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Police in B.C. put lid on grocery store theft, but thousands in cheese still ruined
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
VANCOUVER – RCMP say officers interrupted a theft at a North Vancouver grocery store that involved thousands of dollars worth of cheese. They say it happened at the Whole Foods Market in the early morning hours on Sept. 29, but they still haven’t been able to identify a suspect. Officers on patrol that morning say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec orders audits at 17 schools over alleged behaviour ‘contrary to Quebec values’
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints involving 17 schools across the province where it is alleged that state secularism is not being respected. “Complaints and reports have been brought to the attention of the (Education Department) regarding issues related to non-compliance with secular obligations,” the Education Department said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous groups, government and industry launch $375M for conservation initiatives
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
OTTAWA – A new $375-million conservation fund being created in the Northwest Territories is the largest single investment in Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship in the territory. The Our Land for the Future fund is a collaboration between government, industry and Indigenous Peoples and includes $300 million from the federal government and $75 million from private ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity ‘complicated’ as members questioned
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
OTTAWA – The chair of the Liberal party’s Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is “complicated” after questions have been raised about the claims of two Liberal MPs who currently sit with the group and one cabinet minister who is no longer a member. “It’s a very complicated issue, and there’s no right answer,” said Jaime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anti-abortion activists challenge Quebec law forcing demonstrators to keep distance
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Montreal court is hearing final arguments today in a constitutional challenge of a Quebec law that requires protesters to stay 50 metres away from abortion clinics. The Quebec Life Coalition and other plaintiffs say the 2016 law violates their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly guaranteed in the Charter of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP unveil campaign pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, more
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
OTTAWA – The NDP would remove the GST on all “essentials” if it forms the government after the next election, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday. The announcement comes as the cost of living has played a central role in multiple provincial elections this fall, and was a key factor in the U.S. presidential race ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally
By Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
OTTAWA – The RCMP will begin its rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP officers across the country next week. It expects deployment of more than 10,000 cameras to be finished in the next 12 to 18 months. The RCMP says the cameras serve as an objective record of how officers interact with the community. Officers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of man convicted in Alberta hunters’ deaths
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two men found guilty in the fatal shooting of two Métis hunters in eastern Alberta. As is usual, the Supreme Court did not give reasons for its dismissal of Anthony Bilodeau’s leave to appeal. Court heard that in March 2020, Bilodeau ... Read More »
1 responseTrain derailment and spill near Montreal leads to confinement order
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
LONGUEUIL, Que. – People in a part of Longueuil, Que., were being asked to stay indoors with their doors and windows closed on Thursday morning after a train derailed, spilling an unknown quantity of hydrogen peroxide. Police from the city just east of Montreal said it didn’t appear anyone was hurt, although a CN rail ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec orders audits at 17 schools after complaints over secularism non-compliance
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints at 17 schools across the province where it is alleged that state secularism is not being respected. Questions around religious neutrality in schools have been swirling since the publication last month of an Education Department report on a school in Montreal, where ... Read More »
1 responseNDP expected to unveil campaign pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, more
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2024
OTTAWA – With the cost of living playing a central role in provincial elections across Canada and in the U.S. presidential race, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to unveil a pre-campaign policy plank for the next federal election to differentiate his party from the governing Liberals. Singh is expected to announce this morning that ... Read More »
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