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‘Wild West’: Amid foreign meddling headlines, lawyers fear unfair immigration rulings
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on July 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Even as the conversation around foreign interference continues to centre on efforts to disrupt Canadian elections, the federal government is routinely deporting people suspected of engaging in espionage or terrorism – or barring them entry to Canada. Lawyers who work within the immigration system say they expect security officials to ramp up those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Did past health accords work? Ottawa is trying to make that question easier to answer
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on July 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – In medicine, before a doctor treats a patient’s illness, they first try to get a sense of the person’s health. They collect information on the symptoms, run tests and blood work and gather whatever details they can. That way, they’ll know whether or not the medicine has worked. It’s called establishing a baseline, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers cast doubt on phone data linking Ali to alleged scene of B.C. teen’s killing
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Lawyers for Ibrahim Ali, who’s accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago, have been trying to cast doubt on the reliability of cellphone data suggesting his phone was in the vicinity at the time of the killing. The jury in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial ... Read More »
1 response‘Heartless’: Miller criticizes Manitoba government’s decision not to search landfill
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2023
The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations says Manitoba’s government is standing in the way of a search for the remains of two slain Indigenous women believed to be in a landfill. “We are willing to play a role, a very important role in this,” Marc Miller said Wednesday at the Assembly of First Nations general ... Read More »
1 responseUnion and employers receive mediator’s terms to end B.C. port strike, source says
By The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A source close to negotiations over the British Columbia port strike said both sides on Wednesday received the terms of a settlement recommended by a federal mediator that could end the 12-day-old industrial action. The delivery of the terms comes after federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan late Tuesday instructed the mediator to send ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec judge says three-month sentence could trivialize promotion of hate
By The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec court judge says he fears a jail sentence of just three months for a man convicted of promoting hatred against Jews would trivialize the crime. Both the prosecution and the defence today recommended a three-month sentence, followed by probation, for Gabriel Sohier Chaput, who was convicted in January in connection with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union and employers receive terms from mediator to end B.C. port strike, source says
By The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A source close to negotiations over the British Columbia port strike says both sides have received the terms of a settlement recommended by a federal mediator that could end the 12-day-old industrial action. The delivery of the terms comes after Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan late Tuesday instructed the mediator to send him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.W.T. communities shatter temperature records as heat warnings continue
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Several communities in the Northwest Territories have broken temperature records in recent days as residents try to beat the heat. Jesse Wagar, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, says Norman Wells and Fort Good Hope set new all-time maximum temperature records. That means they experienced their hottest temperature ever recorded, regardless ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s premiers urge Ottawa to advance infrastructure to boost economic growth
By The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Canada’s premiers have ended their annual three-day conference in Winnipeg with a request that Ottawa boost economic growth and trade. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, who hosted the meeting, says the premiers have asked for a dedicated meeting with the prime minister to discuss infrastructure priorities. Stefanson says partnerships are needed to keep Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Archibald removed from AFN meeting for violating code of conduct, says interim chief
By Marlo Glass, The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2023
HALIFAX – The interim chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the reason former national chief RoseAnne Archibald was barred Tuesday from participating in the organization’s annual general meeting was a violation of its code of conduct. Joanna Bernard told chiefs gathered in Halifax Wednesday that she was committed to making the assembly safe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recognition of First Nations rights a ‘sticking’ point in new policing law plan: AFN
By The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – A lawyer for the Assembly of First Nations says including the recognition of rights is a “sticking” point as the organization negotiates a new policing bill with Ottawa. Julie McGregor updated chiefs gathered in Halifax today on work to develop a law that would declare policing on First Nations an essential service. She ... Read More »
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