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Six Canadian children to return from Syrian detention without their mother: advocates
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Six Canadian children are set to leave a Syrian prison camp and fly to Canada without their mother, who cannot come with them because federal officials have not completed her security assessment, advocates for the family say. The federal government gave the Quebec woman until today to decide whether her children would join ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boat operated by missing man found near bodies of migrants in St. Lawrence River
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2023
The search continues for a missing Akwesasne resident whose boat was found near where eight bodies were pulled from the St. Lawrence River this past week. Akwesasne Mohawk Police say two of the migrants have been identified as Cristina (Monalisa) Zenaida Iordache, 28, and Florin Iordache, also 28 and who was carrying Canadian passports for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver radio personality Red Robinson has died at age 86, family says
By The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The family of Vancouver radio personality Red Robinson says he has died after a brief illness. In a statement posted online, Robinson’s family says he passed away on Saturday shortly after 8 a.m. He was 86. Robinson began his radio career in 1954 at Vancouver’s CJOR, and his website credits him as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police identify two of eight migrants pulled from water near Akwesasne, Que.
By The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2023
QUEBEC – The Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they have identified two of the eight migrants whose bodies were pulled from the St. Lawrence River earlier this week. The force issued an update on Facebook saying one of the adult males, identified as 28-year-old Florin Lordache, was carrying Canadian passports for a one-year-old and a two-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Police identify two of eight victims pulled from water near Akwesasne
By The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2023
QUEBEC – The Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they have identified two of the eight migrants whose bodies were pulled from the St. Lawrence River earlier this week. The force issued an update on Facebook saying one of the adult males, identified as 28-year-old Florin Lordache, was carrying Canadian passports for a one-year-old and a two-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search for man continues after police pull eight bodies from waters near Akwesasne
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2023
QUEBEC – The search continued Saturday in a marshy area of the St. Lawrence River where the bodies of eight migrants were pulled earlier this week, for a man missing from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne. Thirty-year-old Casey Oakes was last seen Wednesday night operating a boat that was found Thursday next to the bodies ... Read More »
1 responseLiberals’ political will on pharmacare questioned as minister promises progress
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government’s plans for pharmacare are moving forward, but experts who study government drug plans suggest the Liberals may have lost the political will to take bold steps toward a national program. People like Marc-André Gagnon were still holding out hope that spending would be set aside in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa is going all in on ‘friendshoring.’ Here’s what that could mean.
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – This year’s budget reveals the federal Liberals envision Canada relying more on its allies for trade in the future, economists and geopolitical experts say – even if that could result in higher prices or missed opportunities. “It’s a reframing,” University of British Columbia professor Vina Nadjibulla said after the budget’s release this week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities work to identify eight bodies pulled from St. Lawrence River this week
By The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2023
QUEBEC – Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they are working with Immigration Canada and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to confirm the identities of the eight migrants whose bodies were pulled from the St. Lawrence River this week. On Thursday, police discovered the bodies of five adults and one child in a marshy area, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One winning ticket sold for Friday’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
TORONTO – Someone in the Prairies is waking up $60 million dollars richer. One winning ticket was drawn for Friday’s Lotto Max jackpot. There was also one Maxmillion winner from Ontario out of six possible $1 million prizes. The jackpot for the next draw on April 4 will be an estimated $15 million... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta premier’s phone call to accused raises questions about court case
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
EDMONTON – A phone call between Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a Calgary pastor where they discussed his criminal trial raises questions about whether she has compromised the case, the Opposition NDP said Friday. Smith is heard on a leaked cellphone video telling Artur Pawlowski that charges such as those he was facing were politically ... Read More »
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