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Canada’s premiers, police chiefs reup calls on Ottawa to reform bail
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – The association representing Canada’s chiefs of police is calling for the extension of a federal guns and gangs strategy and urgent reforms to the country’s bail system after a meeting with provincial and territorial premiers Friday. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, who chairs the Council of the Federation, said a key focus of the ... Read More »
1 responseCoroner says Montreal police used unnecessary force, lacked training in man’s death
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – A coroner’s report into the 2017 death of a man killed by Montreal police says arresting officers used unnecessary force and lacked proper training in de-escalation tactics. Coroner Luc Malouin says in his report released today on the death of Koray Kevin Celik that police were unprepared when they arrived at his home ... Read More »
1 responseMeasuring Canada’s defence commitment in terms of dollars a ‘bad mistake’: ambassador
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
CLEVELAND – It’s an all-too-common “bad mistake” to judge Canada’s commitment to global military security solely on the basis of how much money it spends on defence, President Joe Biden’s envoy to Ottawa said Friday. David Cohen refused to comment on a Washington Post report this week that said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had privately ... Read More »
1 responseGatineau police officers who allegedly beat Senegalese diplomat will not face charges
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s prosecution service says it will not lay charges against the Gatineau, Que., police officers who allegedly beat a Senegalese diplomat in August. Spokeswoman Patricia Johnson says prosecutors ruled out charges after they received a report on the incident by Quebec’s police watchdog – Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes. The Senegalese Embassy has alleged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two people stabbed, injured at Dene High School in La Loche, Sask., mayor says
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
LA LOCHE, Sask. – The mayor of a northern Saskatchewan community says a student stabbed two people at the high school in La Loche. Georgina Jolibois says the student stabbed a staff member and another student at the Dene High School. She says the two individuals are being treated and the person responsible is in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from toxic drugs, health authority
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The chief medical officer of British Columbia’s First Nations Health Authority says the toxic drug crisis in 2022 was the most devastating year so far for Indigenous people, their families, and communities. Dr. Nel Wieman says First Nations people are disproportionately dying from illicit drugs in B.C. and the gap continues to widen. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., strikes arguments as ‘stupid’ in contempt case
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
PRINCE RUPERT – A provincial court judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., has sentenced a 46-year-old man to a year in jail for contempt of court, ruling he tried to circumvent the justice system with “pseudo-legal” and “stupid” arguments. Judge David Paterson says in a ruling his issued this week that he sentenced Prince Rupert resident ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former industry minister Navdeep Bains gets Rogers job two years after leaving office
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Former Liberal industry minister Navdeep Bains is joining Rogers as the company’s new chief corporate affairs officer. Rogers announced several new appointments to its executive leadership team on Thursday, including Bains and a former Shaw executive. “This is a terrific opportunity to build on my commitment to champion critical issues facing both Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strike leaves military heating, wastewater plants without sufficient staff
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – The union representing Defence Department employees says the government dropped the ball by not declaring staff at heating and wastewater plants on several military bases as essential workers. The Union of National Defence Employees is part of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and its members have been on strike since Wednesday. National ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veterans warned of longer wait times due to federal public service strike
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Ill and injured veterans are being warned they could face longer-than-expected wait times in accessing certain benefits and services due to the federal public service strike. Veterans Affairs Canada says former service members who are already receiving financial and medical assistance from the government should see minimal disruptions. But those applying for new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Discredited Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond voluntarily returns another honorary degree
By The Canadian Press on April 21st, 2023
FREDERICTON – Former judge and law professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose claims of Indigenous ancestry have been discredited, has returned another honorary degree. A statement from Kim Fenwick, the acting president and vice-chancellor of St. Thomas University in Fredericton, says the former British Columbia representative for children and youth “voluntarily relinquished” the honorary degree. The ... Read More »
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