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Man who crashed through gates of Rideau Hall to threaten PM loses sentence appeal
By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Ontario Court of Appeal has quashed a sentencing appeal in the case of a Manitoba man who stormed the gates of Rideau Hall in 2020 and sought an armed confrontation with the prime minister. A decision dated Thursday says the six-year sentence handed to Corey Hurren in March 2021, less a year ... Read More »
1 responseCitizenship oath at the click of a mouse is designed to be a temporary fix: minister
By Dylan Robertson and Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – The moment Suzanne Bitye was handed her citizenship certificate Friday, she pulled it toward her heart and held it there for a moment with a broad smile on her face. The ceremony in which Bitye pledged her allegiance to Canada was held in a windowless room in the bowels of a government building ... Read More »
1 responsePolice say no warning of violence before teen shot and killed 2 Edmonton officers
By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
Edmonton police say two officers who were shot and killed by a 16-year-old boy had no indication they were walking into a high-risk or dangerous situation. They say there was no sign the teen, who later turned the weapon on himself and died, was armed. Police were called to the apartment by the boy’s mother, ... Read More »
1 responseThree dead in apparent stabbings inside Montreal residence, police arrest suspect
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
MONTREAL – A large police investigation was underway on Friday after three people were found stabbed to death inside an east-end Montreal residence. A suspect was taken into custody outside the home and was expected to be questioned by investigators. Orange police tape barricaded a block of Bélanger Street, which features low-rise residential buildings on ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau strikes out at Tories for questioning personal ties with special rapporteur
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau accused his Conservative rival of trying to score political points at the expense of Canadian democracy on Friday by questioning his personal relationship with former governor general David Johnston. The attack came during an event in Guelph, Ont., two days after Trudeau tapped Johnston as special rapporteur responsible for investigating claims ... Read More »
1 responsePeople honouring two Edmonton police officers gunned down responding to call
By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
EDMONTON – People in Edmonton and across Canada are paying tribute to two city police officers who were shot and killed while responding to call about a family dispute. Constables Brett Ryan and Travis Jordan were gunned down early Thursday after they entered an apartment building. The shooter was a 16-year-old boy who also shot ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. man arrested for allegedly wielding syringe with needle attached to toy arrow
By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
NANAIMO – Police say they have arrested a man in Nanaimo, B.C., who was allegedly threatening people with a toy bow and arrow that had a syringe with a needle attached to the arrow’s tip. Mounties say they were called to the parking lot of the Port Place Mall in the Vancouver Island city on ... Read More »
1 response‘Troubled’ Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election
By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’s “very troubled” by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver’s municipal elections last year and he’s asked Canada’s intelligence agency for a briefing. Eby says Canadians deserve a “thorough and independent investigation” into the claims reported in the Globe and Mail newspaper this week that China’s consulate ... Read More »
1 responseMass to be held in honour of victims in Quebec town where pedestrians struck by truck
By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
AMQUI, Que. – A memorial mass will be held this evening in the Quebec town where two people were killed and nine injured when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians. Two men, Gérald Charest and Jean Lafrenière, died after being struck on Monday afternoon. Police have said those injured in the crash range in age ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuberculosis outbreak declared in Pond Inlet, Nunavut
By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
POND INLET, Nunavut – The Nunavut Department of Health has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in Pond Inlet. The territory’s chief public health officer says there are currently five active cases and 22 latent cases of TB in the hamlet. He says the growing number of cases suggests enhanced public health followup is needed. Pond Inlet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unionized staff at Iqaluit Housing Authority go on strike over wages
By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Unionized staff with the Iqaluit Housing Authority formed a picket line in chilly temperatures outside the housing office in the Nunavut capital Friday morning, demanding better wages. The Nunavut Employees Union, a component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada North, served the housing authority strike notice Monday, saying wage increases being ... Read More »
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