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Report clearing Vancouver police in Myles Gray beating death ‘flawed,’ lawyer says
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The lawyer for the family of a man beaten to death by Vancouver police says a disciplinary report clearing the officers of wrongdoing was flawed and didn’t consider key evidence. Ian Donaldson, lawyer for the family of Myles Gray, says the report by former Delta police chief Neil Dubord found allegations of misconduct ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report says at least 55 children died or disappeared at B.C. residential school
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
A British Columbia First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending a residential school near Williams Lake, more than triple the number recorded for the institution in the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation memorial register. The figure is contained in an interim report into the St. Joseph’s Mission Indian Residential ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rustad stands by B.C. Conservative candidates under fire, says voters can judge them
By Ashley Joannou and Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
VANCOUVER – B.C. Conservatives Leader John Rustad says it will be up to voters to judge his party’s candidates as he stood by a pair whose remarks on Indigenous and Muslim people drew condemnation from election rivals and other critics. On Friday, NDP Leader David Eby called Vancouver-Quilchena candidate Dallas Brodie “ignorant” for her remarks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister says not enough beds for compulsory care for addictions across the country
By Alessia Passafiume and Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
OTTAWA – Provinces and territories need to do more to expand and improve their treatment services for people suffering from addictions and mental health conditions before they contemplate whether to make some of those treatments mandatory, federal addictions minister Ya’ara Saks said Friday. The minister held a press conference to announce the first call for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longueuil woman charged after 10-year-old Black boy scalded with boiling water
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – A woman from Montreal’s South Shore appeared in court on Friday on charges of aggravated assault after allegedly scalding a 10-year-old boy with boiling water more than one week ago. Friday morning, police in Longueuil, Que., re-arrested Stéphanie Borel, 46, who allegedly threw the water on the boy, to whom she is not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two men, aged 18 and 20, arrested in Old Montreal fire that killed mother, daughter
By The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – Police say two men, aged 18 and 20, have been arrested in connection with a fire in Old Montreal last week that claimed the lives of two French nationals. Cmdr. Jean-Sébastien Caron of the Montreal police said the 20-year-old is suspected of throwing an incendiary device into the building on Oct. 4, starting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Muslim Association wants Conservative candidate removed for ‘time bomb’ post
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Concerns are swirling around the candidate roster for the B.C. Conservative Party just over a week from the provincial election, with the B.C. Muslim Association calling for the removal of a candidate who called Palestinian children “time bombs.” In a letter to the party and Surrey South candidate Brent Chapman, the association says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister says not enough beds for involuntary addictions care across the country
By Alessia Passafiume and Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
OTTAWA – The minister of mental health and addictions says there are not enough beds in jurisdictions across the country to support involuntary treatment for addictions and mental health. Ya’ara Saks says health care is under provincial jurisdiction, and that it’s up to the provinces “to outline the policies that they see fit.” But before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two suspects arrested in Old Montreal fire that killed mother, daughter
By The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – Police say they’ve arrested two suspects in an Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of two French nationals. Léonor Geraudie, 43, and seven-year-old Vérane Reynaud Geraudie, were identified by authorities as the victims of the Oct. 4 blaze on Notre-Dame Street East. Police said that when fire broke out there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Police arrest two in Old Montreal fire that killed mother, daughter
By The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
Montreal police say they’ve arrested two suspects in an Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of two French nationals. Léonor Geraudie, 43, and seven-year-old Vérane Reynaud Geraudie, were identified by authorities as the victims of the Oct. 4 blaze. More coming... Read More »
1 responseGruelling days and gratitude for Canadian line workers helping with hurricane outages
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – Stéphan Perreault and his team have been helping restore power in North Carolina since Hurricane Helene hit in late September, and they don’t expect to be heading home any time soon. They are some of the hundreds – possibly thousands – of Canadian line workers who have been called into service to help ... Read More »
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