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Ash from Russia volcano causes flight cancellations in northwestern B.C.
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
TERRACE, B.C. – Some flights out of northern British Columbia are cancelled due to ash from a Russian volcano that erupted thousands of kilometres away. Air Canada says it is monitoring the ash cloud from the Shiveluch Volcano, which caused the cancellation of some of its regional flights to and from Prince Rupert and Terrace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C. set records in March for the most overdose calls in one day, the highest 30-day average of overdose calls and the most consecutive days where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec provincial police officer killed on duty remembered as mother, wife, protector
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. – A Quebec provincial police officer who was killed while on duty was remembered Thursday as a mother, a daughter, a friend and as a policewoman who dedicated her career to keeping others safe. Thousands of officers and first responders from across North America gathered in Trois-Rivières, Que., for the funeral of Sgt. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau Foundation donor leads group under Chinese Communist Party ‘total leadership’
By Chuck Chiang and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
A businessman whose reported donations to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation led to the resignation of its CEO is the president of a Chinese cultural organization that says it operates under the authority of the communist government. The website of the China Cultural Industry Association says it adheres to the “total leadership” of the Chinese ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Funeral held for Quebec provincial police officer killed during arrest attempt
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. – A Quebec provincial police officer who was killed while on duty was remembered Thursday as a mother, a daughter, a friend and as a policewoman who dedicated her career to keeping others safe. Thousands of officers and first responders from across North America gathered in Trois-Rivières, Que., for the funeral of Sgt. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nunavut Inuit organization revokes enrolment of sisters, says first-of-its-kind case
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – The organization responsible for enrolling Inuit under the Nunavut Agreement says it has removed twin sisters from its list in what is calls a first-of-its-kind case. Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated announced on March 30 it was investigating alleged fraud involving the enrolment of Nadya and Amira Gill. The organization says the women were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor’s policing principles are recommended
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
HALIFAX – At the heart of the multi-volume report into Canada’s worst mass shooting lies a recommendation calling for governments to replace 19th-century principles about law enforcement with a revised notion of what police are for. It imagines officers whose basic mission includes collaborating with other agencies, being democratically responsive to those they serve and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!List of recent violent attacks on public transit in Canada
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
Some cities have increased police presence on public transit after a series of attacks. Here is a list of some of the high-profile acts of violence on buses, trains or around transit stops across the country in recent weeks. April 13 – Edmonton police say they received a report that a 48-year-old man was stabbed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Security needed to address sense of ‘lawlessness’ on Metro Vancouver buses: union
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – There’s a sense of “lawlessness” aboard buses in Metro Vancouver that will require a “culture shift” to fix, said a director of the bus drivers union in relation to a spate of violent incidents on transit in B.C. and beyond. Gavin McGarrigle, the western regional director for Unifor, said there’s been an increase ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Justin Trudeau falls short of committing to keep RCMP depot in Regina
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
REGINA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the RCMP Depot in Regina a “Canadian institution” Thursday but fell short of committing to keeping the Mountie training facility open. “I think we all recognize there have to be changes in how we move forward to ensure communities are safe, to make sure that police have the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$14.7-million settlement in sex abuse class action against Montreal archdiocese
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Montreal law firm says it has reached a $14.7-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought against the Montreal archdiocese. The lawsuit covered victims of sexual abuse since 1940 by priests and lay employees of the Montreal archdiocese, and the lawsuit was authorized by the Quebec Superior Court in 2021. The class action ... Read More »
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