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Canada’s youngest dangerous offender, who sexually assaulted baby, seeks prison leave
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2024
A convict who became Canada ‘s youngest designated dangerous offender after sexually assaulting a three-month-old baby is seeking escorted leave from prison to attend Indigenous cultural ceremonies in Vancouver. Tara Desousa, now 43, has applied to Federal Court to overturn a decision by B.C.’s Fraser Valley Institution to deny her “escorted temporary absences” from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian election watchers to gather in bars, homes to watch polarizing U.S. vote
By Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2024
TORONTO – Canadians engrossed in the drama of the U.S. presidential election expect to gather in bars and living rooms to watch the votes roll in Tuesday, but many say the usual fanfare of watch parties will be muted by anxiety over the especially combative race. Dustin Herberman of Vaughan, Ont., says he’ll follow the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union issues strike notice in B.C. port labour dispute, employers say
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
VANCOUVER – Employers at British Columbia’s ports say they have received 72-hour strike notice from the union representing about 700 foremen in an ongoing labour dispute. The two sides had been negotiating with the help of a federal mediator for the last three days in a bid to avoid a work stoppage that would affect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Hired and paid’ hit men killed B.C. ex-suspect in Air India bombing: court document
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
The day before Ripudaman Singh Malik was murdered in July 2022, a pair of hired hit men showed up at his B.C. business, “scoping out the scene” for several minutes before driving away. The next morning, Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez appeared again at the business park in Surrey, B.C., and fired seven shots into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Union issues strike notice in port labour dispute, employers say
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
VANCOUVER – Employers at British Columbia’s ports say they have received 72-hour strike notice from the union representing about 700 foremen in an ongoing labour dispute. The two sides had been negotiating with the help of a federal mediator for the last three days in a bid to avoid a work stoppage that would affect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties bust massive B.C. drug ‘supermarket’ lab linked to organized crime
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
Mounties have dismantled what they say is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug “superlab” in Canada that had been acting as a “supermarket” for organized crime. Police say the lab mass produced and distributed the powerful opioid fentanyl and methamphetamine across Canada and internationally. David Teboul, assistant commissioner with the RCMP’s Pacific region, told a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judicial recount dates set for two B.C. ridings to wrap up provincial election
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
VICTORIA – Vote counting in the British Columbia provincial election will finally conclude next week with judicial recounts set for two ridings. Elections BC says the province’s Supreme Court has confirmed recounts in Kelowna Centre and Surrey-Guildford will take place on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8. Both ridings saw the margin of victory within the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties bust massive B.C. drug ‘superlab’ linked to transnational organized crime
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
Mounties have dismantled what they say is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug “superlab” in Canada. Police say they believe organized crime ran the operation where there was mass-production and distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine across Canada and internationally. Officers served search warrants last week on the drug lab in Falkland, B.C., in the southern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Employers say ‘final offer’ tabled to foremen in bid to avoid latest B.C. port strike
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s port employers say they have presented a “final offer” to the union representing foremen in negotiations aimed at avoiding a labour disruption. The BC Maritime Employers Association says in a release that it believes the offer can “conclude negotiations in a manner that serves the best interest” of all parties involved. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal summit ends with pledge to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
MONTREAL – More than 45 nations signed a pledge in Montreal on Thursday to repatriate to Ukraine the civilians, prisoners of war and children taken by Russia since it invaded the country nearly three years ago. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said the countries agreed to co-ordinate efforts to gather information about Ukrainians held in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assassins of B.C. man acquitted of Air India bombing ‘hired and paid’: court document
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
Court documents in the case of two men who murdered British Columbia businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik in 2022 say they were “hired and paid” to kill him. However, the agreed statement of facts does not say who hired them to kill Malik, who was acquitted in 2005 in a B.C. court of the Air India ... Read More »
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