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B.C. stabbing suspect didn’t think he’d avoid criminal responsibility: prosecutor
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A prosecutor says the man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival two years ago told a doctor after his arrest that he didn’t believe he’d avoid criminal responsibility for the attack. Blair Donnelly has been facing cross-examination at his trial for aggravated assault, after telling the B.C. Supreme Court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young child dead, nine injured after SUV smashes through window of Ontario daycare
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
RICHMOND HILL — A young child died after an SUV smashed through the window of a daycare north of Toronto shortly before pickup time on Wednesday afternoon. York Regional Police said the boy was just 1 1/2 years old. Six other children ranging in age from 18 months to three years old were also injured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier shuffles cabinet, promises ‘shock treatment’ in year before election
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault, one year away from the general election and deeply unpopular with the electorate, announced a major cabinet shuffle on Wednesday and promised to soon present a new vision for the province’s economy. He also pledged to make radical changes to the public service, saying the system needs a “shock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alleged murder plotters face B.C. court, in case stemming from jailbreak probe
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A man accused of helping gangland killer Rabih Alkhalil break out of a British Columbia jail has made a brief court appearance by video, along with two other men accused of a murder plot that police say they uncovered during the escape investigation. Ryan Van Gool as well as Scott and Bryce Telford, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child dead, nine others injured after car crashes into Ontario daycare
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
RICHMOND HILL — A 1 1/2-year-old child has died after after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto. York Regional Police said six other children ranging in age from 1 1/2 to three years old were injured Wednesday afternoon and brought to hospital, and one of them is in critical condition. Police told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian politicians condemn shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Politicians in Canada are speaking out about political violence after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event. In a social media post, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Kirk’s shooting must be strongly denounced. Poilievre says political violence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa names Indigenous advisory council on major projects
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Eleven Indigenous leaders from across the country have been named to the federal government’s new Indigenous Peoples’ Council, tasked with advising the new federal body working to fast-track major infrastructure projects. The federal government says the council will work with Indigenous Peoples to integrate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New analysis indicates higher lethality of avian flu at B.C. ostrich farm: CFIA vet
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
An affidavit by Canada’s deputy chief veterinarian says new analysis has confirmed ostriches at a British Columbia farm that is fighting a cull order for its flock were sickened by a unique and more lethal strain of the avian influenza virus. The affidavit by Dr. Cathy Furness with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says further ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tensions between police and prosecutors spill out in Edmonton manslaughter plea deal
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
EDMONTON — An Edmonton woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the killing of an eight-year-old girl in a case that exposed in public long-standing tensions between police and Crown prosecutors. Court of King’s Bench Justice Jody Fraser accepted the plea from the 29-year-old, who police said was originally charged with first-degree murder but the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP News Alert: Ottawa names Indigenous advisory council on major projects
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Eleven Indigenous leaders from across the country have been named to the federal government’s new Indigenous Peoples’ Council, tasked with advising the new federal body working to fast-track major infrastructure projects. The federal government says the council will work with Indigenous Peoples to integrate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One of three suspects charged after 44 migrants found near border in Quebec gets bail
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — One of three men charged with human smuggling after 44 migrants were found crammed inside a cube van in southern Quebec has been granted bail. Firat Yuksek must respect a long list of conditions that include not having a passport and not being within 25 kilometres of the Canada-U.S. border. Quebec court Judge ... Read More »
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