Category Archives: Canada
Errors and omissions revealed in RCMP statements after Nova Scotia mass shooting
HALIFAX - In the days following the mass shooting that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia, the RCMP's statements to the public were riddled with mistakes, confusion and omissions, a newly released rep...
Jun 21, 2022
Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre reviewing vaccine requirement for Canadian Armed Forces
OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre is reviewing the Canadian military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate after a similar requirement for most other federal employees was suspended on Monday. The Departmen...
Jun 21, 2022
MPs want more funding for community groups trying to prevent ideological extremism
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is calling on governments to provide more money to front-line community organizations trying to stem the tide of ideologically motivated violent extremism. In a n...
Jun 21, 2022
Quebec extends state of emergency in Saguenay, Que., because of landslide threat
MONTREAL - Quebec is extending a state of emergency in a city north of Quebec City where a neighbourhood is threatened by landslides. Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault tweeted late Monday af...
Jun 21, 2022
Some Quebec adults could get 4th or 5th COVID-19 shots this fall: vaccine committee
MONTREAL - Quebec's immunization committee is recommending that the province prepare for another round of COVID-19 vaccination that could see some adults receive a fifth shot by the fall. The committe...
Jun 21, 2022
Watchdog clears Vancouver police for less-lethal rounds at 'Freedom Convoy' protest
OTTAWA - The Ontario police watchdog says two Vancouver police officers did not commit a criminal offence by shooting less-lethal rounds at two protesters during the "Freedom Convoy"' demonstration in...
Jun 21, 2022
National Indigenous Peoples Day, drug decriminalization : In The News for June 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 21, 2022
Ontario residential school survivors reflect on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Diane Hill had just celebrated her seventh birthday when she first arrived at the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., in November, 1963. "The first night there I was crying," said ...
Jun 21, 2022
Experts explain why Ottawa is being asked to decriminalize small amounts of drugs
OTTAWA - Last month, British Columbia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to make changes to ensure drug users will not be arrested or charged for carrying up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs as of n...
Jun 21, 2022
Federal unit flags apparent Chinese campaign to sow doubt on return of 'two Michaels'
OTTAWA - A federal unit that tracks foreign interference has identified what appeared to be a co-ordinated information campaign by Chinese state media outlets to control the domestic narrative around ...
Jun 21, 2022