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Putin invaded Ukraine this time because nobody stopped him the last time: Clinton
By Mickey Djuric and Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Russia’s current invasion in Ukraine happened because the world didn’t do enough to respond when they did it before, former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton said Friday in Ottawa. And failing to stop Russia now would also be “disastrous in terms of unleashing Chinese aggression,” she said. “It is in our interest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 is still with us even as WHO says it is no longer a global emergency: Duclos
By The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the impact of COVID-19 is still with us even after the World Health Organization declared earlier today that the illness no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The declaration made in Geneva is a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and ... Read More »
1 responseCharest seeking $2.7M more from Quebec government for abuse of process in lawsuit
By The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
QUEBEC – Former Quebec premier Jean Charest is seeking another $2.7 million from the provincial government for media leaks related to a corruption investigation targeting him and his party. A judge already awarded him $385,000 in damages in early April after Charest sued the government because journalists were given details about a police investigation into ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa aims to add new limits to controversial use of dry cells in prisons
By The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government says it is changing prison regulations to limit the use of dry cells and improve the process for the search and seizure of contraband in correctional institutions. Dry cells, in which there is no access to running water, are used to closely monitor inmates under bright lighting on the expectation ... Read More »
1 responseAfter winning $385K in damages from Quebec government, Charest seeking $700K more
By The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
QUEBEC – Former Quebec premier Jean Charest is seeking another $705,000 from the provincial government for media leaks related to a corruption investigation targeting him and his party. A judge already awarded him $385,000 in damages in early April after Charest sued the government because journalists were given details about a police investigation into alleged ... Read More »
1 responseWildfire evacuees in northern Saskatchewan head to Regina
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
REGINA – Molly Herman says all she could do was cry as she and her three young children fled from La Loche, Sask., early Friday morning as a nearby wildfire threatens the northern community. Standing outside a Regina hotel, Herman said she’s weak and tired after she and dozens of others took a bus to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavy rain, spring snowmelt threaten several B.C. communities with flooding
By The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
The mayor of Grand Forks, B.C., says he’s confident the community’s downtown is prepared for a 200-year flood, as the rain begins to fall in earnest in the community. The city of about 4,100 residents, not far from the Canada-U. S. border, already endured a major flood in 2018 and is one of several currently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senator says RCMP must release evidence of alleged Chinese police stations in Canada
By The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Canadian senator is denouncing the stigmatization of two Montreal-area community organizations that have been accused by the RCMP of hosting secret Chinese government police stations. Independent Sen. Yuen Pau Woo told reporters today that the RCMP must come forward with evidence against these two groups. Woo made the comments during a news ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 13,000 people forced from homes as wildfires burn across Alberta
By The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
Alberta emergency officials say more than 13,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes as 78 wildfires burn across the province – 19 of them out of control. An out-of-control 1,500-hectare wildfire has caused thousands of people to flee Drayton Valley, Alta., and the surrounding rural area An evacuation order was issued Thursday night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scrutiny of CRA push to collect on overpaid COVID benefits welcome: minister’s office
By The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier’s office says it welcomes a federal watchdog’s decision to monitor the Canada Revenue Agency’s approach to collecting on overpayments of COVID-19 benefits. The Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson announced Thursday it is monitoring complaints from people who say they are receiving collection letters from the CRA despite having repaid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s surreal’: Canadian to play King Charles’s former cello in coronation concert
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
LONDON – When Marion Portelance plays in King Charles’s coronation concert on Sunday, she’ll be playing a cello with a special connection to the monarch. The student from the Royal College of Music, who is originally from Montreal, will be playing on a William Forster cello from 1804 that was once owned and played by ... Read More »
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