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Overheated immigration system needed ‘discipline’ infusion: minister
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – An “overheated” immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada’s decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in his department in a year-end interview. The system, he said, needed some discipline to get the country back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. mayor gets calls from across Canada about ‘crazy’ plan to recruit doctors
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
The mayor of the suburban Victoria community of Colwood says he’s getting calls from municipal leaders across Canada who have heard about his community’s “out-of-the-box” plan to recruit family doctors as city workers. Mayor Doug Kobayashi announced this week that Colwood has hired its first family doctor for a city-operated medical clinic, and the community ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new lieutenant-governor for B.C.
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
VICTORIA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of longtime businesswoman and philanthropist Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia as British Columbia’s 31st lieutenant-governor. Trudeau says in a statement that Lisogar-Cocchia is a respected entrepreneur in the hospitality industry and a dedicated community leader. She is the founder of the Absolute Spa Group and was also CEO ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fake nurse’s ‘deep seated dishonesty’ adds four more years to prison term: B.C. judge
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A fake nurse who “used a weapon each time she inserted a needle” in patients has been sentenced to another four years in prison on top of the remaining three years she is already serving in Ontario, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes said Friday that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What happened during the fall sitting of the House of Commons, by the numbers
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
OTTAWA – The fall sitting of the House of Commons featured non-confidence votes, plenty of partisan bickering, and very little actual passing of laws. The session that ended Dec. 17 will go down as one of the least productive in Canadian history, and possibly one of the most partisan. Here’s a look at what happened, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drama eclipses Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle amid sabre rattling over election timing
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
OTTAWA – Political drama eclipsed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s move to rejuvenate his cabinet with fresh faces following a tumultuous week, underscoring questions about how much gas he has left in the tank as Liberal leader. The shuffle came five days after Chrystia Freeland abruptly resigned as finance minister Monday after Trudeau had told her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals haven’t prepared enough for next federal election, says minister Duclos
By Émilie Bergeron, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
GATINEAU, Que. – Justin Trudeau’s Liberals haven’t prepared enough for the next federal election, Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos acknowledged in an interview this week in which he sidestepped questions about the prime minister’s future. The party must do more to make Canadians understand the difference between the potential election of Pierre Poilievre and his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BC Civil Liberties Association calls for review of MAID legislation
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial and federal governments to review medically-assisted dying legislation to ensure proper safeguards are in place. The association’s executive director Liza Hughes says in a statement that it’s aware of “concerning reports” of people being offered MAID in circumstances that may not legally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nurse impersonator sentenced to four more years in prison by B.C. Supreme Court
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a woman with an extensive criminal history of impersonating nurses in several provinces to four years in prison, tacking on more time to a sentence she is already serving in Ontario. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes says the prospects of rehabilitation for Brigitte Cleroux “seem ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pearson Airport travellers may have been exposed to measles on Dec. 8
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
Toronto’s public health agency says people who travelled through Pearson Airport earlier this month may have been exposed to measles. Toronto Public Health says a person with a case of measles took Emirates Airlines Flight EK241 from Dubai to Toronto on Sunday, Dec. 8. Those who were in Terminal 1 in the Toronto airport from ... Read More »
1 responseJudge sentences Quebecer convicted of triple murder who shows ‘no remorse’
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec Superior Court judge described a triple murderer Friday as “sadistic” and remorseless as he handed down a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. On Monday, a jury convicted Mohamad Al Ballouz, who now identifies as a woman and goes by the first name Levana, ... Read More »
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