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Two Canadian women arrested by RCMP upon return from Syria, lawyer says
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – A lawyer for two Canadian women who just returned from Syria says they were arrested by the RCMP today and will face a bail hearing in Brampton, Ont. Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon says the women have not been charged criminally but the Crown is seeking terrorist peace bonds that would place strict conditions on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four women, 10 children arrive in Canada from Syrian prison camps, lawyer says
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Four Canadian women and 10 children have arrived in Canada after being freed from prison camps in northeastern Syria, their lawyer said Thursday. The Canadians were among the many foreign nationals in Syrian camps run by Kurdish forces that reclaimed the war-ravaged region from the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No evidence of homicide in case of woman’s remains found in Winnipeg landfill: police
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
Winnipeg police say they have no evidence to suggest the death of an Indigenous woman whose body was found in a landfill Monday was a homicide. Police chief Danny Smyth says 33-year-old Linda Beardy was seen climbing into a garbage bin alone after exiting a store and was not seen afterward. Smyth says the bin ... Read More »
1 responseNew details of Johnston mandate emerge as MPs allege obstruction on foreign meddling
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – More details have come to public light about the mandate and remuneration for former governor general David Johnston, whom Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed to investigate allegations of foreign interference in the last two federal elections. Orders in council made public this week show that Johnston will receive between $1,400 and $1,600 per ... Read More »
1 responseDoctor says health wait times now permanent after high court rejects challenge
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – The doctor who led a legal challenge over a patient’s right to pay for private medical care says a decision by Canada’s top court not to hear an appeal means long wait times have been “forcibly embedded” into the medicare system. Dr. Brian Day is CEO of the Cambie Surgery Centre, which, along ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ranchers can rejig to avoid U.K. trade spat, bilateral deal gives edge over EU: envoy
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Britain’s envoy to Ottawa suggests that an uproar in the Prairies over expanded trade agreements could be overcome if ranchers rejig their use of hormones – and she says an additional bilateral deal between Canada and London would give both countries an edge over Europe. “We have quite similar approaches to trade,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Linda Beardy, whose remains found in Winnipeg landfill, remembered as a loving mother
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The family of a First Nations woman whose remains were discovered this week at a Winnipeg landfill says she will be remembered as a devoted mother and auntie whose contagious laugh could fill a room. The family of 33-year-old Linda Beardy says in a statement that they are devastated and heartbroken as they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec ice storm: More than one million customers without power, man crushed by tree
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – Hydro crews in Quebec raced on Thursday to restore power ahead of the Easter long weekend after a fierce ice storm left more than one million customers in the dark and led to the death of a man who was crushed by a tree. Freezing rain sent ice-laden tree branches crashing down onto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta premier says politicians cannot talk to accused, but her call was OK
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a week after she was overheard on a leaked phone call offering to help an accused with his upcoming criminal trial, says MLAs and cabinet ministers are not free to engage in such discussions because the system must be independent. Smith says her conversation with Calgary street pastor Artur ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cattle farmers can rejig to avoid trade spat, bilateral deal gives edge: U.K. envoy
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Britain’s envoy to Ottawa suggests that an uproar in the Prairies over expanded trade agreements could be overcome if ranchers rejig their use of hormones – and she says an additional bilateral deal between Canada and London would give both countries an edge over Europe. “We have quite similar approaches to trade,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thirty per cent of Defence Department procurement positions vacant: internal report
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – An internal Defence Department report has found that a shortage of procurement officials is hindering efforts to buy much-needed equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces. Recently published online, the report appears to offer an explanation for some of the delays that have plagued Canada’s efforts to purchase new warships, aircraft and other military ... Read More »
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