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B.C. billionaire posts third large sign criticizing NDP ahead of the election
By The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia billionaire Chip Wilson has put up yet another billboard message to voters, his third post outside his multimillion-dollar mansion in NDP Leader David Eby’s own riding. The latest sign outside the Lululemon co-founder’s home says that if Eby and his party can’t balance B.C.’s budget then “what right does he have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former public safety minister Bill Blair expected to face questions about spy warrant
By The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
OTTAWA – Former public safety minister Bill Blair is expected to face questions at a federal inquiry today about why it took much longer than usual to sign off on a spy service warrant in 2021. A commission of inquiry into foreign interference has heard that it took 54 days for the Canadian Security Intelligence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gruelling days and gratitude for Canadian linemen helping with U.S. hurricane outages
By The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
Quebecer Stéphan Perreault and his team of linemen have been helping restore power in North Carolina since Hurricane Helene hit in late September, and they don’t expect to be heading home any time soon. They are some of the hundreds – possibly thousands – of Canadian line workers who have been called into service to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada to release September labour force survey today
By The Canadian Press on October 11th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is expected to provide its latest snapshot of the job market this morning when it releases its labour force survey for the month of September. Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting the Canadian economy added 27,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate to have ticked higher to 6.7 per cent. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police probe clears seven Vancouver officers in beating death of Myles Gray
By The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Seven Vancouver police officers involved in the beating death of Myles Gray nine years ago have been cleared of wrongdoing by a police discipline authority. The Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner says it’s reviewing the decision over the 2015 death of Gray, which was classified as a homicide by a coroner’s inquest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another Canadian reportedly dead in Lebanon amid escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict
By The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says it’s aware of reports of the death of a Canadian in Lebanon. The department says officials are in contact with the person’s family to offer assistance. This comes after two Canadians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon in late September amid an escalating conflict between Israel and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs of Ontario to vote in favour of $47.8B child welfare agreement with Canada
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – Chiefs in Ontario have voted in support of a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Canada. Regional Chief Abram Benedict called the support of chiefs in the province “a step in the right direction” as they work to reform what he called “colonial systems” that have impacted each and every community. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senate passes Liberal, NDP bill to cover diabetes and birth control medication
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – The pharmacare bill that was central to a political pact between the Liberals and NDP is now set to become law after the Senate passed the bill without making any changes. The legislation will inform the creation of any future national, universal pharmacare plan. It will also allow the government to sign deals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police chief urges parents to watch for signs as gangs enlist more teens
By Sidhartha Banerjee and Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2024
Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher made a plea Thursday to parents of youth being recruited by criminal gangs: if officers knock on their door with information that their children are headed for trouble, please hear them out. Dagher said gangs are increasingly preying on children as young as 12. “We can save them, we can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Take these storms seriously’: Canadians in Florida advised caution post-Milton
By Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2024
As multiple deaths were reported in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton and millions in Florida were left without power, a Canadian meteorologist in the area said it’s possible more extreme weather could come in the wake of the devastation and Canadians in the state should heed warnings about severe storms. Mark Robinson, a meteorologist with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. writer Steven Galloway’s defamation case clears court hurdle as appeal rejected
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a bid to appeal by accusers of former University of British Columbia writing professor and novelist Steven Galloway, paving the way for his defamation case against them to go to trial. Galloway is suing several people he says defamed him with false allegations of sexual assault, ... Read More »
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