Eby supports police on guns and gangs, flanked by four law enforcement candidates
October 6, 2024
NDP Leader David Eby is promising to support police in British Columbia in their work to keep illegal guns off the streets and protect communities.Eby, speaking while flanked by four New Democrat candidates with law enforcement experience at a news conference in Surrey, says he will ensure police have the tools to keep illegal guns from criminal organizations and protect families from potentially deadly domestic violence.
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Hundreds of Jewish Canadians and their allies gathered Sunday on Parliament Hill to remember the victims of the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7 of last year.Carrying the flags of Israel and Canada, and yellow balloons to commemorate those who were kidnapped by Hamas militants that day and are still being held hostage in Gaza, the group gathered at Ottawa City Hall and then marched to Parliament Hill, where members of the victims’ families, religious leaders and Canadian politicians addressed the crowd.
October 6, 2024 - 21:29 | John Ibbitson | The Globe and Mail
A Mississauga man alleged to be one of Canada’s most prolific killers is seeking permission to argue at the country’s top court that he should not face any homicide charges at all.Kenneth Law, who is slated to be on trial next year, faces 14 first-degree murder charges and 14 counselling-suicide charges in connection with the deaths of 14 people in Ontario. But according to a new application made to the Supreme Court of Canada, the 59-year-old has asked his lawyers to make immediate interventions on his behalf.
October 6, 2024 - 21:13 | Colin Freeze | The Globe and Mail
Three years after Ottawa settled two class-action lawsuits over unsafe drinking water on First Nations for $8-billion, government lawyers will appear in Federal Court this week to fight a third class action that could add another $1-billion to the government’s ballooning First Nations water bill.Shamattawa First Nation, a fly-in community located 750 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, has faced a boil-water advisory since December, 2018. A statement of claim filed by the community and its Chief, Jordna Hill, claims treated water in the community commonly causes sores, rashes and boils.“...
October 6, 2024 - 21:09 | Patrick White | The Globe and Mail
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