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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 »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says government making ‘serious offers’ to end public service strike
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday the government is making “serious offers” in a bid to bring a strike of its largest public sector union to an end. More than 100,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada walked off the job 10 days ago and while talks have continued on and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province says RCMP should leave Surrey, B.C., to local force for safety reasons
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is recommending the City of Surrey continue its transition to the Surrey Police Service, despite the wishes of the new council to revert to the RCMP. The government cites RCMP staff vacancies as one of the key reasons for not wanting the city to keep the Mounties, saying it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner says drowning of Montreal firefighter accidental, recommends more training
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec coroner is recommending that Montreal firefighters be better trained on water rescues, after the 2021 drowning of firefighter Pierre Lacroix in the St. Lawrence River. Coroner Géhane Kamel says neither Lacroix nor the three other firefighters who came to the aid of boaters in distress on Oct. 17, 2021, were properly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mechanical issue in Canadian plane delays Sudan airlift, as Turkish plane shot at
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canadian evacuation flights in Sudan have been hampered by a mechanical issue in one military plane that has since been resolved. Anand won’t specify what the mechanical issue is, saying her officials will explain to reporters this afternoon. But she says another problem that emerged is an oil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend King’s coronation in London next week
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend the coronation of King Charles in London next week alongside dignitaries from around the world. Trudeau’s office is likely to unveil more details about his trip to the United Kingdom later today. The coronation of the 73-year-old monarch will take place at Westminster Abbey on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High Court dismisses Crown appeal in ‘Surrey Six’ 2007 gang murder case
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the Crown’s appeal in a 2007 gangland murder case, where two men argued police misconduct tainted their convictions. Gangsters Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston were both found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy in 2014, seven years after the executions of six people in a highrise apartment ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Press NewsAlert: High Court dismisses Crown appeal in B.C. gang murder case
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the Crown’s appeal in a 2007 gangland murder case. More coming... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for April 28 : How did Canada’s economic growth fare in February?
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 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 April 28 … What we are watching in Canada … Statistics Canada is set to release its February reading for economic growth this morning. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada-U. S. meeting to focus on fight against cross-border gun smuggling, opioids
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Co-operation on targeting cross-border gun smuggling will top the agenda today when senior justice and public safety officials from Canada and the United States meet in Ottawa. The Canada-U. S. Cross-Border Crime Forum brings together Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Justice Minister David Lametti and their U.S. counterparts, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. government to announce Surrey police service decision, RCMP or municipal force
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – A decision is due today on who will police the Metro Vancouver city of Surrey: the RCMP or the municipal Surrey Police Service. British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the government has reached a decision on which law enforcement agency it will approve after months of difficult deliberations. The city had ... Read More »
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