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Criminal trial of Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King begins today
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – The criminal trial of Pat King, one of the most prominent figures associated with the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, is expected to begin Monday. King was part of the original group of organizers that brought thousands of big-rig trucks and other vehicles to Ottawa in January of that year to protest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. town preps ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage across Western Canada
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2024
Rob Fraser did not sugarcoat the situation facing Fort Nelson, B.C., as forecasts called for westerly winds to pick up in northeastern British Columbia late Sunday and turn a menacing nearby wildfire into a dire threat. Fraser, mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality based in Fort Nelson, said fire crews and emergency workers are ... Read More »
2 responsesNew pro-Palestinian encampment at Université du Québec à Montréal, organizers say
By The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2024
Montreal pro-Palestinian activists say they’ve set up a new encampment at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as nearby McGill University prepares to go to court to clear the protest camp that has been on its grounds since April 27. Solidarité pour les droits Humains des Palestiniennes et Palestiniens says in a news release that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Historians, First Nations leader question Quebec history museum concept
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Quebec government’s framing of a new museum to be dedicated to the history of the Québécois nation is raising questions about how history is told and who it includes, two historians and the leader of a prominent First Nations group say. Premier François Legault was forced last week to defend comments he ... Read More »
1 responseWildfires rage on across Western Canada as B.C. town braces for return of high winds
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2024
The northeast British Columbia municipality where thousands have evacuated due to a nearby wildfire is bracing for worsening conditions as blazes rage near several communities across Western Canada. In an update posted early Sunday, the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality is warning all remaining residents to leave as fire risks “have escalated to a greater level.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP boss expresses desire for new law to deal with threats against politicians
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme says he wants the government to look at drafting a new law that would make it easier for police to pursue charges against people who threaten elected officials. The Mounties are seeing an increase in invective directed at politicians, including comments from the same individuals on multiple occasions, Duheme ... Read More »
1 responsePolice announce arrest of fourth suspect in B.C. Sikh activist Nijjar’s death
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia have charged a fourth Indian national in last year’s killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The province’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 22-year-old Amandeep Singh was already in the custody of Peel Regional Police in Ontario for unrelated firearms charges. Investigators say the evidence in the Nijjar ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: police announce arrest of fourth suspect in Nijjar homicide
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
Police in British Columbia have charged a fourth Indian national in last year’s murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Homicide investigators say 22-year-old Amandeep Singh was already in custody in Ontario for unrelated firearms charges. They say he has been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in Nijjar’s death. More coming... Read More »
1 responsePolice crackdown on Gaza protest encampments on campus sparks outcry
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
Students and academics at the University of Alberta reacted with outrage on Saturday after Edmonton police dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, describing the operation as violent and contesting assertions that demonstrators were breaking the law. Organizers said police fired tear gas and wielded batons and bicycles against students at the university’s north campus quad ... Read More »
2 responsesWildfire that triggered evacuation of Fort Nelson, B.C. caused by downed tree: mayor
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The mayor of a northeastern British Columbia municipality says a tree blown down by strong winds fell onto a power line and started the fast-growing wildfire that forced the evacuation of thousands of community members. Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Mayor Rob Fraser says most of the 3,500 residents in and around ... Read More »
1 responseGrowing wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C., brings heavy smoke, telecom disruptions
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
The wildfire that forced thousands to evacuate from a northeast British Columbia town doubled in size early Saturday and is now burning merely a few kilometres west of the city limits. The BC Wildfire Service said the Parker Lake fire near Fort Nelson, B.C., reached almost 17 square kilometres in size overnight, up from the ... Read More »
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