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Two Canadians killed during battle in Ukraine, Global Affairs says
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
Global Affairs says two Canadians have been in Ukraine as tributes pour in for the men who were from Ontario and Alberta. Family and aid workers have identified Kyle Porter of Alberta and Cole Zelenco of Ontario as the Canadians killed last week in Bakhmut. Zelenco was described in an online fundraiser as strong and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flooding triggers states of emergency across Quebec, no sign of missing firefighters
By Thomas Laberge, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. – Search and rescue teams spent Tuesday scouring muddy riverbanks and flying through cloudy skies northeast of Quebec City for signs of two missing firefighters who were swept away in floodwaters during a rescue mission. Meanwhile, communities across Quebec declared states of emergency as heavy rains washed out roads and cut off homes, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House unanimously supports system to alert public when Indigenous women go missing
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – The House of Commons has unanimously backed a motion to declare the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls a Canada-wide emergency – and to fund a new system that would alert the public when someone goes missing. Leah Gazan, who represents a riding in Winnipeg, presented the motion before members of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Securities Commission alleges fraud committed by B.C. crypto firm
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Securities Commission says a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform based in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island committed a multimillion-dollar securities fraud involving various digital currencies. In a notice of hearing issued last month, the commission says David Smillie and his numbered company, which did business as ezBtc, lied to customers about its crypto asset ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Myles Gray’s mother says conclusion of B.C. coroner’s inquest marks end of chapter
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
Margie Gray says the end of a coroner’s inquest into the death of her son has shown the public what she has known all along; that Vancouver police officers beat her son to death when he was vulnerable and needed help. Gray said the classification of her son Myles Gray’s death as homicide by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A big part of my life’: Orillia mourns hometown legend Gordon Lightfoot
By Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
ORILLIA, Ont. – It didn’t take long for the flowers to appear at the statue of Gordon Lightfoot in his Ontario hometown. The legendary folk musician, claimed by the City of Orillia as its “favourite son,” died of natural causes at a Toronto hospital on Monday at the age of 84. Barely 24 hours later, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal gun bill proposals could make firearm system even more of a patchwork: expert
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – A professor who has closely tracked the history of gun control says the Liberal government’s latest moves could make Canada’s complex firearm classification system even more complicated. The government is proposing a ban on assault-style firearms that would apply once legislation now before Parliament comes into force. But the ban would not apply ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sudan evacuees ‘went through hell’ and Canada must help stop crisis: Joly in Kenya
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canadians evacuated from Sudan “went through hell” and Ottawa will do everything possible to help the country find peace. Joly is wrapping up a visit to Kenya, where she heard from people who escaped violence in Sudan and met with leaders from across East Africa to discuss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Expect long passport lineups this week, post-strike immigration backlog: ministers
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – A federal minister is advising Canadians to expect long lines at passport offices this week as the public service resumes work following a 12-day strike. Families minister Karina Gould says the job action did not create a significant backlog, as the federal government received only about 20 per cent of the typical volume ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flooding has pushed Wisconsin’s Bad River closer to Line 5 pipeline: court documents
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
WASHINGTON – Heavy flooding throughout the U.S. Midwest has pushed the edge of the Bad River in Wisconsin ever closer to the controversial Line 5 pipeline. Court documents filed Monday show the river overtopped its banks twice last month for a total of nine days, washing away some 2.5 metres of terrain at its closest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives out-fundraise Liberals by nearly $5 million in first quarter of 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Conservative Party of Canada brought in more donations during the first three months of the year than any other federal party. Financial statements from Elections Canada show the Conservatives raised more than $8.3 million during the first quarter of the year from nearly 46,000 donors. The Tories routinely outperform their political rivals ... Read More »
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