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Government to recognize historical significance of Canada’s ban on Chinese immigrants
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – Parks Canada Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government has designated the 1923 ban on immigration by people of Chinese origin as an event of historical significance. July marks the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Immigration Act, which banned Chinese people from entering Canada. Speaking at a reception for Asian Heritage Month, Prime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parliament votes down Conservative motion against safe supply of drugs
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has failed to persuade the House of Commons to condemn the Liberal government’s approach to fighting drug addiction. In a vote of 209 to 113 today, MPs defeated a motion presented by Poilievre. It took aim at the federal government’s harm reduction policies, but focused mainly on its decision ... Read More »
1 response‘The house can be rebuilt.’ Toll taken by Halifax wildfire hits home for residents
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
HALIFAX – As firefighters spent a second day battling a wildfire in suburban Halifax, some residents from evacuated subdivisions received the grim news that their homes were among those destroyed by the wind-driven flames. Katherine Tarateski was one of them. “The RCMP called me this morning to say they went to see our house and ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. police say remains of Madison Scott, last seen in 2011, have been found
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
VANDERHOOF, B.C. – Police in B.C. say the remains of Madison Scott, who went missing in May 2011, have been found and they’re searching a rural property in Vanderhoof that is tied to the discovery. RCMP say Scott’s remains were found “days ago,” but couldn’t say exactly when and where they were located. North District ... Read More »
1 responseFamily of Quebec woman slain in 2017 suing police, says negligence led to killing
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
MONTREAL – The family of a Quebec woman who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2017 has filed a lawsuit against the local police department, alleging that negligence by officers led directly to her death. Daphné Huard-Boudreault, 18, had been in contact with police several times on the day of her death and was killed ... Read More »
1 responseNew Democrat MP says she is target of foreign interference by China
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – New Democrat MP Jenny Kwan says Canada’s spy agency has told her she is an ongoing target of the Chinese government. The Vancouver member of Parliament says she was briefed Friday by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service She says CSIS informed her she was singled out by China in the 2019 federal election ... Read More »
1 responseAdvisers on unmarked graves won’t work with Hague-based organization Ottawa hired
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – A panel of Indigenous experts says it will not participate in engagement sessions hosted by an international organization Ottawa hired to provide advice on identifying possible human remains in unmarked graves. The National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials says today that after giving the matter careful thought, it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to murder, assault in B.C. library stabbing spree
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A man who stabbed numerous people in and around the Lynn Valley Library in North Vancouver two years ago has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges. Yannick Bandaogo pleaded guilty in a New Westminster, B.C., court to second-degree murder, several charges of attempted murder and one count of aggravated assault. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Man pleads guilty to murder, assault in B.C. library stabbing spree
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A man who stabbed numerous people in and around the Lynn Valley Library in North Vancouver two years ago has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges. Yannick Bandaogo pleaded guilty in a New Westminster, B.C., court to second-degree murder, several charges of attempted murder and one count of aggravated assault. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers raising concerns new bail laws won’t be Charter compliant
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – Criminal lawyers are raising concerns that proposed changes to Canada’s bail laws won’t be constitutional, as they eagerly await a statement explaining why the federal Liberals think the reforms comply with the Charter. Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee says the federal government’s proposed changes making it harder for some repeat violent offenders to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister reviewing CBC’s mandate with eye to making it less reliant on advertising
By The Canadian Press on May 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is hinting that the Liberal government’s online news bill could help the national public broadcaster become less reliant on advertising dollars. Rodriguez says he has begun reviewing CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate, including ways the government can provide more funds to the public broadcaster. Rodriguez’s mandate letter from the prime minister says ... Read More »
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