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Twenty-year-old arrested following stabbing death of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man from Burnaby, B.C., in connection with the stabbing of a teenager on a Metro Vancouver transit bus last week. Seventeen-year-old Ethan Bespflug was killed on a bus in Surrey, B.C., last Tuesday. Police say they don’t believe the attack was random and they hope ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations blast Alberta Energy Regulator at hearing; Guibeault promises reform
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Chiefs of First Nations affected by releases of wastewater from an oilsands mine excoriated Alberta’s regulatory system at a House of Commons committee hearing, calling it a system that serves theindustry and not the public. “The (Alberta Energy Regulator) has zero credibility outside Calgary’s echo chamber,” Daniel Stuckless of the Fort McKay Métis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mendicino rejects calls for blanket exemption to terror law for Afghanistan aid
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada will not issue a blanket exemption to terrorism laws for humanitarian workers in places such as Afghanistan, saying the approach taken by Canada’s peers risks abuse. “The approach outlined in Bill C-41 best mitigates those risks by potential terrorist actors,” Mendicino told the House justice committee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring flooding: Some Montrealers warned to pack emergency kits, protect their homes
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
MONTREAL – The risk of spring flooding in the Montreal area is high and officials on Monday warned residents living by the water to pack emergency kits in case evacuation orders are issued. Martin Guilbault with Montreal’s fire department said the city is on alert as the risk of flooding is at its highest since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s what happens to federal services if public servants strike on Wednesday
By Cindy Tran, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – The union representing over 155,000 public servants says if a deal isn’t reached with the federal government by 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, it will launch a strike this Wednesday. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says that negotiations have not progressed enough in recent days to call off a strike and its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring flooding: Montrealers warned to pack emergency kits as water levels rise
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
MONTREAL – Rain is in the forecast this week across Quebec and officials are monitoring lakes and rivers at risk of flooding. Martin Guilbault with Montreal’s fire department says the city is on alert as the risk of flooding is at its highest since 2019. That year thousands of residents were forced from their homes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Court sides with Facebook in privacy case tied to Cambridge Analytica affair
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – A judge has dismissed the federal privacy watchdog’s bid for a declaration that Facebook broke the law governing the use of personal information in a case flowing from the Cambridge Analytica affair. In his ruling, Justice Michael Manson says the privacy commissioner has not shown that the social media giant failed to obtain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mendicino to testify on long-awaited bill aimed at unblocking aid in Afghanistan
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA, Ill. – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will testify at a parliamentary committee this afternoon on legislation aimed at unblocking humanitarian support for people in Afghanistan. The Liberal government has tabled a bill that would amend the Criminal Code so that Canadian aid workers can carry out duties in areas controlled by terrorists without ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadlines for key Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry recommendations
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
HALIFAX – The federal-provincial inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting last month published a 3,000-page final report with dozens of recommendations. Here is a look at the deadlines attached to some key proposals: May 1, 2023 The Canadian and Nova Scotia governments should pay for a program to address the “public health emergency” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Third anniversary of Nova Scotia mass shooting: ‘A grieving process with anger’
By Michael MacDonald and Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
HALIFAX – As the third anniversary of the Nova Scotia mass shooting approaches, Tammy Oliver-McCurdie is preparing for a simple ritual to remind her of the loved ones she lost. She is the older sister of Jolene Oliver, who on the night of April 18, 2020, was gunned down in Portapique, N.S., by a man ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals, Tories must publish fundraiser venues despite concerns: Elections Canada
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Elections Canada is insisting that regulated fundraising events be publicly advertised with precise locations, despite safety concerns raised by the Liberal government and Conservative Opposition. Elections Canada says parties are obligated under political financing law to publicly list the venue name, but adds the government could change the law to account for its ... Read More »
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