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CanadaOct 22, 2020

Rising number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 concerns Dr. Tam

Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam is concerned that the number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 keeps rising as flu season approaches. Two-hundred of the nearly one-thousand Canadians being treated in hospitals are in intensive care and Tam expects those numbers to keep rising. Quebec reported one-thousand and 33 new cases today while Ontario reported 841. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has tested negative for COVID-19, but is isolating at home because he attended events with his municipal affairs minister, who has tested positive
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CanadaOct 22, 2020

New Tory motion could trigger second confidence showdown for Liberal minority

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is brushing off concerns his party is setting up Parliament for yet another confidence vote.The Conservatives are using another chance they get this week to set the House of Commons agenda to propose a motion calling for a sweeping probe by the House of Commons health committee of a host of issues relating to the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.The motion is so broad and the demand for documents so massive that the Liberals are expected to argue that its passage would paralyze the government the same argument used to declare an earlier Conservat
CanadaOct 22, 2020

SIU investigating after teens allegedly open fire on officers during search

Toronto police say the Special Investigations Unit is investigating after several people, including two teen boys, allegedly opened fire on officers who were searching a home. Police say the incident happened early Wednesday morning in the city's east end. They say that while officers were in the home, as many as five occupants fired multiple rounds at police. Two boys, aged 14 and 15, and three 19 year olds have been charged with discharging a firearm with intent to wound, endanger life or prevent arrest. Toronto police did not provide any details about injuries, but they note that officers
CanadaOct 21, 2020

Federal Green party to vote against Conservative motion

The federal Green party will vote against a Conservative motion to form a committee to investigate Liberal spending on COVID-19. The three Green votes would all but assure defeat of the Tory motion. The Liberals said the motion meant the Trudeau government had lost the confidence of Parliament. When a government loses a confidence vote, an election quickly ensues. The Bloc Quebecois earlier indicated its members would back the Tories. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh would not say if his party will vote with the Liberals. But he did say he would not allow the Liberals to be able to hold an election.
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CanadaOct 21, 2020

Liberals survive confidence vote, avert imminent election

There will be no fall federal election. A motion by the Conservatives to form a committee to investigate Liberal COVID-19 spending has been defeated. The Liberals deemed it to be a confidence motion, which could have sparked an election if it passed. It was defeated in a vote of 180 to 146. The Conservatives had dubbed their proposed committee as an ``anti-corruption'' committee, which prompted the Liberals to say that made it a confidence matter. The Conservatives then tried to amend the name, but that amendment was defeated before the main vote today. But those opposition MPs made it clear
CanadaOct 20, 2020

Police in Ottawa area arrest 16 in connection with wholesale drug trafficking

A nine-month investigation has led to 16 arrests and 138 criminal charges, mainly drug-trafficking counts, in eastern Ontario and Quebec, police say. The Ontario Provincial Police say they executed 12 search warrants in Ottawa as well as Gatineau and Luskville, Que., last Thursday with help from the Surete du Quebec. Police say they were targeting wholesale drug sellers linked with criminal networks in Ontario, including outlaw motorcycle gangs, as well as Ottawa and Quebec-based criminal organizations supplying drugs to mid-level traffickers and street gangs. In the raids police say they sei
CanadaOct 20, 2020

Trudeau hands out advice on Halloween, saying 'sacrifice' necessary for many

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his children are not going trick-or-treating for Halloween this year. He says this is because Ottawa, where he and his family live, is considered a COVID-19 hot spot and local public health officials have advised against children going door-to-door this year. He says his children might take part in a hunt for candy around the house instead. Trudeau says he understands how frustrating the pandemic is for parents and children but stressed it is important to listen to the guidance of local public health officials. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health o
CanadaOct 20, 2020

Ford appeals for people with symptoms in COVID-19 hot spots to get tested

Premier Doug Ford is encouraging anyone with COVID-19 symptoms who lives in a virus hot spot to get tested. Ford says the province has set up additional testing units in those regions but some people seem to be holding back from getting an assessment. His comments come as the province reports that it conducted 24,049 tests in the last day, with nearly the same amount being processed. Ford says the province now has the capacity to process up to 50,000 tests per day and has eliminated its testing backlog. He says the government would like to see more people getting tested in regions where the vi
CanadaOct 20, 2020

Ottawa commits $12 million help small business owners

Ottawa is committing 12-million-dollars to a fund to help small business owners respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is to be made available through the Canada United Small Business Resilience Fund. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he knows things have been challenging for small business owners. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the resilience and creativity shown by small business owners during the COVID-19 pandemic is an inspiration. The new federal funding will help small business owners buy personal protective equipment, renovate their spaces to respond to local public health me

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BCSep 26, 2025

Police cleared in fatal 2024 shooting of woman in Surrey, B.C.

British Columbia's independent police watchdog says an officer was justified in using lethal force in the fatal shooting of a woman threatening her baby.The Independent Investigations Office says in a report released Friday that on Sept. 19, 2024, the Surrey, B.C., officer shot the woman who was holding scissors to her baby's neck.The report says the situation was made worse because the woman spoke little to no English, and there were no Spanish speaking services available other than the use of Google translate.Police had responded to a call after someone reported the woman breaking things and
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BCSep 26, 2025

VPD investigates pedestrian fatality

Vancouver Police are investigating a pedestrian fatality that occurred last night, and are asking anyone with information to call police. The pedestrian, a 38-year-old man, was struck by a white Tesla at the intersection of Terminal Avenue and Western Street September 25 just before 8:30 p.m. Despite life-saving attempts from first responders, the pedestrian died at the scene. The driver of the Tesla remained at the scene. Speed and impairment are not considered factors in the collision. Anyone with information is asked to call VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012.
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CanadaSep 26, 2025

Canada not part of mass walkout when Israel PM Netanyahu spoke at UN General Assembly

Canada was not part of a mass walkout this morning during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the United Nations General Assembly. The office of Canadian Ambassador Bob Rae says he remained seated during Netanyahu's address as dozens of diplomats from other countries walked out of the chamber. The official presiding over the speeches had to call for order multiple times as delegations, including many from developing countries, rose to leave the room. In his speech, Netanyahu said the "disgraceful decision" by countries like Canada to recognize a Palestinian state will encour
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BCSep 26, 2025

Talks to resume between B.C. government and its public service union

Talks are resuming between the union representing British Columbia's public service workers and the provincial government. Paul Finch, president of the BC General Employees' Union, says the government has reached out to the union saying it has a new offer and negotiations will start again on Monday. Finch says union pickets will remain up. The union has been conducting escalating strike action over the last four weeks, with up to 15,000 workers conducting job actions including picketing and overtime bans. Finch told a gathering in Victoria that there has been unprecedented level
WorldSep 26, 2025

Transportation Department tightens noncitizen truck driver rules after fatal crash in Florida

The Transportation Department will immediately tighten up the requirements for non-citizens to get commercial drivers licenses after three fatal crashes this year in Florida, Texas and Alabama that officials say were caused by immigrant truck drivers who never should have received licenses. The nationwide audit of these licenses began after a fatal U-turn crash in Florida that killed two people caused by a truck driver who officials said was in the country illegally. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said also threatened to revoke $160 million in federal funding for California because inve