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Watchdog to probe how military police handled case against Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The military police watchdog is launching a probe into how investigators handled a historical sexual-assault allegation against a senior officer who was a central figure in Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. A Quebec court acquitted Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin last December of one count of sexual assault, after the military police investigated the allegation from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johnston advises against inquiry, but aims to hold hearings on foreign interference
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Special rapporteur David Johnston said Tuesday that a formal inquiry into foreign interference is not needed, that public hearings should be held as part of his own mandate. Johnston said an inquiry could not be undertaken in public because of the sensitivity of the intelligence involved, and formal subpoena powers are not required ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Chilliwack cancel shelter-in-place alert for residents near Skowkale
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
Police in Chilliwack, B.C., have issued an update, saying the call to shelter in place has been cancelled and the “active, ongoing, high-risk police incident” has been resolved. However, few other details are being shared at this time, pending a further news release later this morning. According to the initial statement from Chilliwack RCMP, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for May 23, 2023: Is a public inquiry into foreign interference coming?
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 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 Tuesday, May 23, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … The man charged with recommending how best to deal with foreign interference in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP to reflect on painful history as Canada’s police service on 150th anniversary
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – When Canada’s founding leaders first conceived of a federal police service, history tells us it was merely an emergency measure, a contingency plan to enforce Canadian laws throughout what was then known as the North-West Territories. The day Parliament voted the service into existence on May 23, 1873, is now recognized as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police to give update on 1975 murder investigation after identifying suspect
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – Police in a Montreal suburb are scheduled to provide an update today on the investigation into the 1975 slaying of a 16-year-old girl after exhuming the remains of a suspect earlier this month. The rape and killing of Sharron Prior has gone unsolved since she disappeared after setting out to meet friends at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johnston to release decision on need for public inquiry into foreign interference
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The man charged with recommending how best to deal with foreign interference in Canada’s federal elections will finally say whether he believes a public inquiry is necessary. Former governor general David Johnston, the special rapporteur appointed in March by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will issue an interim report Monday on what he considers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Chilliwack issue shelter-in-place alert for residents near Skowkale
By The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
Police in Chilliwack, B.C., are warning certain locals to shelter in place as they deal with what is being described as an “active, ongoing, high-risk police incident.” According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP, which was issued just after 8 p.m. local time, the incident is unfolding in the 46-thousand block of Knight Road, near ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain forecast could slow down record-breaking Alberta wildfires, officials say
By Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
EDMONTON – Light rainfall and cooler temperatures slowed down wildfire activity in Alberta over the long weekend and more rain that’s in the forecast may help firefighters catch a breath during a record-breaking season of fires. “This could be a turning point for the firefighters working out there on the fires,” Christie Tucker of Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Indigenous group says CAQ MNA who dismissed alleged police abuse must resign
By The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
MONTREAL – The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador wants a member of Quebec’s governing Coalition Avenir Quebec party to resign after he suggested numerous Indigenous women lied about being sexually assaulted by police officers. Pierre Dufour was speaking about the issue of homelessness at a city council meeting last week in Val d’Or, Que., a ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal police investigate second arson in 16 days at business in St-Laurent borough
By The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
Montreal police say they’re investigating the second arson attack in just over two weeks at a business in the city’s St-Laurent borough. Police spokeswoman Const. Caroline Chèvrefils says multiple windows were broken at the business and it appears that more than one incendiary device was thrown inside. Chèvrefils says police have recovered one of the ... Read More »
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