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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend King’s coronation in London next week
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend the coronation of King Charles in London next week alongside dignitaries from around the world. Trudeau’s office is likely to unveil more details about his trip to the United Kingdom later today. The coronation of the 73-year-old monarch will take place at Westminster Abbey on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High Court dismisses Crown appeal in ‘Surrey Six’ 2007 gang murder case
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the Crown’s appeal in a 2007 gangland murder case, where two men argued police misconduct tainted their convictions. Gangsters Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston were both found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy in 2014, seven years after the executions of six people in a highrise apartment ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Press NewsAlert: High Court dismisses Crown appeal in B.C. gang murder case
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the Crown’s appeal in a 2007 gangland murder case. More coming... Read More »
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By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 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 April 28 … What we are watching in Canada … Statistics Canada is set to release its February reading for economic growth this morning. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada-U. S. meeting to focus on fight against cross-border gun smuggling, opioids
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Co-operation on targeting cross-border gun smuggling will top the agenda today when senior justice and public safety officials from Canada and the United States meet in Ottawa. The Canada-U. S. Cross-Border Crime Forum brings together Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Justice Minister David Lametti and their U.S. counterparts, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. government to announce Surrey police service decision, RCMP or municipal force
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – A decision is due today on who will police the Metro Vancouver city of Surrey: the RCMP or the municipal Surrey Police Service. British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the government has reached a decision on which law enforcement agency it will approve after months of difficult deliberations. The city had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High Court to rule on hearing over police misdeeds during gang murder investigation
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will rule today on a gangland murder case from 2007 out of Surrey, B.C., where two men convicted of the crimes claim the investigation was tainted by police misconduct. Gangsters Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston were both found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy in 2014, seven years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal workers strike for 10th day as negotiations on pay, remote work continue
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Workers in Canada’s largest federal public service union are hitting the picket lines for the 10th day as negotiations continue. Both sides are facing pressure to reach a deal, though there is no talk of back-to-work legislation being on the way. According to an update from Treasury Board President Mona Fortier earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grand Chief says B.C. declaration fund ‘special moment in history’ to build province
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
VICTORIA – Indigenous leaders in British Columbia say a $200-million provincial government fund will help First Nations participate fully in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Several Indigenous leaders heaped praise on the new government fund at a news conference at the legislature, saying the Declaration Act Engagement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police issue warning after B.C. senior loses $7.5 million in cryptocurrency scam
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – A senior from Burnaby, B.C., was scammed out of more than $7.5 million dollars in a cryptocurrency ruse, prompting the latest warning from police about cryptocurrency-based fraud schemes. Police say the elaborate con lasted several months and included the victim being scammed out of money both in the original fraud and then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of the deadly stabbing rampage at James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASKATCHEWAN – Eleven people were killed and 17 were injured during a stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., last year. Myles Sanderson, who police say carried out the attacks, later died in police custody. RCMP have released more details about how ... Read More »
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