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Vancouver officer testifies about efforts to resuscitate Myles Gray after beating
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – A Vancouver police officer told a coroner’s inquest that “time was standing still” as they waited for advanced life support paramedics to arrive and help revive 33-year-old Myles Gray after he was beaten by officers trying to arrest him. Const. Derek Cain described to the jury their efforts to resuscitate Gray, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family says First Nation man brain-dead after altercation with Saskatchewan police
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
SASKATOON – The family of a First Nations man in Saskatchewan say he’s on life support with no brain activity after an altercation earlier this month with Prince Albert police. The family of Boden Umpherville, who is 40, allege officers used excessive force during a police stop in the city north of Saskatoon on April ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Very difficult situation:’ Canadians in Khartoum take shelter amid violence
By Kiernan Green, The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Abdelgadir Eltayeb and his family have no electricity, dwindling food and water, and haven’t been able to venture far from the home in Khartoum where they took shelter after violence exploded in Sudan’s capital this week. The Canadian, who is visiting relatives in Sudan with his wife and two children, says fighting between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal public-service strike lands in middle of political battle for working class
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has often been followed by crowds of people looking to snag selfies, but with the largest federal public-sector strike in decades underway, Jagmeet Singh is the one receiving rock-star treatment in Ottawa. The federal NDP leader visited the picket line near Parliament Hill multiple times this week, appearing to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mohawk Mothers, McGill reach deal to search for graves at site of former hospital
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – McGill University and a group of Indigenous elders have reached a deal to search for the possibility of unmarked graves at the former site of a Montreal hospital. The Mohawk Mothers allege there are bodies of Indigenous patients buried on and around the old grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital, which McGill is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour board flags ‘irregularities,’ low turnout in public service strike vote
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal labour board has found low turnout and irregularities of significant concern with the strike vote that led more than 100,000 public servants to walk off the job this week. The board found in a decision posted Thursday that the Public Service Alliance of Canada failed to properly let members know it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hassan Diab’s supporters urge Canada to rebuff extradition after guilty verdict
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Supporters of Hassan Diab are calling on Canada to refuse any new extradition request from France after a court found the Ottawa sociology professor guilty of a 1980 bombing. Diab, who has always maintained innocence, was tried in absentia in Paris for the attack on a synagogue that killed four and wounded 46. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insurance association warns federal dental plan could lead employers to drop coverage
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – An association of health insurance providers warns it might not be worth it for small businesses to provide dental benefits to some employees once the government launches a national dental plan, and is pitching a tax credit to convince them not to drop their coverage. The Liberals announced in their latest federal budget ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Ontario Volkswagen EV battery plant to create 3,000 jobs
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
ST. THOMAS, Ont. – A massive new Volkswagen electric-vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario will create up to 3,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect jobs in the region. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and top brass from the German automaker are unveiling details of the new Volkswagen “gigafactory” that will be built ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for April 21 : Canada’s premiers, police chiefs to talk bail reform
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 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 21 … What we are watching in Canada … The association representing Canada’s chiefs of police is expected to meet with provincial and territorial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A perfect example of what not to do’: ex-U. S. envoy on PM’s reported NATO comments
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
CLEVELAND – A former U.S. envoy to Ottawa says he’s concerned about what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reportedly said about Canadian defence spending. David Jacobson, who served as Barack Obama’s ambassador from 2009 to 2013, says a recent Washington Post report could prove to be a setback for future U.S.-Canada relations. The Post says Trudeau ... Read More »
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