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‘Profit ahead of people’s lives’: Trial begins in freezing deaths of migrant family
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A family of four from India froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in a blizzard because alleged human smugglers cared more about money than the risk of people dying, a prosecutor said Monday. “This case is about these two men putting profit ahead of people’s lives,” ... Read More »
1 responseDix out as health minister as Eby introduces a drastically reshaped B.C. NDP cabinet
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby has unveiled a drastically revamped British Columbia cabinet at Government House that features a mix of new and familiar faces drawn from an NDP caucus greatly reduced in last month’s narrow election win. Previous ministers were reshuffled, including Adrian Dix and Josie Osborne who switched portfolios, Dix moving to energy ... Read More »
1 responseTories call on Boissoneault to resign amid apology over Indigenous ancestry claims
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament returned to Ottawa on Monday after a weeklong break with no sign of a resolution to the House stalemate, tempers ramped back up, and renewed calls for a Liberal cabinet minister to resign – or be fired. The House of Commons has been mired in a filibuster for nearly two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner’s inquest underway into 2016 death of Ottawa man Abdirahman Abdi
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – The family of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest by police eight years ago is hoping the coroner’s inquest into his death will lead to improvements in the way police respond to calls involving a mental health crisis. The inquest into the July 2016 death of 38-year-old Abdirahman Abdi began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$375M announced for Indigenous-led conservation in Northwest Territories
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – K’ahsho Got’ine guardians Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi, John Tobac and Buddy Gully pulled more than 300 fish out of the waters last week, distributing them to community members in the Northwest Territories who often struggle with the high cost of food. “It’s very expensive to live here “¦ There’s a lot of people struggling out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs condemn alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler
By Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – The House of Commons has condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler. MPs in the House unanimously supported a Bloc Québécois motion saluting Cotler’s human rights work and recognizing his political contributions, and condemning what it termed death threats orchestrated by agents of a foreign regime. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New and familiar faces on the bus as Eby introduces B.C. NDP cabinet
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
VICTORIA – A bus carrying members of Premier David Eby’s new cabinet has arrived at Government House in Victoria, with passengers including both new and familiar faces. Among newly elected members of the NDP caucus on the bus were former broadcaster Randene Neill and Vancouver Police Department veteran Terry Yung, while cabinet veterans including Mike ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec aims to boost access to abortion pills, clinics
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec wants to improve access to abortion services as part of a new plan to counter what the government describes as an erosion of women’s rights around the world. Martine Biron, Quebec’s minister for the status of women, described the government’s $7.5-million plan, published Monday morning, as a bulwark against threats to reproductive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial begins for accused in freezing deaths of family near Manitoba border crossing
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Jury selection got underway Monday in the trial of two men accused of smuggling migrants across the Canada-U.S. border. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand are accused of being part of an operation that brought people from India to Canada then across the border from Manitoba to Minnesota. One of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Bomb cyclone’ developing off B.C. coast, potentially bringing hurricane-force winds
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
VANCOUVER – An Environment Canada meteorologist says a so-called “bomb cyclone” is expected to bring powerful winds to Vancouver Island and the British Columbia coast this week. Brian Proctor says these systems are caused by a rapid drop in atmospheric pressure at the centre of a storm. Environment Canada posted a special weather statement saying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau, Biden talk rule of law at Brazil G20 summit amid meetings on global hunger
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed the importance of democracy the rule of law during a meeting the G20 summit in Brazil. A statement from the White House says Biden and Trudeau talked about the economy, climate change, migration and defence, just weeks before president-elect Donald Trump ... Read More »
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