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Quebec justice minister faces ethics probe after naming friend to provincial court
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette is facing an ethics investigation after appointing his friend as a provincial court judge. Ethics commissioner Ariane Mignolet opened an investigation after receiving a complaint from the Liberal party regarding the nomination of Charles-Olivier Gosselin to Quebec court. The probe was launched after Le Soleil newspaper reported that Jolin-Barrette had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice Minister David Lametti tables legislation to reform bail system
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti introduced new legislation this morning to reform Canada’s bail system, after months of calls for tougher laws from premiers, police and opposition. He is scheduled to hold a news conference today with cabinet colleagues, including Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett, to ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau in South Korea to talk global and energy security, youth mobility program
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Seoul on Tuesday for his first official visit to South Korea as both countries try to build closer economic and cultural ties and work together on global security concerns. “I don’t think there was a time when Korea and Canada were so close as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau heads to Asia for weeklong trip : In The News for May 16
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 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 16 … What we are watching in Canada … Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left Monday evening for a weeklong trip to Asia, where he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. wildfires put all of Fort St. John on alert, nearby areas on evacuation order
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
Wildfires have prompted the City of Fort St. John, B.C., to tell all of its roughly 21,000 residents to get ready to leave on short notice, while the Peace River Regional District has issued an evacuation order for a large rural area to the north. The Stoddart Creek wildfire discovered on Saturday has grown to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire activity increases in Alberta as hot, dry conditions continue
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
The Alberta government says hot and dry conditions are expected to continue in the coming days, providing no relief for the roughly 2,500 people fighting wildfires in the province. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Edmonton on Monday to meet with some of the 300 military personnel called in to help fight wildfires in Alberta. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice Minister David Lametti set to reveal plans to reform bail system
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti is set to make an announcement this afternoon about how his government plans to reform Canada’s bail system, after months of calls for tougher laws from premiers, police and opposition. He is scheduled to hold a news conference with a number of cabinet colleagues, including Public Safety Minister Marco ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fort St. John, B.C., tells all 21,000 residents to prepare to evacuate as fire nears
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2023
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – The City of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia has issued an evacuation alert telling all of its approximately 21,000 residents to get ready to leave in response to a wildfire that’s grown to more than 130 square kilometres in size. An update from the BC Wildfire Service this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Hay River, N.W.T., order evacuations as wildfire spreads
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2023
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. – A First Nation reserve and nearby town in the southern Northwest Territories have been evacuated after a wildfire began spreading in the area. K’atl’odeeche First Nation ordered an evacuation Sunday afternoon, advising residents to register at the evacuation centre in nearby Hay River. The Town of Hay River then ordered an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Autopsy showed 13-year-old B.C. teen was strangled, pathologist tells murder trial
By The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says she died by strangulation. Dr. Jason Morin, who conducted the autopsy, says the four-hour procedure showed there had been a lack of blood supply to the girl’s brain. He says he also identified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice Minister David Lametti expected introduce bail-reform legislation
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on May 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti and the federal government are expected to bring forward legislation to enact bail reform as early as Tuesday. The government has given notice to the House of Commons that it intends to introduce a bill to amend the Criminal Code. Lametti has said he will make “targeted reforms” to ... Read More »
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