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Trudeau calls out Italy on LGBTQ rights at G7, Canada to announce Russian sanctions
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
HIROSHIMA, Japan – The G7 Leaders’ Summit kicked off on Friday in Hiroshima with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling out Italy over LGBTQ rights and whispers of new sanctions against Russia. A government official, who is not being named because they are not authorized to discuss the details publicly, says Canada plans to announce new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to announce new Russian sanctions at G7 summit: source
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – A government official says Canada plans to announce new sanctions on Russia during the G7 Leaders’ Summit. The sanctions will target Russian companies involved in military technology, while other sanctions have to do with human rights violations, including the transfer and custody of Ukrainian children in Russia. The official is not being named ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Press NewsAlert: Canada to announce new Russian sanctions at G7 summit
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
HIROSHIMA, Japan – A government official says Canada plans to announce new sanctions on Russia during the G7 Leaders’ Summit. The sanctions will target Russian companies involved in military technology, while other sanctions have to do with human rights violations, including the transfer and custody of Ukrainian children in Russia. More coming. This report by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau calls out Italy on LGBTQ rights during meeting with Meloni at G7 summit
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
HIROSHIMA, Japan – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out the Italian government’s stance on LGBTQ rights during a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Trudeau told Meloni that “Canada is concerned about some of the some of the (positions) that Italy is taking in terms ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith, Notley square off in Alberta election debate, ask voters who do they trust
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta’s two main election rivals squared off in a feisty, televised debate Thursday that came down to the topic of who voters should trust. The debate came on the same day the province’s ethics commissioner found United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith, in her role as premier, broke conflict-of-interest rules. NDP Leader Rachel Notley, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan police chief retires after report finds neglect of duty in child death
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Saskatchewan police chief says he is retiring after a report found officers who responded to a domestic violence call didn’t check on the well-being of a toddler in the hours before the child was killed. Chief Jonathan Bergen of the Prince Albert Police Service says he is unable to accept ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Police chief retires after report finds neglect of duty in child death
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Chief Jonathan Bergen of the Prince Albert Police Service says he is retiring after a report found officers who responded to a domestic violence call didn’t check on the well-being of a toddler and took the Indigenous mother to a police station in the hours before the child was killed. Bergen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby laments B.C.’s ‘troubling’ overdose numbers, as toxic drugs claim 206 more lives
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
LANGLEY, B.C. – The latest illicit drug overdose numbers in British Columbia are “profoundly troubling,” says Premier David Eby, lamenting the deaths of 206 more people in communities across the province last month. The BC Coroners Service reported Thursday that the toll of toxic illicit drugs in April brought the total number of deaths to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby laments B.C.’s ‘troubling’ overdose numbers, as toxic drugs take 206 more lives
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
LANGLEY, B.C. – Premier David Eby says the latest overdose death numbers provided by the B.C. Coroners Service are “profoundly troubling” as the province continues to face the challenge of toxic illicit drugs. The Coroners Service says toxic illicit drugs killed 206 people in B.C. in April, raising to 814 the number of overdose deaths ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thousands remain out of homes as wildfire officials urge caution for long weekend
By Emily Blake and Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
Officials urged caution ahead of the long weekend as thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes due to wildfires. “Don’t be responsible for starting a new wildfire,” Christie Tucker of Alberta Wildfire said Thursday. She said there were 92 active wildfires in the province, with 26 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Make it go away’: Ethics probe finds Alberta Premier Smith in conflict of interest
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta’s ethics commissioner says United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith undermined democracy and broke conflict-of-interest rules by intervening in a criminal case and pressuring her attorney general to “make it go away.” Marguerite Trussler said Smith’s actions illustrate how democratic freedoms can quickly disappear when politicians start deciding who is and isn’t above the ... Read More »
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