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Trudeau, Biden could agree to end ‘loophole’ in Safe Third Country Agreement: source
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada and the United States are negotiating a deal that could designate all 8,900 kilometres of their shared border as an official crossing under the Safe Third Country Agreement. A Canadian government official with knowledge of the talks says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden will discuss the issue when they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says conservatives must learn to win in ‘big cities’
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says conservatives must learn how to win in “big cities.” Smith made the comment to a room of conservatives gathered in Ottawa for the annual conference of the Canada Strong and Free Network, formerly called the Manning Centre. With Albertans set to go the polls in a provincial election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs vote in favour of including invisible disabilities in national housing strategy
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament have voted unanimously in favour of urging the government to address the needs of people with invisible disabilities in its national housing strategy. Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga introduced the motion, which calls on the government to include an expert on disabilities in its National Housing Council. It also asks the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court restores man’s conviction despite police violation of Charter right
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has restored the conviction of an Ontario motorist who had been drinking, even though police made an unauthorized stop on a private driveway. In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the top court said that given the circumstances, the evidence obtained from the unlawful police stop should not have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau mulls response to ‘appalling and abhorrent’ Uganda LGBTQ death-penalty bill
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA, Kan. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Uganda to repeal legislation the East African country passed this week to bring in a death penalty targeting members of the LGBTQ community. The legislation prescribes the death penalty for the offence of “aggravated homosexuality,” such as having sex while being HIV positive, and life ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sex assault victim of ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel wants her identity made public
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
RIMOUSKI, Que. – The victim in the sexual assault case involving ex-Parti Québécois member Harold LeBel has asked a judge to lift a publication ban on her identity. The woman asked Quebec Superior Court Justice Serge Francoeur today to lift the ban on April 18, when a documentary about her case is scheduled to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP arrest suspect in Montreal on terrorism allegations after tip from FBI
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – The RCMP say they arrested a man in Montreal today on terrorism allegations after receiving intelligence from the FBI. Police say officers arrested 18-year-old Mohamed Amine Assal, who is from Montreal’s St-Laurent borough. They say their operation was to disrupt Assal’s “suspicious activities” and get him to sign a peace bond that could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beijing denies meddling after MP Han Dong’s resignation from Liberal caucus
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Beijing says it has nothing to say about ongoing allegations that China has meddled in Canadian affairs, including those regarding a member of Parliament who has left the Liberal caucus. Han Dong is now sitting as an Independent as the Liberal government has a rapporteur investigate claims of Chinese interference, including allegations the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second crane joins search for missing after two more Montreal fire victims found
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – After the recovery of two more bodies Wednesday from the rubble of a deadly Old Montreal fire, a second crane is being brought in to continue the search for people still missing. Martin Guilbault, a Montreal fire operations chief, says the plan for today is to use both cranes to speed up the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court restores driver’s conviction despite police violation of Charter right
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has restored the conviction of an Ontario driver who had been drinking even though police made an unauthorized stop on a private driveway. In a unanimous ruling today, the top court says that given the circumstances, the evidence obtained from the unlawful police stop should not have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope Francis’s tour came with a minimum $55-million price tag for Ottawa
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
A family member of residential school survivors says the minimum $55-million price tag for the Pope’s visit to Canada last year feels like another slap in the face for Indigenous people. “Think of all the money that could have gone to survivors, all of the money that could have gone to healing, all of the ... Read More »
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