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Trudeau Foundation donor heads group under Chinese Communist Party ‘total leadership’
By Chuck Chiang and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
A businessman whose reported donations to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation led to the resignation of its CEO is the president of a Chinese cultural organization that says it operates under the authority of the communist government. The website of the China Cultural Industry Association says it adheres to the “total leadership” of the Chinese ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Violence on transit has increased post-pandemic, police and union officials say
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
Violence on public transit and in city spaces across Canada has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld said in relation to a spate of assaults in his city as well as Edmonton, Metro Vancouver and Toronto. Neufeld said he’s talked to his counterparts in other cities and it’s hard to know ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP challenges Alberta Premier Smith to explain whether she shares ‘extremist views’
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says Premier Danielle Smith must explain whether she shares the “extremist views” of Calgary street preacher Artur Pawlowski and those of “her key support group” Take Back Alberta. “Albertans deserve to know whether they are on the verge of selecting a premier whose views are deeply extreme ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over-prescribing to U.S. patients
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
RICHMOND, B.C. – The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to be strengthened in each province to prevent “incompetence” by doctors who could write thousands of prescriptions for drugs that go to patients outside of Canada. Jean-Yves Duclos said that at the very least, regulatory colleges may have to better enforce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Akwesasne Mohawk Police seize two vehicles in relation to dead migrants investigation
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they have seized vehicles believed to be connected to the eight migrants whose bodies were recovered from the St. Lawrence River late last month. Police confirmed in a news release today that two vehicles were seized Wednesday from two different locations in Akwesasne and warrants were obtained to examine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ash from Russia volcano causes flight cancellations in northwestern B.C.
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
TERRACE, B.C. – Some flights out of northern British Columbia are cancelled due to ash from a Russian volcano that erupted thousands of kilometres away. Air Canada says it is monitoring the ash cloud from the Shiveluch Volcano, which caused the cancellation of some of its regional flights to and from Prince Rupert and Terrace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C. set records in March for the most overdose calls in one day, the highest 30-day average of overdose calls and the most consecutive days where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec provincial police officer killed on duty remembered as mother, wife, protector
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. – A Quebec provincial police officer who was killed while on duty was remembered Thursday as a mother, a daughter, a friend and as a policewoman who dedicated her career to keeping others safe. Thousands of officers and first responders from across North America gathered in Trois-Rivières, Que., for the funeral of Sgt. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau Foundation donor leads group under Chinese Communist Party ‘total leadership’
By Chuck Chiang and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
A businessman whose reported donations to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation led to the resignation of its CEO is the president of a Chinese cultural organization that says it operates under the authority of the communist government. The website of the China Cultural Industry Association says it adheres to the “total leadership” of the Chinese ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Funeral held for Quebec provincial police officer killed during arrest attempt
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. – A Quebec provincial police officer who was killed while on duty was remembered Thursday as a mother, a daughter, a friend and as a policewoman who dedicated her career to keeping others safe. Thousands of officers and first responders from across North America gathered in Trois-Rivières, Que., for the funeral of Sgt. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nunavut Inuit organization revokes enrolment of sisters, says first-of-its-kind case
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – The organization responsible for enrolling Inuit under the Nunavut Agreement says it has removed twin sisters from its list in what is calls a first-of-its-kind case. Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated announced on March 30 it was investigating alleged fraud involving the enrolment of Nadya and Amira Gill. The organization says the women were ... Read More »
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