Palestinians in the GTA appeal to federal government to help loved ones flee Gaza
More than 4,300 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Hamas-run Health Ministry A group of Palestinians living in the GTA are appealing to the federal government to bring family members living in Gaza to Canada faster than standard immigration policies allow. Milton local and permanent resident Abdallah Alhamadni says they’re hoping Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will create a humanitarian pathway for Palestinians fleeing from the Israel-Hamas war, similar to those implemented for people escaping violence in places like Syria and Ukraine. “I have a great hope, it’s not impossible to do that,”Read more
RCMP tells owners to turn in guns after banned fully automatic model sold in Canada
Hundreds of firearms were misidentified as semi-automatic and sold commercially in Canada The RCMP has told owners to turn in what the force is calling fully automatic military surplus firearms after hundreds were misidentified and allowed into Canada for commercial sale. The Mounties say the registrar of firearms immediately froze records relating to the 245 prohibited guns after discovering the issue to prevent further sale or transfer of the firearms. The registrar believes three firearm businesses imported and registered the guns as semi-automatic Tavor X95s that are classified as restricted firearmsRead more
Judge grants more freedom to repatriated Canadian who married notorious ISIS fighter
Judge orders curfew, releases Dure Ahmed from house arrest The Ontario Court of Justice has granted more freedom to a Canadian woman repatriated in April from northeastern Syria who was married to a notorious ISIS militant. Dure Ahmed, who is now living in the Toronto area, was married to El Shafee Elsheikh, a member of an ISIS militant group known to its hostages as “the Beatles” because of their British accents. Elsheikh is serving multiple life sentences in an American supermax prison for his role in a hostage-taking scheme that ledRead more
Red Deer Catholic school trustee says Holy Spirit told her to post meme that prompted discipline
Document released by board details disciplinary measures for post that likened LGBTQ pride to Nazi Germany A Red Deer Catholic School Board trustee says the Holy Spirit told her to “go for it” and post a meme that likened LGBTQ pride to Nazi Germany. The details became public in a 15-page document released by the school board noting discussions between the board, trustee Monique LaGrange and her lawyer, James Kitchen, between Sept. 25 and 26. LaGrange took to Facebook toward the end of August to share a now-deleted meme that featuredRead more
Pension becomes another Alberta-Ottawa fight. But this time, Trudeau’s on offence
PM vows to defend Canada Pension Plan, but hasn’t yet brought numbers to debate OK, so it didn’t quite happen this way, but may as well have. As limited as the province’s engagement process has been thus far on Alberta going it alone on pension — a sunny-side-up questionnaire and phone-in forums — the largest stakeholder in this matter was bound to weigh in. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued his apparent opening salvo in what’s becoming a federal-provincial pension dispute, and it was an open letter to Premier Danielle Smith.Read more
Climate change threatens winter roads connecting northern Ontario’s remote communities
Warmth, temperature volatility cutting First Nations off from provincial road network For many northern Ontario First Nations, apart from air travel, the only connection to the rest of the province is seasonal winter roads built each year on the frozen rivers, lakes, muskeg and earth. As climate change continues to narrow the window during which winter roads are useable, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) gathered in Thunder Bay to strategize how to keep its communities connected in a rapidly thawing north. In a summit overview handout, NAN said that climate change has “reduced theRead more
Remember this spring’s $20M gold heist at Pearson? Brink’s is suing Air Canada to get its money back
Security company suing to get back the money it lost in the caper Brink’s is suing Canada’s biggest airline for roughly $20 million for allegedly letting a thief walk into an Air Canada facility at Toronto’s Pearson airport and walk out with gold bars and cash. The Miami-based security company is suing Air Canada to get back the money it lost in the caper, which went down this past spring. According to court documents obtained by CBC News, on April 14th Brink’s was commissioned by two Swiss banks — Raiffeisen and Valcambi —Read more
A shifting electoral map could boost Conservatives in the next election
Candidates will battle to win ridings with new boundaries, demographics The federal Conservatives may be set to benefit from a shifting electoral landscape in Canada — but that potential boost has nothing to do with the polls, or the latest twists and turns in Ottawa. Across the country, independent commissions have finalized the process of drawing new federal ridings which will take effect in the next election, as long as it occurs after April of next year. That process involves shifting riding boundaries to take into account changes in population and factors like economicRead more
‘He was murdered saving people,’ says mother of Montreal man killed in Hamas attack on Israel
Alexandre Look, 33, was at an outdoor techno music festival when gunmen attacked Montreal mom Raquel Ohnona Look was on a video call with her son while he was attempting to evade Hamas gunmen on Saturday. She could hear young women screaming and crying in the background. She told her son to listen to Israeli authorities. She told him to hide. “And then I heard him tell his friends, ‘They’re coming back. There’s a lot of them. And then all I heard was a lot of gunshots, lots of rounds andRead more
Canada clinches 1st-ever berth to T20 cricket World Cup with win over Bermuda
Event to be held in U.S., West Indies; Canada failed to qualify for 8 previous editions Canada’s men’s cricket team is headed to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time ever after defeating Bermuda by 39 runs Saturday in Hamilton, Bermuda. Canada won the toss and elected to bat first at the National Sports Centre. Each team was restricted to 18 overs, down from 20, due to the delayed start and weather conditions. The Canadian batsmen finished strongly with Nicholas Kirton sparking a 20-run final over forRead more