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Family of B.C. woman missing for 12 years issues statement after remains found
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
VANDERHOOF – The family of Madison Scott who went missing in Vanderhoof, B.C., 12 years ago says they’ve been “astonished” at the outpouring of support they have received since her remains were discovered days ago. In a statement issued through the RCMP, the Scott family says they still have many questions about the circumstances of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One adult, several children injured in fall during school trip in Winnipeg
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
WINNIPEG – Sixteen schoolchildren and one adult were taken to hospital after a fall Wednesday at a popular tourist attraction in Winnipeg. Three children are in unstable condition after falling 4 1/2 to six metres inside Fort Gibraltar, paramedics said. Another 13 children and one adult are in hospital in stable condition. Paramedics said the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unprecedented Nova Scotia wildfires have evacuees fearing what awaits them
By Michael Tutton and Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
HALIFAX – As an unprecedented string of wildfires in Nova Scotia continued to burn out of control Wednesday, thousands of residents forced to flee their homes spent a fourth day wondering what their neighbourhoods will look like when they return home. Fire officials were hoping for a break in the dry, windy weather, but the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court of Appeal overturns ruling directing Ottawa to help repatriate men in Syria
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a judge’s declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps are entitled to Ottawa’s help to return home. In a ruling released today, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal says the federal government is not obligated under the law to repatriate the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
VANCOUVER – A series of letters from doctors raising alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital has placed British Columbia’s largest health authority under scrutiny. The latest open letter about Surrey Memorial Hospital comes from its Medical Staff Association and says management at Fraser Health and the B.C. Health Ministry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Committee will oversee changes recommended by inquiry into N.S. shooting
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says retired appeals court justice Linda Lee Oland will head a committee to oversee the changes recommended by the public inquiry into the April 2020 mass shootings in Nova Scotia. That inquiry found widespread failures in how the RCMP responded to the shootings and the way the force ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One adult, 16 children injured in fall during school trip to Winnipeg historic site
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
WINNIPEG – Sixteen schoolchildren and one adult are in hospital after a fall at a popular tourist attraction in Winnipeg. Winnipeg paramedics say three children are in unstable condition after falling 4 1/2 to six metres inside Fort Gibraltar. Another 13 children and one adult are in hospital in stable condition. Paramedics say the information ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: One adult, 16 children injured in school trip fall in Winnipeg
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Fire Paramedics Service says one adult and 16 schoolchildren were taken to hospital after falling four to six metres at the Fort Gibraltar historic site in Winnipeg. Three of the children were listed as unstable. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Developer to let Quebec rental board decide on case of holdout tenant
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
MONTREAL – A major Montreal real estate developer says it will let Quebec’s housing tribunal determine the compensation for a tenant in a $400-a-month apartment whose case risks delaying a major construction project. Mondev senior partners Michael and David Owen say they’ve already made numerous offers to tenant Carla White, who has so far refused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau dismisses criticism of David Johnston, as MPs to vote on him to step down
By Stephanie Taylor and Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has confidence in David Johnston, even as the House of Commons is about to vote in favour of a motion to push him out of his job. Trudeau named the former governor general a special rapporteur for foreign interference in March to look into allegations the Chinese ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds still trying to rescue families of Canadians who helped in Afghanistan: minister
By The Canadian Press on May 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says he’s working with Canadians who helped the military in Afghanistan to develop programs that would bring their families to safety. Two Canadians who served as language and cultural advisers in the country filed a Federal Court application last week alleging the government provided “superior immigration benefits” to Ukrainians ... Read More »
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