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Victim of alleged terrorist attack on B.C. bus had no idea of motive: brother-in-law
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. Abdul Aziz Kawam is charged with attempted murder, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds back away from timeline for law to make First Nations policing essential service
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is backing awayfrom setting a timelineto introduce legislation that would declare First Nations policing an essential service, but at least one regional chief hopes to see it this spring. Ghislain Picard, a member of the Assembly of First Nations executive, says it has been fighting for improvements to First Nations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Amazing story of survival’: 30,000-year-old mummified ground squirrel found in Yukon
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – The ancient remains of a ground squirrel dug up by miners near Dawson City, Yukon, still has lessons to teach 30,000 years after it died, an expert says. At first glance, the small, brown discovery looks more like a wrinkly leather ball than a rare archeological find, though a more careful look reveals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of killing people with truck in Quebec court today on murder charges
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
AMQUI, Que. – A Quebec man accused of driving his truck into groups of pedestrians last month is due back in court today. Steeve Gagnon is expected to be arraigned on three counts of first-degree murder and nine counts of attempted murder. Gagnon has been in custody since the March 13 crash, when several groups ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French envoy: Canada should link with Europe, surpass ‘weak’ military engagement
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – France’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa must choose between tying itself entirely to Washington or broadening its links to partner more with Europe – while also calling out Canada’s “weak” military engagement. “This nagging question of the future American commitment offers, in any case more than ever, the opportunity for Europe, France and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal lawyers set to explain legal rationale for government use of Emergencies Act
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Lawyers for the federal attorney general are set to elaborate today on the legal rationale for the historic use of the Emergencies Act to dispel “Freedom Convoy” protesters early last year. The lawyers plan to spell out reasons the Federal Court should dismiss arguments from several groups and individuals who reject the Liberal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victim of alleged terrorist knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus is out of hospital
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – The victim of what RCMP allege was terrorism on a Surrey, B.C., bus on Saturday has returned home from hospital after his throat was slashed in an attack a family member says could have easily killed him. Chris Jensen says his partner’s brother suffered a knife wound stretching from the back of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and increase nurse-to-patient ratio
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio as part of its plan to improve workload standards in public health. The move is a key plank in the tentative contract reached between the province and the Nurses Bargaining Association last week. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Tuesday that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘More needs to be done:’ Police say Indigenous woman’s body found in landfill
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg police homicide unit is investigating the death of a First Nations woman as suspicious after her body was found in a city landfill. Police say the remains of Linda Mary Beardy, 33, were found Monday afternoon by staff at the Brady landfill in south Winnipeg and notified police. “I wish to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and lower patient-to-nurse ratio
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio as part of its plan to improve workload standards in public health. The move is a key plank in the tentative contract reached between the province and the Nurses Bargaining Association last week. Health Minister Adrian Dix says setting a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government had ‘insufficient evidence’ to invoke Emergencies Act, group tells court
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government lacked the evidence to determine protests and barricades across Canada last year were threats to national security, an organization that defends constitutional rights told a federal judge Tuesday. Sujit Choudhry, counsel for the Canadian Constitution Foundation, said the Liberal government needed more supporting information to make that finding in mid-February ... Read More »
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