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B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia is forming a specialized gang-related homicide investigation team, saying gangland murders now make up almost 50 per cent of the killings in the province. Data from the Ministry of Public Safety says gang-related homicides have climbed from 21 per cent of all killings in the province in 2003 to 46 per ... Read More »
1 responseNorthern premiers call for national emergency response system
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
POND INLET, Nunavut – Northern premiers are calling for a national emergency response system to deal with natural disasters they fear will become more frequent. After a meeting this week in Pond Inlet, Nvt., they say the wildfires and floods of recent years point to the need for federal co-ordination. Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson ... Read More »
1 response‘It’s an extension of my body’: accessibility advocates say airlines need to change
By Simon Hopkins, The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
OTTAWA – Maayan Ziv knows all too well the problems that can come from giving her motorized wheelchair to a stranger when she gets on a plane. “The fact that I’m even having to be separated from my wheelchair, a lot of the problems come from that,” Ziv said in an interview. “It’s the way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty in hit-and-run that killed 7-year-old Ukrainian girl in Montreal
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
MONTREAL – A man who struck and killed a seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee with his car has pleaded guilty to failing to stop after an accident. Juan Manuel Becerra Garcia, 46, entered the plea today at the Montreal courthouse. Seven-year-old Mariia Legenkovska was walking to school with her brother and sister on Dec. 13, 2022, when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals pledge $1.7M for persecuted LGBTQ+ people abroad
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government has announced it will give $1.7 million to groups supporting gender and sexual minorities abroad. That follows activists’ criticisms that Ottawa is too slow to follow through with its funding promises, and that it should be more forceful in responding to anti-gay legislation in some countries. Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business groups walk back claim on share of Canadians hit by capital gains changes
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prominent business groups are backtracking their claim that one in five Canadians would be affected by the federal government’s proposed changes to capital gains taxation. In a letter sent to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland today, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and other groups said the government’s assertion that only the wealthiest Canadians will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg trial hears victims’ clothing, jewelry found in serial killer’s apartment
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg trial has heard the belongings of two slain women were found in the apartment of an admitted serial killer. A police officer who searched the home of Jeremy Skibicki has testified clothing and jewelry belonging to Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran were discovered in the man’s suite. Skibicki is charged with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocates, executives gather for summit on airline accessibility
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s airline industry will work to create a streamlined intake form for travellers with disabilities, the federal government says. Disability advocates, government officials and representatives of the airline industry are talking about how to improve accessibility at a summit in Ottawa today. The summit was announced in March after airline executives testified at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of killing two children at Quebec daycare to stand trial in April 2025
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
LAVAL, Que. – The man accused of murdering two children and injuring six others after a city bus crashed into a Montreal-area daycare is scheduled to stand trial over five weeks beginning in April 2025. Superior Court Justice Lyne Décarie today set Pierre Ny St-Amand’s trial for next April 7 to May 9, but suggested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Breast cancer screening should start at age 40, Canadian Cancer Society says
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
The Canadian Cancer Society says all provinces and territories should lower the starting age for breast cancer screening to 40. The current guideline set by a national task force says screening for people at average risk for breast cancer should start at age 50. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care is expected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top court won’t review case sparked by justice of the peace’s critique of bail system
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a ruling that allowed a justice of the peace to remain on the bench after she wrote a column critical of the bail system and the conduct of some Crown prosecutors. A hearing panel established by the Justices of the Peace Review Council recommended Julie ... Read More »
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