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Legal group that disinvited ‘Peace by Chocolate’ owner cancels upcoming event
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
A national legal group has cancelled a dinner after it disinvited a Syrian refugee who became a celebrated Nova Scotia entrepreneur. The Advocates’ Society said Thursday evening it will not go ahead with an end-of-term dinner on June 5, after it faced criticism from within its own ranks and other groups for cancelling a speech ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney pitches crime policy, tougher laws on harassment at places of worship
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Thursday he would pass tougher laws to stop people from being harassed at their places of worship, part of a suite of crime and justice measures he unveiled at a campaign stop in southern Ontario. The promise comes after more than a year of reports of rising hate ... Read More »
1 responseLegault backs minister who said Quebec can’t offer asylum from ‘all world’s misery’
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec doesn’t have the capacity to take in more immigrants, Premier François Legault said Thursday amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province’s border with the United States. Legault told reporters in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec’s social security net to the limit. During ... Read More »
1 responseFederal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize chemicals and equipment
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
SURREY — Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023. RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a “chemist,” but no charges have yet been laid as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legault cites capacity amid outcry from Haitian community over asylum seeker comments
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — Premier François Legault says Quebec doesn’t have the capacity to take in more immigrants amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province’s border with the United States. Legault told reporters today in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec’s social security net to the limit. Immigration ... Read More »
1 responseSaskatchewan premier says MLA terrorist remark wrong and ‘very, very inappropriate’
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says one of his legislature members made inaccurate and “very, very inappropriate comments” by calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist. But Moe says Humboldt-Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert has publicly apologized and retracted the remark. He says the programs and policies of his Saskatchewan Party government show it’s ... Read More »
1 responseCanadians turn their backs on U.S. travel, as return trips plunge: StatCan
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
Canadian visits to the United States plummeted last month amid anger over tariffs and annexation threats from its president, on top of growing fears about treatment at the border. In March, the number of Canadians returning home by car from the U.S. fell nearly 32 per cent compared to March 2024, the third consecutive month ... Read More »
1 responseTrump’s tariff turnaround shows he’s vulnerable to pressure, says former negotiator
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
Canada’s former top trade negotiator said Thursday that if nations around the world co-ordinate their responses to Donald Trump’s global trade war, the U.S. president would be more likely to back away from tariffs sooner. Speaking on a trade panel at the left-leaning Broadbent Institute’s conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Steve Verheul said that Trump’s ... Read More »
1 responseCarney, Poilievre take their campaigns to the GTA today
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to make it easier for cities to cut the cost of building new homes. The Conservative plan would see the federal government reimburse cities for half of every dollar they cut in development charges, up to a maximum of $25,000 per home. The party says that would ... Read More »
2 responsesSupreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman’s parents
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life ... Read More »
2 responsesStatistics Canada data shows drop in Canadians making return trips from U.S.
By Canadian Press on April 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — New travel numbers suggest Canadians made fewer return trips from the United States last month compared to the same time last year, with a sharp decline in trips by car. Statistics Canada says the number of Canadians returning from the U.S. by car was down almost 32 per cent compared to March 2024, ... Read More »
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