making an announcement about protecting fresh water. He is also scheduled to take part in a town hall in the evening. The visit comes a day after a special rapporteur ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No winning ticket sold for Tuesday’s $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday’s Lotto Max $55 million draw. However, three of the four available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each were won by ticket holders in Quebec, Ontario and the Prairies. The jackpot for the next draw on May 26 will be an estimated $60 million, with six $1 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pathologist in B.C. murder trial says he’s not certain where teenage girl was killed
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park says he can’t be certain she was killed there. Dr. Jason Morin told the British Columbia Supreme Court jury under cross-examination that the teen, who cannot be identified under the terms of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than half of N.W.T. wildfires so far this season caused by humans: officials
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. – Officials in the Northwest Territories say more than half of the wildfires in the territory this year were started by people. A total of 15 wildfires have burned 161 square kilometres across the territory so far this season, eight of which are suspected to have been caused by humans. Wildlife information ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police identify killer in 1975 cold case murder of Sharron Prior
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
LONGUEUIL, Que. – Montreal-area police say they have solved one of the highest-profile cold cases in Quebec history. Police in Longueuil, Que., said today that DNA evidence allows them to be 100 per cent certain that Franklin Maywood Romine murdered 16-year-old Sharron Prior in 1975. The body of Romine, who died in 1982 at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Quebec police identify killer in 1975 murder of Sharron Prior
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
LONGUEUIL, Que. – Montreal-area police say they have solved one of the highest-profile cold cases in Quebec history. Police in Longueuil, Que., said today that DNA evidence allows them to be 100 per cent certain that Franklin Maywood Romine murdered 16-year-old Sharron Prior in 1975. The body of Romine, who died in 1982 at the ... Read More »
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