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RCMP to reflect on painful history as Canada’s police service on 150th anniversary
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – When Canada’s founding leaders first conceived of a federal police service, history tells us it was merely an emergency measure, a contingency plan to enforce Canadian laws throughout what was then known as the North-West Territories. The day Parliament voted the service into existence on May 23, 1873, is now recognized as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police to give update on 1975 murder investigation after identifying suspect
By The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – Police in a Montreal suburb are scheduled to provide an update today on the investigation into the 1975 slaying of a 16-year-old girl after exhuming the remains of a suspect earlier this month. The rape and killing of Sharron Prior has gone unsolved since she disappeared after setting out to meet friends at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johnston to release decision on need for public inquiry into foreign interference
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The man charged with recommending how best to deal with foreign interference in Canada’s federal elections will finally say whether he believes a public inquiry is necessary. Former governor general David Johnston, the special rapporteur appointed in March by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will issue an interim report Monday on what he considers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Chilliwack issue shelter-in-place alert for residents near Skowkale
By The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
Police in Chilliwack, B.C., are warning certain locals to shelter in place as they deal with what is being described as an “active, ongoing, high-risk police incident.” According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP, which was issued just after 8 p.m. local time, the incident is unfolding in the 46-thousand block of Knight Road, near ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain forecast could slow down record-breaking Alberta wildfires, officials say
By Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
EDMONTON – Light rainfall and cooler temperatures slowed down wildfire activity in Alberta over the long weekend and more rain that’s in the forecast may help firefighters catch a breath during a record-breaking season of fires. “This could be a turning point for the firefighters working out there on the fires,” Christie Tucker of Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Indigenous group says CAQ MNA who dismissed alleged police abuse must resign
By The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
MONTREAL – The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador wants a member of Quebec’s governing Coalition Avenir Quebec party to resign after he suggested numerous Indigenous women lied about being sexually assaulted by police officers. Pierre Dufour was speaking about the issue of homelessness at a city council meeting last week in Val d’Or, Que., a ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal police investigate second arson in 16 days at business in St-Laurent borough
By The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
Montreal police say they’re investigating the second arson attack in just over two weeks at a business in the city’s St-Laurent borough. Police spokeswoman Const. Caroline Chèvrefils says multiple windows were broken at the business and it appears that more than one incendiary device was thrown inside. Chèvrefils says police have recovered one of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ford to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec’s Nemaska Lithium
By The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
MONTREAL – Ford and Nemaska Lithium have signed an 11 year deal that will see the American automaker buy lithium products from the Quebec company for use in electric car batteries. The deal will see Ford become Nemaska’s first customer. The companies issued a joint news release saying Ford will buy up to 13,000 tons ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northern businesses using local ingredients with a focus on food sustainability
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – From rosehip ketchup to wild boar lardo, food businesses across Northern Canada are finding unique ways to use local ingredients. Niki Mackenzie is the chef and owner of Fishy People, a restaurant and butchery in Yellowknife that uses fish from nearby Great Slave Lake, among other locally harvested foods. “There’s a huge abundance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP at 150: Key events in the evolution of the national police force
By The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – A timeline of some key events in the evolution of the RCMP’s structure and responsibilities: May 3, 1873: Act establishing the North-West Mounted Police introduced by then-prime minister John A. Macdonald. May 23, 1873: Bill passes unopposed through Parliament and receives royal assent. However, it does not immediately establish NWMP, as it is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – As the RCMP marks its 150th anniversary, a familiar, nagging question about the storied national police force is resurfacing: Should the Mounties withdraw from small communities across Canada to fully concentrate on big-ticket federal files such as cybercrime, fraud and human trafficking? The notion of a more focused version of the Royal Canadian ... Read More »
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