National News
High Court to rule on hearing over police misdeeds during gang murder investigation
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will rule today on a gangland murder case from 2007 out of Surrey, B.C., where two men convicted of the crimes claim the investigation was tainted by police misconduct. Gangsters Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston were both found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy in 2014, seven years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal workers strike for 10th day as negotiations on pay, remote work continue
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Workers in Canada’s largest federal public service union are hitting the picket lines for the 10th day as negotiations continue. Both sides are facing pressure to reach a deal, though there is no talk of back-to-work legislation being on the way. According to an update from Treasury Board President Mona Fortier earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grand Chief says B.C. declaration fund ‘special moment in history’ to build province
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
VICTORIA – Indigenous leaders in British Columbia say a $200-million provincial government fund will help First Nations participate fully in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Several Indigenous leaders heaped praise on the new government fund at a news conference at the legislature, saying the Declaration Act Engagement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police issue warning after B.C. senior loses $7.5 million in cryptocurrency scam
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – A senior from Burnaby, B.C., was scammed out of more than $7.5 million dollars in a cryptocurrency ruse, prompting the latest warning from police about cryptocurrency-based fraud schemes. Police say the elaborate con lasted several months and included the victim being scammed out of money both in the original fraud and then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of the deadly stabbing rampage at James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASKATCHEWAN – Eleven people were killed and 17 were injured during a stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., last year. Myles Sanderson, who police say carried out the attacks, later died in police custody. RCMP have released more details about how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Streaming giants required to contribute to Canadian content as Bill C-11 becomes law
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – A new federal law will require digital platforms such as Netflix, YouTube and TikTok to contribute and promote Canadian content. The Liberals’ Online Streaming Act passed its final vote in the Senate Thursday and received royal assent. The bill updates the Broadcasting Act to bring online streaming platforms under the regulatory authority of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chaotic, unpredictable: RCMP give update of mass killing at James Smith Cree Nation
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. – RCMP in Saskatchewan laid out a timeline Thursday of how a mass killer moved around a First Nation selling drugs, stealing vehicles, busting down doors and attacking people while leaving others unharmed. The brother of one woman who was killed last year said it’s impossible to know what was in the attacker’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health minister tells committee he didn’t interfere in arm’s-length drug price agency
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Thursday he did not put any undue political pressure on the independent federal agency that regulates the price of patented drugs to influence its efforts to lower medicine costs. Duclos defended himself against the accusation at the House of Commons health committee, which is investigating reforms to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Streaming giants required to contribute to Canadian content as Bill C-11 passes
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – A federal bill that will force digital platforms like Netflix and YouTube to contribute financially to Canadian content is on the cusp of becoming law. The Liberals’ online streaming bill passed its final vote in the Senate today and is now just awaiting royal assent. The bill updates the Broadcasting Act to bring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada urges UN to include women in looming talks that could give Taliban legitimacy
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada says the United Nations’ controversial move to enter dialogue with the Taliban must include women, as the organization mulls recognizing the terrorist group as the government of Afghanistan. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is set to meet with Taliban officials for closed-door talks next week in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from city in Quebec that failed to stop 2012 fire
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – A city in Quebec has exhausted its legal avenues to avoid paying thousands of dollars in damages after it failed to deploy enough firefighters to prevent a fire from ravaging a building. Canada’s highest court says it won’t hear an appeal from the City of Trois-Rivières, Que., which had sought to have a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
