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Surrey, B.C., council votes in favour of keeping RCMP, rather than municipal force
SURREY, B.C. - City councillors in Surrey, B.C., have voted narrowly in favour of sticking with the RCMP, rather than proceeding with a move to a municipal police force. Council voted 5-4 in favour of...
Nov 15, 2022
Indigenous Services Canada failing First Nations in response to wildfires, floods: AG
OTTAWA - Canada's Auditor General say the federal government has not given First Nations communities the support they need to respond to emergencies like wildfires and floods, despite warning about th...
Nov 15, 2022
Imprisoned Egyptian activist calls off hunger strike
CAIRO (AP) - The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah said Tuesday they received a letter from him saying he has ended his hunger strike. In a statement, the family said that Abdel...
Nov 15, 2022
'We want to get as much as we can:' Great Nanaimo Toy Drive revs up annual campaign
NANAIMO - A major holiday movement officially kicks off Tuesday.Countless numbers of elves running the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive will be joined by the big guy in red to launch this year's campaign, whic...
Nov 15, 2022
Former Hockey Canada executive Nicholson to testify before parliamentary committee
OTTAWA - It's Bob Nicholson's turn to be grilled by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. The former Hockey Canada executive is scheduled to speak before members of Parliament today as the fede...
Nov 15, 2022
Former Hockey Canada executive Nicholson to testify before parliamentary committee
OTTAWA - It's Bob Nicholson's turn to be grilled by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. The former Hockey Canada executive is scheduled to speak before members of Parliament today as the fede...
Nov 15, 2022
Canada launches group to lobby for more countries to use carbon pricing
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada is issuing a challenge to the rest of the world to expand the use of carbon pricing in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions. Guilbeaul...
Nov 15, 2022
2 Israelis killed by Palestinian in West Bank attack
JERUSALEM (AP) - A Palestinian killed two Israelis and wounded four others in an attack in a settlement in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday before he was shot and killed by Israeli security personnel...
Nov 15, 2022
G20 funding announcement, Lucki to testify at EA inquiry: In The News for Nov. 15
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 Nov. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 15, 2022
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to talk 'Freedom Convoy' at Emergencies Act inquiry
OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is expected to testify this morning at the public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act last winter. Ottawa invoked the act for the f...
Nov 15, 2022