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B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 million in funding. Lana Popham, minister of tourism, arts, culture and sport, says the investment not only recognizes the contributions of the Chinese Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transit patrols boosted after teenager dies in Surrey, B.C., bus stabbing
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Police patrols at transit hubs will be increased after a stabbing on a Surrey, B.C., bus left a teenager dead, the latest in a rash of knife attacks in public transport settings in Metro Vancouver and Toronto. Surrey RCMP said the stabbing happened just before 9:30 Tuesday night, when the 17-year-old male ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler’s drowning
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in the drowning death of a toddler she was babysitting, saying the original outcome was “the product of a miscarriage of justice.” Tammy Bouvette was originally charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty in 2013 to the lesser charge of criminal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect facing more charges stemming from violent Montreal mosque break-in
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
Montreal police say a suspect accused in a violent break-in at a downtown mosque is facing more charges. Cory Anderson, 32, is charged with assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement and mischief stemming from an incident early Sunday at the Al-Omah Al-Islamiah mosque. A national Muslim group released surveillance videos that appear to show someone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian parliamentarians visit Taiwan in united show of support against China
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – A delegation of senior parliamentarians from all four of Canada’s main federal parties is in Taiwan this week to show support for the island as it faces the threat of a Chinese invasion. Led by Liberal MP John McKay in his role as chair of the House of Commons defence committee, the delegation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian parliamentarians visit Taiwan in show of support amid Chinese ‘bullying’
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – A group of Canadian parliamentarians is in Taiwan this week to offer a show of support as the island faces the threat of a Chinese invasion. The delegation is being led by the chair of House of Commons defence committee, Liberal MP John McKay, and includes Conservative, Bloc Québécois and NDP members of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Trudeau says it’s up to provinces to make Orange Shirt Day a holiday
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is encouraging provinces and territories to step up reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples but stopped short of saying they should make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, commonly called Orange Shirt Day, a statutory holiday. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson recently announced her Progressive Conservative government would not be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – NDP health critic Don Davies says dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services. The Liberals have dedicated $13 billion over the next five years to phase in a new dental insurance program for low- and middle-income Canadians as part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prairie premiers’ fears about Lametti comments have ‘no grounding in truth’: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Prairie premiers of distorting the words of his justice minister after comments David Lametti made at a meeting of Assembly of First Nations chiefs last week. Lametti told the meeting he would commit to “looking at” federal-provincial natural resource transfer agreements, after some chiefs called for Ottawa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teenager dies after being stabbed on transit bus in Surrey, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say a teenager has died from his injuries after he was stabbed while aboard a transit bus in the city. Police say the stabbing happened just before 9:30 Tuesday night. Investigators say the 17-year-old victim and his attacker had some sort of altercation while on the bus, not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Teenager dies after being stabbed on transit bus in Surrey, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say a teenager has died from his injuries after he was stabbed while aboard a transit bus in the city. Police say it happened just before 9:30 Tuesday night. Investigators say the 17-year-old victim and his attacker had some sort of altercation while on the bus, not far ... Read More »
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