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B.C. girl’s mother ‘disgusted’ as minister says rare-disease funds are denied
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
The mother of a nine-year-old British Columbia girl with a rare and deadly disease says she’s “disgusted” with the decision not to renew coverage for medication that costs about $1 million a year. Charleigh Pollock’s mother, Jori Fales, said through sobs in a social media video that there’s been a “complete disregard” for the life ... Read More »
1 responseCarney’s ethics filing reveals details of conflict of interest screen on Brookfield
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s chief of staff and the country’s top public servant will be responsible for maintaining an ethics screen preventing him from making decisions that benefit his former employer. That information is part of a newly released disclosure from the office of the ethics commissioner. When Carney was sworn in as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charleigh Pollock’s mother ‘disgusted’ as minister says rare-disease funds are denied
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
The mother of a nine-year-old British Columbia girl with a rare and deadly disease says she’s “disgusted” with the decision not to renew coverage for medication that costs about $1 million a year. Charleigh Pollock’s mother, Jori Fales, says through sobs in a social media video that there’s been a “complete disregard” for the life ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s known about the attack on eight-year-old girl in Quadeville, Ont.
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
Residents of a small eastern Ontario community will be seeking answers at a police town hall on Saturday about a disturbing attack on an eight-year-old girl that investigators initially linked to an animal, prompting fear and confusion. The gathering is expected to offer an opportunity for people in Quadeville, about 170 kilometres west of Ottawa, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Millions of dollars in Tesla EV rebate claims were legitimate, Ottawa says
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Transport Canada says Tesla legitimately claimed thousands of electric vehicle rebates in the final weekend before the department suspended its rebate program. In an email to the Canadian Press, a spokesperson for Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland said the department is still assessing a few claims. The spokesperson said the claims made by Tesla ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Mountie sentenced for ‘reckless’ cannabis business securities violations in B.C.
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
SURREY, B.C. — The British Columbia provincial court has handed a retired RCMP officer a suspended sentence, saying the man was “reckless” but not deceitful when he convinced a neighbour to invest in his failing cannabis company. The court ruling says six years after Jasvindar Singh Basi retired from the RCMP he incorporated a cannabis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evacuees arrive in Winnipeg as wildfires force thousands out, bring smoke advisories
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Evacuees continued to arrive in Winnipeg by the busload Friday as a renewed round of wildfires put thousands out of their homes – some for a second time – while thick smoke shrouded much of Manitoba. More than 3,000 residents were being airlifted out of Garden Hill First Nation, 480 kilometres north of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother of three-year-old Montreal girl denied bail in abandonment case
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD — The mother accused of abandoning her three-year-old daughter in a field near a highway in Ontario burst into tears on Friday as a judge told her she was being denied bail. The 34-year-old woman, whose name is under a publication ban to protect the girl’s identity, was ordered to undergo a 30-day psychiatric ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-jail worker charged in 2022 death of unlawfully detained inmate in Montreal
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — A former corrections worker has been charged in the death of a 21-year-old man who died after an altercation with guards while he was unlawfully detained at a Montreal jail in 2022. Quebec provincial police say 54-year-old SĂ©bastien BossĂ© was arrested Thursday and charged with manslaughter in the death of Nicous D’AndrĂ© Spring. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. provincial court gives former Mountie probation for Securities Act violations
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
SURREY, B.C. — The British Columbia provincial court has handed a retired RCMP officer a suspended sentence, saying the man was “reckless” but not deceitful when he convinced a neighbour to invest in his failing cannabis company. The court ruling says six years after Jasvindar Singh Basi retired from the RCMP he incorporated a cannabis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health minister says rare-disease funds denied again for B.C. girl Charleigh Pollock
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
VICTORIA — A family from Langford, B.C., hoping to extend the life of their little girl who has a rare disease has been rejected again for coverage of medication that costs about $1 million a year. Health Minister Josie Osborne says in a statement that she knows the outcome of the review process is not ... Read More »
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