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Liberals committed to ‘getting this right,’ minister tells MPs studying gun bill
By The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is telling MPs studying federal gun-control legislation that the Liberal government is committed to “getting this right.” Mendicino is appearing this afternoon at the House of Commons public safety committee, where members are studying a government bill introduced last year. The appearance comes more than two months after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court approves sex-abuse settlement against Quebec clerics after lawyers lower fees
By The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Court of Appeal has approved a $28-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed against the Clerics of Saint-Viateur of Canada by sexual-assault victims. A deal was reached in January 2022, but last July Quebec Superior Court Justice Thomas M. Davis said the $8 million in legal fees was excessive. The judge said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. firefighters describe Myles Gray’s injuries at coroner’s inquest
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – Myles Gray had bruising around his eyes and along the sides of his neck when he stopped moving in the minutes after a beating by Vancouver police, a retired fire captain told the British Columbia coroner’s inquest into the 33-year-old’s death. Former Burnaby, B.C., firefighter John Campbell testified that he noticed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gov. Gen. Mary Simon arrives in Yellowknife ahead of German president’s visit
By The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Gov. Gen. Mary Simon arrived in Yellowknife today to begin an official visit to the Northwest Territories, a day ahead of a visit from Germany’s president. Simon and her husband Whit Fraser were greeted by Margaret Thom, commissioner of the Northwest Territories, and they discussed youth and education in the territory. They also ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. Appeal Court sides with mom in case involving access to parental medical records
By The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Court of Appeal has struck down a section of the province’s child protection legislation that allowed social workers to access a parent’s medical records without their consent, a search warrant or a court order. The three-judge panel says a section of B.C.’s Child, Family and Community Service Act is unconstitutional, ... Read More »
1 responseMyles Gray had bruising around eyes, neck, retired fire captain tells B.C. inquest
By The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – A retired fire captain says Myles Gray had bruising around his eyes and along the sides of his neck when he stopped moving in the minutes after a beating by police. Former Burnaby, B.C., fire captain John Campbell told the coroner’s inquest into Gray’s death that he saw the injuries after police ... Read More »
1 responseYukon government starts funding 40 hours of paid sick leave
By The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – Yukon’s premier says the territory is the first in Canada to provide government-funded paid sick leave with a program targeting workers who are most likely to suffer from taking unpaid time off. As of April 1, anyone without paid sick leave through their employer and making less than or equal to $33.94 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thousands of Hydro-Québec clients lose power after Churchill Falls interruption
By The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s electric utility says thousands are without power in the province after a problem at the Churchill Falls generating station in Labrador. A Hydro-Québec spokesman says the station experienced a sudden interruption today, which triggered protection mechanisms that responded by cutting power, adding the utility is investigating what happened. Around noon, the provincially-owned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Missing in action’: gun-control groups chide NDP over noncommittal stance on bill
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal New Democrats are coming under pressure from gun-control advocates to support the Liberals in enacting a permanent ban on assault-style firearms. In a pair of open letters, various groups pushing for stronger restrictions on guns urge the NDP to come out decisively in favour of enshrining a definition of firearms that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s push for small nuclear reactors will be costly, ineffective, some MPs warn
By The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asserted that Canada is “very serious” about developing nuclear technology across the country to meet growing power needs, but some members of Parliament are warning the technology could be costly and ineffective. A Liberal MP is among the critics who say Ottawa is looking at an expensive investment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moon mission could boost Canadian health-care, climate efforts: Artemis II astronauts
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Four astronauts selected to orbit the moon say the Artemis II mission can help inform how Canada responds to food insecurity, health-care needs and climate adaptation in the Arctic. And the head of NASA says that as crewmembers prepare to meet a new frontier in space, he expects Ottawa will boost its spending ... Read More »
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