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Man accused of killing people with truck in Quebec court today on murder charges
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
AMQUI, Que. – A Quebec man accused of driving his truck into groups of pedestrians last month is due back in court today. Steeve Gagnon is expected to be arraigned on three counts of first-degree murder and nine counts of attempted murder. Gagnon has been in custody since the March 13 crash, when several groups ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French envoy: Canada should link with Europe, surpass ‘weak’ military engagement
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – France’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa must choose between tying itself entirely to Washington or broadening its links to partner more with Europe – while also calling out Canada’s “weak” military engagement. “This nagging question of the future American commitment offers, in any case more than ever, the opportunity for Europe, France and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal lawyers set to explain legal rationale for government use of Emergencies Act
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Lawyers for the federal attorney general are set to elaborate today on the legal rationale for the historic use of the Emergencies Act to dispel “Freedom Convoy” protesters early last year. The lawyers plan to spell out reasons the Federal Court should dismiss arguments from several groups and individuals who reject the Liberal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victim of alleged terrorist knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus is out of hospital
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – The victim of what RCMP allege was terrorism on a Surrey, B.C., bus on Saturday has returned home from hospital after his throat was slashed in an attack a family member says could have easily killed him. Chris Jensen says his partner’s brother suffered a knife wound stretching from the back of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and increase nurse-to-patient ratio
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio as part of its plan to improve workload standards in public health. The move is a key plank in the tentative contract reached between the province and the Nurses Bargaining Association last week. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Tuesday that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘More needs to be done:’ Police say Indigenous woman’s body found in landfill
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg police homicide unit is investigating the death of a First Nations woman as suspicious after her body was found in a city landfill. Police say the remains of Linda Mary Beardy, 33, were found Monday afternoon by staff at the Brady landfill in south Winnipeg and notified police. “I wish to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and lower patient-to-nurse ratio
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio as part of its plan to improve workload standards in public health. The move is a key plank in the tentative contract reached between the province and the Nurses Bargaining Association last week. Health Minister Adrian Dix says setting a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government had ‘insufficient evidence’ to invoke Emergencies Act, group tells court
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government lacked the evidence to determine protests and barricades across Canada last year were threats to national security, an organization that defends constitutional rights told a federal judge Tuesday. Sujit Choudhry, counsel for the Canadian Constitution Foundation, said the Liberal government needed more supporting information to make that finding in mid-February ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Most Canadians got more from carbon-price rebates than they spent in 2021: report
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – Most of the Canadians who paid the national carbon price in 2021 got far more back than they paid, a newly released annual report on pollution pricing says. Based on the numbers in the report, the average amount that people paid in the four provinces where the carbon price applied that year was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pet dog infected with avian flu but risk to public is low, federal government says
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – A pet dog has been infected with H5N1 avian flu, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Tuesday. The dog in Oshawa, Ont., was infected after chewing on a wild goose and developed symptoms and died. “It is the only case of its kind in Canada,” the agency said in a news release. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner to hold public inquests into deadly Montreal fire, police killing
By Caroline Plante, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
Quebec’s chief coroner has accepted a request by the province’s public security minister to hold public inquests into the killing of a provincial police officer and a fire in Old Montreal that left seven people dead. Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said Tuesday he hoped the public hearings would lead to recommendations to help prevent ... Read More »
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