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Mendicino announces first step of firearm buyback program, targeting industry
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Ottawa has taken its first step toward launching its firearms buyback program, beginning with industry. Mendicino said at a news conference this morning that the government has signed a contract with the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association to work with businesses and retailers that currently hold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for April 26 : Sentencing in hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 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 26 … What we are watching in Canada … A sentencing hearing is scheduled to begin today for a youth found guilty of manslaughter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cones of shame: Montreal officials vow to cut down ubiquitous construction cones
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
MONTREAL – Along a downtown Montreal street, in sight of city hall, orange-and-white-striped traffic cones stand in a row on the sidewalk. A few metres away, more cones mark off construction sites, while a solitary cone is perched atop a blue bollard separating the street from a bike lane. Montreal’s ubiquitous traffic cones have become ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Where’s the accountability?’ Deadline looms for mass shooting inquiry recommendation
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
HALIFAX – In the coming days, the federal and Nova Scotia governments will face the first deadline for action recommended by the inquiry that investigated the worst mass shooting in Canadian history. The Mass Casualty Commission, which tabled its final report last month, has called on the two levels of government to deal with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!German president ending visit to Canada in Northwest Territories
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Germany’s president is to arrive in the Northwest Territories today to begin the final leg of his four-day official visit to Canada. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to be welcomed at the Yellowknife airport by territorial commissioner Margaret Thom and Mayor Rebecca Alty. He is set to join Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at Joint Task ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One winning ticket sold for Tuesday’s $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2023
TORONTO – Someone in the Prairies is waking up $55 million dollars richer. One winning ticket was drawn for Tuesday’s Lotto Max jackpot. There was also one Maxmillion winner from Quebec out of four available $1 million prizes. The jackpot for the next draw on April 28 will be an estimated $13 million... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Myles Gray had swollen airway, blood in his throat after police beating: paramedic
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – Myles Gray’s airway was swollen and there was blood in his mouth and throat as an advanced life support paramedic inserted an intubation tube in an effort to revive him after a beating by several Vancouver police officers, the first responder said. It took two attempts to get the tube down Gray’s ... Read More »
1 responseGerman President Steinmeier’s B.C. visit a ‘rare’ opportunity to engage directly
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The visit of Germany’s president to Metro Vancouver creates a “rare” opportunity for Canadian businesses to speak directly with a key trade partner’s leadership, says a top B.C. executive who hosted the foreign dignitary. Greater Vancouver Board of Trade CEO Bridgitte Anderson hosted a roundtable discussion headlined by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on ... Read More »
1 responseFeds working toward ‘clear, consistent’ definition of prohibited assault-style guns
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is eyeing a “clear, consistent” definition of assault-style firearms to be prohibited through legislation, as recently suggested by the Nova Scotia mass shooting commission, says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. The Liberals will abandon their approach of spelling out each make and variety of banned firearm in lengthy lists appended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly ‘concerned’ as Azerbaijan escalates Nagorno-Karabakh dispute with Armenia
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she’s “deeply concerned” about Azerbaijan escalating a long-running dispute with Armenia over a breakaway province by blocking its main access road. Tensions between the two have spiralled in recent months since the Azerbaijan restricted access to the road that connects Armenia with the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parties need detailed info to drop election candidates on security grounds, MPs hear
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Directors from past Liberal and Conservative campaigns told a House of Commons committee Tuesday that concerns raised by national security officials would not necessarily be reason enough for them to drop a candidate from their rosters. They testified Tuesday at a meeting of the procedure and House affairs committee, which is probing the ... Read More »
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