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‘Persona non grata:’ Canada expelling Chinese diplomat after threats to Tory MP
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is expelling Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei, whom Canada’s spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says in a statement that Canada has declared the Toronto-based diplomat as persona non grata, over what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence minister says Canada wants to share advanced military technology with allies
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The defence minister says Canada is interested in sharing more advanced defence technology with its allies as the focus of a trilateral military deal between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States starts to expand. But Anita Anand would not directly say if Canada is making a formal bid to join the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada calls Chinese diplomat ‘persona non grata’
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is expelling Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei, whom Canada’s spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfires continue in Alberta as premier, prime minister discuss aid plan
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has received an assurance of support from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the province’s battle against wildfires. Smith says she and Trudeau spoke by phone, and Alberta has sent a letter to the federal government that outlines a request for assistance. Trudeau says the federal government will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals move to speed up gun-bill debate, Conservatives call move undemocratic
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals are moving to ensure gun-control legislation makes its way through committee soon by asking the House of Commons for the green light to limit debate and expand the bill’s scope to cover new elements. The move comes as the Liberals announce renewal of their multimillion-dollar program to fight gang violence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family, friends gather at private funeral for Gordon Lightfoot in his hometown
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
ORILLIA, Ont. – Close friends and family of Gordon Lightfoot came together for a small, private funeral on Monday held at the Orillia, Ont. church where he was once a choir boy. A group of roughly 50 people assembled inside St. Paul’s United Church for the nearly two-hour ceremony that included a choir performance. Outside, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.K. seeks closer ties with Canada in science, military and technology
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Britain is seeking closer ties with Canada as it reshapes its foreign policy in the wake of its departure from the European Union. But British High Commissioner Susannah Goshko says her country is also pushing Ottawa to boost its defence spending. The United Kingdom updated its national security and foreign policy last month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfires continue in Alberta as premier, prime minister are set to talk
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
EDMONTON – Wildfires raging in Alberta continue to overwhelm some communities and have forced thousands of people from their homes. More than 40 structures, mostly homes, have been lost on the Little Red River Cree Nation, which includes three communities in northern Alberta. Darryel Sowan, the emergency management communications co-ordinator, says some 3,700 people left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will expand a pilot project to attract more temporary foreign workers to jobs in Canada’s agricultural industry for another two years. The government launched the program three years ago to offer temporary workers in the agriculture and food sector a pathway to permanent residency in Canada. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water levels peak, flood warning lifted for Grand Forks, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – The risk of flooding near the British Columbia community of Grand Forks has been downgraded from a warning to an advisory. After heavy rain and rapid snowmelt, the province’s river forecast centre says water levels in the Boundary Region have peaked, including on the Kettle and Granby rivers running through Grand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In West Virginia, police exhume body of suspect in 1975 murder of Montreal teenager
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
MONTREAL – Police in Longueil, Que., say the body of a suspect in the 1975 murder of a Montreal teenager has been exhumed in the United States. Sgt. Francis Charette says DNA tests are currently being conducted on the remains of Franklin Maywood Romine, who died in 1982. Romine’s body was exhumed from a West ... Read More »
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