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New directive requires CSIS to tell MPs, public safety minister about foreign threats
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has formally directed Canada’s spy agency to investigate and disclose any foreign threats against parliamentarians, their families, their staff members or Parliament itself. Mendicino has instructed the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to give such threats the highest level of attention in a new ministerial directive. He says CSIS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Probably organized crime’: Montreal police probe wave of arsons, extortion attempts
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
MONTREAL – The greater Montreal area has witnessed a notable increase in arsons in recent months, with restaurants, cafés and vehicles the frequent targets. Police and other law enforcement experts say most of the fires are likely tied to extortion attempts by organized crime. “The first common denominator is there’s probably organized crime involved,” André ... Read More »
1 responseCanada, U.S. team up on EV charging corridor from Quebec City to Kalamazoo
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Canada and the U.S. are teaming up to build a corridor of charging stations between Quebec City and Michigan to encourage motorists in both countries to buy more electric vehicles. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg unveiled their Alternative Fuel Corridor at an event in Detroit. Charging infrastructure would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. teen sustained head injuries before death, pathologist tells murder trial
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says the victim sustained “blunt force” scalp and head injuries before she died. Dr. Jason Morin, who conducted the autopsy, told the British Columbia Supreme Court jury that the girl died after being strangled, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Easing winds aid wildfire fight, after ‘controlled chaos’ in Fort St. John, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Calmer winds are helping crews hold off two out-of-control wildfires outside Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia, a day after the city of 21,000 was told to prepare for a possible evacuation amid what one resident called scenes of “controlled chaos.” Patrick Patterson says there was a sense of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parliamentary committee calls for modernized Safe Third Country Agreement
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee is calling for Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States to include new exemptions allowing some asylum seekers to make claims in Canada after arriving south of the border. The agreement, first signed in 2004, means asylum seekers must make their claim wherever they arrive first – and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuberculosis outbreak declared in third Nunavut hamlet
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
NAUJAAT, Nunavut – Nunavut’s Department of Health has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in a third community. The department says there are six cases of active tuberculosis and 10 cases of latent tuberculosis in Naujaat, which is home to about 1,200 people. It says the growing number of cases suggests enhanced public health followup is needed. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators urge Ottawa to give sanctions regime the same clarity, assessment as allies
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Senate foreign-affairs committee is calling on Ottawa to clarify the reasons it issues sanctions and improve the ways it assesses whether financial embargoes and travel bans are actually working. Senators say in a new report that Ottawa needs to be more transparent about how it chooses to sanctions people, how those who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!June byelections will be monitored for foreign interference, government says
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government says the Security and Intelligence Threats Task Force will be closely monitoring byelections in four ridings next month for signs of interference. Votes are being held June 19 in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce”“Westmount, Oxford, Portage”“Lisgar and Winnipeg South Centre. The task force, known as SITE, is expected to provide regular assessments of foreign ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Liberal law would make it harder for some repeat violent offenders to get bail
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Liberals’ new bail-reform legislation includes new measures that would make it more difficult for some repeat violent offenders to get released on bail. Justice Minister David Lametti introduced the bill Tuesday morning amid an ongoing plea from premiers, police associations and victims’ rights groups to strengthen the law. He said the bill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec government says it won’t appeal $385,000 judgment for ex-premier Charest
By The Canadian Press on May 16th, 2023
QUEBEC – The Quebec government says it won’t appeal a judgment last month awarding $385,000 to former premier Jean Charest after he sued the province for invasion of privacy. A Superior Court judge sided with Charest in the case involving leaked details about a police investigation into alleged illegal Liberal party financing during his tenure ... Read More »
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