BCJun 15, 2022
Suspect pleads guilty to coffee-shop stabbing in Vancouver, sentenced to 3 year jail
A Vancouver man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail this week following a random and unprovoked stabbing at a downtown Vancouver coffee shop. David Morin, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault and received a three-year sentence in relation to the January 22 stabbing of a stranger inside the Tim Hortons at Harbour Centre.Morin, who fled following the assault, was identified and arrested after Vancouver Police released security video and appealed to the public for help.
BCJun 15, 2022
Teams search for Kelowna, B.C., woman and dog, missing after walk along surging creek
A search is underway for a woman who has not been seen since setting out for a walk near a surging creek that is now causing localized flooding in Kelowna, B.C. Kelowna RCMP say 31 year old Chelsea Cardno left her home at around 8 a.m., and was planning to walk through the Mission Greenway bordering Mission Creek. Cardno's white BMW was found parked near the greenway but there has been no sign of her or her German shepherd dog, JJ. Search and rescue crews, backed by an RCMP helicopter and an RCMP forensic identification team searched the area Tuesday and were continuing their efforts through
CanadaJun 15, 2022
Toronto's Black residents receive apology from the city's interim police chief as the force released unseen race-based data
Toronto's Black residents received an apology from the city's interim police chief today as the force released previously unseen race-based data on use of force. Toronto's interim police chief has apologized to the city's Black community as the force releases previously unseen race-based data on its use of force and strip searches. James Ramer says the force has not done enough to ensure everyone receives fair and unbiased treatment. The apology was swiftly rejected by some, including one activist who noted that Black people have called for years for police to stop treating them unfairly. Bev
CanadaJun 15, 2022
RCMP investigating false Parliament Hill bomb tip against Sikh men: Ottawa police
Ottawa police say the RCMP is conducting an ongoing investigation into the false bomb tip that led to the arrest of two Sikh rally organizers near Parliament Hill on Saturday. Interim Ottawa police chief Steve Bell shared that information in a letter to the city's police services board Tuesday night.Bell says in light of that investigation, Ottawa police is limited in what it can share about the circumstances around Saturday's incident, but adds it will work to give as much information as possible to "ensure transparency."Bell says police are aware of the effect law enforcement's response had
AlbertaJun 15, 2022
UCP co-founder Brian Jean officially launches campaign to win party leadership
The co-founder of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party has officially launched his campaign to become its next leader.
Brian Jean lost the first UCP leadership fight to Premier Jason Kenney in 2017, but says he's running again because it's imperative the party get back on track by listening to people and fighting for
a better deal for Alberta in Confederation.
Jean had previously announced he would be running but made it official tonight with a speech to 150 cheering supporters in a ballroom in west Edmonton.
He did not mention Kenney by name but told the crowd the UCP has failed Albe
AlbertaJun 15, 2022
Calgary judge sentences former university swimming star for sexual assault
A successful swimmer from Calgary who won four medals for Canada at the 2011 world junior championships has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for a sexual assault on a woman in 2018.
Chad Bobrosky, who is 29, broke down in tears in a Calgary courtroom as he hugged his family goodbye before he was taken away by sheriffs.
Judge Gord Wong said the sex assault on the young woman at Bobrosky's Calgary apartment involved sadism and bondage, and repeated attacks were done with an intent to injure.
The judge pointed out that Bobrosky also videoed the encounter.
Wong said there were no mitigating
AlbertaJun 15, 2022
Opposition in Alberta urges Ottawa to scrap proposed food labelling on Meat
The NDP Oppositions in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are urging the federal government to scrap proposed changes to food labelling on ground beef and pork.
Health Canada is planning to require front-of-package nutrition symbols for foods containing 15 per cent or more of the recommended daily intakes of sodium, sugar and saturated fat.
Saskatchewan's agriculture critic Trent Wotherspoon says the labelling changes will hurt producers by suggesting to consumers that beef and pork are dangerous.
Wotherspoon sent a letter to Ottawa, signed by his counterparts in Alberta and Manitoba, outlinin
WorldJun 15, 2022
Pakistani govt chided for 'Drink less tea, save money' plea
A minister in Pakistan's newly elected government faced criticism Wednesday following his plea to the nation to drink less tea to help save on imports amid a deepening economic crisis.
Pakistan is among the world's top tea importers, a hugely popular drink among both the rich and the poor in this country of 220 million people. The government has to spend about $600 million dollars from the central bank's hard currency reserves for tea imports annually.
A Pakistani is believed to drink at least three cups of tea a day on average, the nation's caffeinated drink of choice.
Prime Minister Shahbaz
IndiaJun 15, 2022
Mann, Kejriwal flag Volvo bus services from Jalandhar to Delhi Airport
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal jointly flagged off Volvo bus services from Jalandhar in Punjab to Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Mann describes it as a revolutionary step to curb the transport of the mafia.
Seven Volvo buses will ply daily from Jalandhar bus stand to Delhi airport. Likewise, similar buses will also move from Amritsar, Pathankot, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Patiala and even from Chandigarh daily to the airport for facilitating the passengers.
With the plying of these buses, the passenger