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Federal government has tabled new offer on tenth day of strike, PSAC says
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government tabled a new contract offer to the Public Service Alliance of Canada Friday, as thousands of federal workers strike remained on strike for the tenth straight day. Both the union and a spokeswoman for Treasury Board President Mona Fortier confirmed the offer, which is the first sign of any progress ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Application for jury to see photo of Myles Gray’s injuries made too late: coroner
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – The British Columbia coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Myles Gray says the jury won’t be allowed to see a photo of the man’s injuries because the application was made too late. Coroner Larry Marzinzik says his view on admitting photos would have been “very different” had the lawyer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner calls for more training after Montreal firefighter drowned during rescue
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – The coroner who investigated the 2021 drowning of a Montreal firefighter in the St. Lawrence River has concluded the members of the fire department’s water rescue squad were brave but undertrained. Pierre Lacroix, 58, was one of four firefighters who went to the aid of two pleasure boaters after their motor died and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Crown Prosecutor says Ibrahim Ali killed girl, 13, during sexual assault
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A trial has heard that a 13-year-old girl from Burnaby, B.C., was passing through a neighbourhood park when she was dragged into the forest by Ibrahim Ali, sexually assaulted and strangled. In an opening statement at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, Crown attorney Isobel Keeley told the jury the trial will hear evidence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Window to safely airlift people from Sudan closing quickly, Canadian officials say
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command says the window is closing quickly to safely airlift people out of Sudan amid fighting between the country’s military and paramilitary forces. Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie says it’s believed a Turkish crew member was injured when one of Turkey’s planes was shot from the ground as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conrad Black says he’s regained the Canadian citizenship he renounced in 2001
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Conrad Black says his Canadian citizenship has been restored more than 20 years after he renounced it. Black gave up his citizenship in 2001 during a well-publicized fight with then-prime minister Jean Chretien over accepting a British peerage. Black provided The Canadian Press with a copy of an opinion piece he says is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Trudeau Foundation CEO says she resigned after pushback on donation audit
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The former CEO of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation says she resigned because some members of its board of directors refused to recuse themselves from involvement in an independent forensic audit into a 2016 donation that she says was linked to China. Pascale Fournier and eight other board members of the foundation resigned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says government making ‘serious offers’ to end public service strike
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday the government is making “serious offers” in a bid to bring a strike of its largest public sector union to an end. More than 100,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada walked off the job 10 days ago and while talks have continued on and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province says RCMP should leave Surrey, B.C., to local force for safety reasons
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is recommending the City of Surrey continue its transition to the Surrey Police Service, despite the wishes of the new council to revert to the RCMP. The government cites RCMP staff vacancies as one of the key reasons for not wanting the city to keep the Mounties, saying it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner says drowning of Montreal firefighter accidental, recommends more training
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec coroner is recommending that Montreal firefighters be better trained on water rescues, after the 2021 drowning of firefighter Pierre Lacroix in the St. Lawrence River. Coroner Géhane Kamel says neither Lacroix nor the three other firefighters who came to the aid of boaters in distress on Oct. 17, 2021, were properly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mechanical issue in Canadian plane delays Sudan airlift, as Turkish plane shot at
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canadian evacuation flights in Sudan have been hampered by a mechanical issue in one military plane that has since been resolved. Anand won’t specify what the mechanical issue is, saying her officials will explain to reporters this afternoon. But she says another problem that emerged is an oil ... Read More »
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