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Thousands of Canadians missed out on federal housing and dental benefits: report
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – A new report says hundreds of thousands of Canadians may have missed out on government money intended to help with the rising cost of living because the housing and dental benefits rolled out last year have had “atrocious” take-up. The analysis by David Macdonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario tells court of ‘unwarranted incursion’ into cabinet in mandate letters case
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Ontario government is telling the country’s top court the disclosure of ministerial mandate letters would reveal the substance of deliberations of the premier and his cabinet – breaching a key tenet of Westminster-style government. In a written brief filed with the Supreme Court of Canada, the Ontario attorney general says cabinet confidentiality, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier calls for silent reflection to mark anniversary of Nova Scotia mass shooting
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2023
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is asking people to pause for a moment of silence today at noon and again on Wednesday to remember the 22 people killed three years ago during the worst mass shooting in Canadian history. Houston issued a statement saying the impact of the tragedy in northern and central ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twenty-year-old charged with murder following stabbing death of teen on B.C. bus
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – A 20-year-old man from Burnaby, B.C., has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a teenager on a Metro Vancouver transit bus last week. Seventeen-year-old Ethan Bespflug was killed on a bus in Surrey, B.C., last Tuesday. The province’s integrated homicide investigations team says 20-year-old Kaiden Mintenko was arrested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver officers involved in beating death should be fired, victim’s sister says
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – The family of a man beaten to death during a confrontation with Vancouver police says the officers involved should lose their jobs, while others should be better trained to respond to people experiencing mental health challenges. Melissa Gray said the death of her only sibling, Myles, has devastated their family and they’ve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twenty-year-old arrested following stabbing death of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man from Burnaby, B.C., in connection with the stabbing of a teenager on a Metro Vancouver transit bus last week. Seventeen-year-old Ethan Bespflug was killed on a bus in Surrey, B.C., last Tuesday. Police say they don’t believe the attack was random and they hope ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations blast Alberta Energy Regulator at hearing; Guibeault promises reform
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Chiefs of First Nations affected by releases of wastewater from an oilsands mine excoriated Alberta’s regulatory system at a House of Commons committee hearing, calling it a system that serves theindustry and not the public. “The (Alberta Energy Regulator) has zero credibility outside Calgary’s echo chamber,” Daniel Stuckless of the Fort McKay Métis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mendicino rejects calls for blanket exemption to terror law for Afghanistan aid
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada will not issue a blanket exemption to terrorism laws for humanitarian workers in places such as Afghanistan, saying the approach taken by Canada’s peers risks abuse. “The approach outlined in Bill C-41 best mitigates those risks by potential terrorist actors,” Mendicino told the House justice committee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring flooding: Some Montrealers warned to pack emergency kits, protect their homes
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
MONTREAL – The risk of spring flooding in the Montreal area is high and officials on Monday warned residents living by the water to pack emergency kits in case evacuation orders are issued. Martin Guilbault with Montreal’s fire department said the city is on alert as the risk of flooding is at its highest since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s what happens to federal services if public servants strike on Wednesday
By Cindy Tran, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – The union representing over 155,000 public servants says if a deal isn’t reached with the federal government by 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, it will launch a strike this Wednesday. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says that negotiations have not progressed enough in recent days to call off a strike and its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring flooding: Montrealers warned to pack emergency kits as water levels rise
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
MONTREAL – Rain is in the forecast this week across Quebec and officials are monitoring lakes and rivers at risk of flooding. Martin Guilbault with Montreal’s fire department says the city is on alert as the risk of flooding is at its highest since 2019. That year thousands of residents were forced from their homes ... Read More »
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