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Vancouver police deployed to end tent encampment in Downtown Eastside
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
Vancouver police have dispatched officers to a tent encampment on the city’s Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. The City of Vancouver says it has asked police to help bring a close to the encampment, removing all remaining tents and structures. It says in a statement that it decided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds’ draft plan to enshrine UN’s Indigenous rights declaration ‘not perfect’ Lametti
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti says he knows the government’s draft action plan for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is not perfect. Lametti made the comments while addressing a special gathering of chiefs with the Assembly of First Nations today, telling them he knows there is “a lot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indian man extradited from Canada to U.S., charged with human smuggling in Akwesasne
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
MONTREAL – Federal prosecutors in the United States say an Indian man living in Canada was paid thousands of dollars to smuggle other Indian nationals into the United States through the Akwesasne Mohawk reserve. Simranjit (Shally) Singh, 40, appeared in an Albany, N.Y., court Friday to face six counts of alien smuggling for profit and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister praises ‘vigilance’ of Winnipeg landfill staff after woman’s body found
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal minister responsible for Crown-Indigenous relations is praising workers at a Winnipeg landfill for their “heightened vigilance” after the remains of an Indigenous woman were discovered there on Monday. Marc Miller also says a study into the feasibility of searching a different Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two other Indigenous women ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MP slams own government’s ‘bland statements’ on Israel’s far-right crackdown
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Salma Zahid is criticizing her own government’s response to Israel’s administration amid police violence in Jerusalem. The Toronto MP says Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly needs to go beyond statements expressing concern. Zahid said on Twitter Tuesday evening that “Canada cannot stand by and issue bland statements anymore,” and “either we stand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec ordered to pay ex-premier Charest $385K because of corruption probe leaks
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Quebec Superior Court has ordered the provincial government to pay ex-premier Jean Charest $385,000 because information about a corruption investigation targeting the Liberals was leaked to journalists. Charest filed a lawsuit against Quebec’s anti-corruption police – known as UPAC – and the province’s attorney general after details of an investigation into alleged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man accused of killing people with truck appears on 1st-degree murder charges
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
AMQUI, Que. – A Quebec man accused of driving his truck into pedestrians was formally charged today with three counts of first-degree murder. Steeve Gagnon was also arraigned on nine counts of attempted murder in connection with the alleged attack on March 13 that left three dead and several seriously injured in Amqui, Que. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous child-welfare settlement heading back to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – A multibillion-dollar settlement for children and families harmed by Ottawa’s underfunding of on-reserve services will be presented to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for approval after being endorsed by First Nations chiefs. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says the revised $23-billion compensation package is the largest settlement in Canadian history, and represents an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec truck attack suspect due in court : In The News for April 5
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 5 … What we are watching in Canada … A Quebec man accused of driving his truck into groups of pedestrians last month is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victim of alleged terrorist attack on B.C. bus had no idea of motive: brother-in-law
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. Abdul Aziz Kawam is charged with attempted murder, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds back away from timeline for law to make First Nations policing essential service
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is backing awayfrom setting a timelineto introduce legislation that would declare First Nations policing an essential service, but at least one regional chief hopes to see it this spring. Ghislain Picard, a member of the Assembly of First Nations executive, says it has been fighting for improvements to First Nations ... Read More »
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