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B.C. inquest hears initial 911 call related to man who died after police beating
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – A coroner’s inquest has heard from a man whose 911 call set off the police response that led to the beating death of another man by several officers. Myles Gray, who was 33, died in Burnaby, B.C., in August 2015 within an hour of the beating by Vancouver police officers that left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan minister asks man guilty of domestic assault to return service medal
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s agriculture minister says he requested a public service medal be returned as the recipient had been convicted of domestic assault. “It is not appropriate for someone who is guilty of domestic abuse to receive a medal or an honour from the province,” David Marit said in a statement Tuesday. Jim Wickett, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Done and dusted’: Liberal’s controversial online streaming bill back before Senate
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s controversial online-streaming bill is back in the upper chamber today, where a senator who opposed it expects it to pass. After more than a year of debate and revisions, Alberta Sen. Paula Simons says she would really like to see Bill C-11 “done and dusted” this week. She says this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s premiers set to meet with police chiefs over public safety risks
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s premiers will meet with the association representing police chiefs this week over the concern of a recent spike in violence across the country. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, who chairs the Council of the Federation, says the premiers want to hear the views of the chiefs on public safety risks and threats, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some 200 long-term care residents forced to move from troubled Montreal facilities
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – Some 200 vulnerable residents are being forced to move out of two Montreal-area long-term care homes that were put under trusteeship last fall amid allegations of poor treatment. The health authority representing western Montreal has confirmed that all the residents of the Floralies Lachine and Floralies LaSalle homes are being relocated out of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mont-Tremblant evacuates residents amid flooding, other Quebec cities warn residents
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – Several municipalities in Quebec’s Laurentians region, north of Montreal, are warning residents to take precautions as local rivers spill their banks. Mont-Tremblant, Que., officials asked residents of about 65 homes near the Diable River to evacuate on Monday evening, warning that the river would reach flooding levels overnight. The City of St-Jérôme, Que., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan minister asked man guilty of domestic violence to return service medal
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s agriculture minister says he requested a public service medal be returned as the recipient had been charged with domestic violence. David Marit says in a statement that it’s not appropriate for someone guilty of domestic abuse to receive a medal or an honour from the province. Jim Wickett, a former chairman of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As federal workers threaten to strike, tonight’s deadline for a deal looms large
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – The clock is ticking for the government and Canada’s largest federal public-service union to reach an agreement by a deadline of 9 p.m. EDT tonight. If they don’t, some 155,000 workers are prepared to walk off the job on Wednesday. Mediated contract negotiations between the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. crackdown on fentanyl trade underway as Canada vows ‘public health approach’
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Senior members of President Joe Biden’s cabinet will be in Ottawa in the coming weeks to meet with their Canadian counterparts about cracking down on fentanyl. The timing of this year’s Cross-Border Crime Forum is still unconfirmed, but U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas are expected to attend. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal-area mayor discloses being sex assault victim of ex-PQ member Harold LeBel
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – The mayor of a Montreal suburb has revealed herself as the sexual assault victim of ex-Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel. Catherine Fournier had asked Quebec Superior Court Justice Serge Francoeur during a hearing last month to remove the publication ban on her identity. Francoeur on April 6 approved the request, which enters into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for April 18, 2023: Did you miss out on the new federal benefits?
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 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 Tuesday, April 18, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … A new report finds that hundreds of thousands of Canadians may have missed ... Read More »
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