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Assisted dying expansion, preventing vehicle attacks: In The News for March 15
By The Canadian Press on March 15th, 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 March 15 … What we are watching in Canada … The senator who pushed for Canada’s assisted dying regime to include people whose only condition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assisted dying expansion, preventing vehicle attacks : In The News for Mar. 15
By The Canadian Press on March 15th, 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 Mar. 15 … What we are watching in Canada … The senator who pushed for Canada’s assisted dying regime to include people whose only condition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vehicular attacks hard to prevent, but some urban design measures can help: expert
By Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
Preventing attacks where vehicles are used as weapons is difficult, but certain urban design measures might help avert them, an expert says. Two people died and nine others were injured in the Quebec town of Amqui on Monday after being run down by a pickup truck. Police alleged the driver drove into pedestrians chosen at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian dairy plant becomes unlikely symbol of defiance for Ukrainian farmers
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
KRASNE, Ukraine – The cows on Lyuba Pastushok’s farm are like her “cheeky children,” she explained in Ukrainian as she walked among her growing herd, gently cooing to them and softly petting their heads. A few years ago there were only five cows on her small family operation in Holoskovychi, a rural community an hour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The issue of expanding assisted dying eligibility ‘has already been decided’: senator
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – The senator who pushed for Canada’s assisted dying regime to include people whose only condition is a mental disorder says the debate about that policy is now over. “The issue of expansion has already been decided upon,” said Stan Kutcher, who sits with the Independent Senators Group. As far as Kutcher is concerned, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!17 wild horses shot dead near Kamloops, B.C., in ‘disheartening’ act: RCMP
By The Canadian Press on March 14th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Authorities in British Columbia are investigating after 17 wild horses were shot in what Mounties are calling a “disheartening act.” The RCMP say in a news release that Tk’emlups Rural RCMP received a report of several dead horses found about 65 kilometres west of Kamloops, near Walhachin, B.C., on Friday. Police say ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta RCMP investigating after N.W.T. man injured during interaction with police
By The Canadian Press on March 14th, 2023
FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. – Alberta RCMP are investigating after a man was injured during an interaction with police in the Northwest Territories. RCMP in the territory say they responded Monday morning to a report of an alleged assault on a woman in Fort Good Hope. The woman was taken to the local health centre ... Read More »
1 responseMP Yasir Naqvi drops parliamentary role in possible provincial Liberal leadership bid
By The Canadian Press on March 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi has stepped down from his role as a parliamentary secretary in order to possibly run for leadership of the provincial Liberals. Naqvi will continue to hold his Ottawa Centre seat but will no longer act as the parliamentary secretary for both the president of the King’s Privy Council for ... Read More »
1 responseGroups alleged to be operating as Chinese police station offer co-operation with RCMP
By The Canadian Press on March 14th, 2023
MONTREAL – Two Quebec community groups that are under investigation for allegedly operating as secret police stations for the Chinese government say they want to co-operate with authorities. In a statement issued today through Montreal law firm Dufresne Wee Avocats, the groups say they want their fundamental rights to be respected and stress the importance ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec man charged with dangerous driving causing deaths of two pedestrians
By Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press on March 14th, 2023
AMQUI, Que. – The driver of a pickup truck that killed two people and injured nine others in the Quebec town of Amqui was charged with dangerous driving causing death on Tuesday, after police said he drove into pedestrians chosen at random, including children. A small group of residents showed up to boo and heckle ... Read More »
1 responseCanada at crossroads on submarines as cost, need butt heads and allies press ahead
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on March 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is at a crossroads on replacing Canada’s aging submarines, as cost considerations butt up against warnings about the need for such vessels and allies press ahead with their own plans. The Royal Canadian Navy revealed in July 2021 that it had launched a long-anticipated push to replace the country’s four ... Read More »
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