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Former intelligence officer calls on Canada to expel more Chinese diplomats
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – A former intelligence officer with Canada’s spy agency is calling on the federal government to kick out more Chinese diplomats, saying they have too big a presence in the country. Michel Juneau-Katsuya says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has known since the mid-1990s that Conservative and Liberal governments have been compromised by China. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One officer killed, two others in hospital after shooting east of Ottawa: OPP
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
BOURGET, Ont. – One police officer has died and two others are in hospital after they were shot at a home in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday. OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique identified the officer who died as Sgt. Eric Mueller. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that I regretfully ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slain officer identified, two others in hospital after shooting east of Ottawa: OPP
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
BOURGET, Ont. – One officer is dead and two others were injured early Thursday morning after they were shot in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said. The OPP commissioner said he anxiously awaited further information about the two injured officers, as he identified the slain officer as Sgt. Eric Mueller. “It is ... Read More »
1 responseOne OPP officer dead, two others injured in shooting east of Ottawa: police
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
BOURGET, Ont. – One officer is dead and two others were injured early Thursday morning after they were shot in a small village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said. OPP officers responded shortly after 2 a.m. to a disturbance at a home in Bourget, Ont., where someone reported hearing a gunshot, OPP said. Three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: One officer dead, two others injured in eastern Ontario shooting: OPP
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
BOURGET, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say one officer is dead and two others were injured in an early morning shooting in a village east of Ottawa. More coming&#... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for May 11 : RCMP to start field-testing body-worn cameras
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 11 … What we are watching in Canada … The RCMP says it expects officers in three parts of the country to start field-testing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfires threatening nine First Nations in Alberta: Indigenous Services Canada
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
Indigenous Services Canada says wildfires are threatening nine First Nations in Alberta, including the Little Red River Cree Nation, where more than 100 structures have been lost in the community of Fox Creek. The department says it is helping the northern First Nation set up temporary housing in nearby John D’or Prairie for 500 people, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Agency struggled to get pharma companies to engage in drug-price reform: memo
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was warned that pharmaceutical companies had steadfastly refused to engage on drug-price reforms before he urged an independent federal agency to pause those reforms in favour of more consultation, a 2021 memo shows. The memo, obtained by the NDP through the access-to-information law and shared with The Canadian Press, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Controversy after Quebec teachers replace Mother’s Day with celebration of parents
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – The controversial decision by teachers at a Quebec school to replace Mother’s Day events with a celebration of parents has caused ripples all the way to the provincial legislature, but supporters say such moves can benefit children. The school service centre that oversees La Chanterelle school in Quebec City said the teachers made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP to begin field-testing body cameras ahead of national rollout
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The RCMP says it expects officers in three parts of the country to start field-testing body-worn cameras in the coming days. Members of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Alberta will have audio and video from the cameras captured and uploaded onto a digital evidence management system. The RCMP says up to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Efforts underway to improve internet access in Nunavut
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Several projects are underway to improve internet access in Nunavut, which has long been slow, unreliable and costly for many residents. Quintillion and CanArctic Inuit Networks Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this year to build a subsea fibre optic cable network in the North American Arctic. Initially, they plan to ... Read More »
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