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The City of Winnipeg’s efforts to get a court injunction to end a blockade at the Brady Road landfill that has been in place since last Thursday were expected, but “disheartening,” says a Manitoba Indigenous leader. In an application to the Court of King’s Bench, the city is asking a …
Read More »Shopify CEO calls CRA request for Canadian stores’ records ‘overreach’
The CEO of Shopify is vowing to fight a request from the Canada Revenue Agency asking the e-commerce company to provide it with six years’ worth of merchant records. “I don’t particularly want a fight with the CRA (Canada’s tax authority)- but we got asked to backchannel them six years of records …
Read More »Quebec judge nixes request from Muslim group to suspend ban on school prayer rooms
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 14, 2023 9:59 am Updated June 14, 2023 10:13 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Quebec Superior Court judge has denied a request to suspend the province’s ban on prayer room spaces in public schools. The Canadian Civil Liberties …
Read More »Witnesses in Fertuck murder trial to be brought back at defendant’s request
A years-long murder trial at the Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon is reopening a portion of the case after defendant Greg Fertuck asked to personally cross-examine witnesses. Fertuck is on trial for first-degree murder in the disappearance of his ex-partner, Sheree Fertuck, whom he is accused of killing in …
Read More »Canada’s police chiefs request urgent meeting with the premiers: ‘Policing is at a crossroad’
Canada’s police chiefs are sounding the alarm over public safety. In a letter obtained by Global News, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police said it urgently needs to meet with premiers from across the country to look at how to protect Canadians, police officers, and combat a spike in …
Read More »City of Ottawa denied ‘outrageous’ request to fly Russian flag
The Russian Embassy in Ottawa asked the city to fly the Russian flag and illuminate a wing of City Hall in red, white and blue to mark Russia Day on Sunday, but the city refused. According to a statement from Arnold McLean, the city’s chief of protocol, his office received …
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