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Baby found dead in Victoria parking lot died of natural causes: police
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – Police in Victoria say an autopsy of a baby found dead in a parking lot Wednesday has concluded the newborn died of natural causes. A statement from the police department says they have located the mother of the baby and she is receiving medical care and support. Police say circumstances are still under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother of innocent man murdered in B.C. gang war devastated by high court’s ruling
By Darryl Greer and Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
Eileen Mohan was preparing for this day, knowing the Supreme Court of Canada would rule on a case involving one of the men found guilty of killing her son more than 15 years ago. Christopher Mohan was killed along with five others in Surrey, B.C., in October 2007. He was one of two innocent bystanders ... Read More »
1 responseOld Montreal fire: Inspectors cited building owner multiple times before deadly blaze
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – Inspectors reported multiple fire code violations during visits to an Old Montreal heritage building in the years leading up to a fire last March that killed seven people. Documents released by the City of Montreal under access to information laws show that inspectors cited the building’s owner for violations on multiple occasions between ... Read More »
1 responseCanada, U.S. to share more data in fight against cross-border gun smuggling, opioids
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada and the United States have agreed to share more information about the smuggling of guns across their shared border. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Ottawa has signed four new or updated agreements with Washington that allow the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency to exchange more data with partners south of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government has tabled new offer on tenth day of strike, PSAC says
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government tabled a new contract offer to the Public Service Alliance of Canada Friday, as thousands of federal workers strike remained on strike for the tenth straight day. Both the union and a spokeswoman for Treasury Board President Mona Fortier confirmed the offer, which is the first sign of any progress ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Application for jury to see photo of Myles Gray’s injuries made too late: coroner
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – The British Columbia coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Myles Gray says the jury won’t be allowed to see a photo of the man’s injuries because the application was made too late. Coroner Larry Marzinzik says his view on admitting photos would have been “very different” had the lawyer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner calls for more training after Montreal firefighter drowned during rescue
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – The coroner who investigated the 2021 drowning of a Montreal firefighter in the St. Lawrence River has concluded the members of the fire department’s water rescue squad were brave but undertrained. Pierre Lacroix, 58, was one of four firefighters who went to the aid of two pleasure boaters after their motor died and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Crown Prosecutor says Ibrahim Ali killed girl, 13, during sexual assault
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A trial has heard that a 13-year-old girl from Burnaby, B.C., was passing through a neighbourhood park when she was dragged into the forest by Ibrahim Ali, sexually assaulted and strangled. In an opening statement at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, Crown attorney Isobel Keeley told the jury the trial will hear evidence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Window to safely airlift people from Sudan closing quickly, Canadian officials say
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command says the window is closing quickly to safely airlift people out of Sudan amid fighting between the country’s military and paramilitary forces. Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie says it’s believed a Turkish crew member was injured when one of Turkey’s planes was shot from the ground as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conrad Black says he’s regained the Canadian citizenship he renounced in 2001
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Conrad Black says his Canadian citizenship has been restored more than 20 years after he renounced it. Black gave up his citizenship in 2001 during a well-publicized fight with then-prime minister Jean Chretien over accepting a British peerage. Black provided The Canadian Press with a copy of an opinion piece he says is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Trudeau Foundation CEO says she resigned after pushback on donation audit
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The former CEO of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation says she resigned because some members of its board of directors refused to recuse themselves from involvement in an independent forensic audit into a 2016 donation that she says was linked to China. Pascale Fournier and eight other board members of the foundation resigned ... Read More »
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