Here is a roundup of tales from The Canadian Press designed to deliver you up to the mark on what you could know at the moment…
Blair to face questions on Canada’s proof
Defence Minister Bill Blair is anticipated to face additional questions at the moment concerning the proof Canada has gathered to find out a rocket blast at a hospital in Gaza City didn’t originate in Israel.
Blair made the assertion Saturday night time, 5 days after the attack on the al-Ahli Arab hospital.
The blast got here 9 days after a renewed battle within the area following an assault by Hamas militants in Israel and retaliation by Israel within the Gaza Strip.
Blair says the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command did its personal evaluation of proof and reached a conclusion that aligns with findings of the United States and France.
Debate to silence Ontario NDP legislator resumes
The debate on a Progressive Conservative movement to successfully silence an Opposition legislator is about to renew within the Ontario legislature at the moment.
Premier Doug Ford’s authorities desires NDP MPP Sarah Jama to apologize once more and retract her assertion concerning the battle between Israel and Hamas.
The Tories, who’ve a big majority, are calling via their movement for the Speaker to to not acknowledge Jama within the House till she does so.
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Man claiming innocence in Seventies homicide desires bail
An Indigenous man discovered responsible of homicide in 1974 will ask a choose in a Winnipeg courtroom at the moment to grant him bail pending a choice from the federal justice minister to quash his conviction.
Innocence Canada, a non-profit that advocates for individuals wrongly convicted of against the law, says it filed an utility final month with Justice Minister Arif Virani for a ministerial evaluate of Clarence Woodhouse’s conviction within the demise of Ting Fong Chan.
Innocence Canada maintains the prosecution’s case at Clarence Woodhouse’s trial relied on a confession that he was imagined to have made in fluent English, regardless of Saulteaux being the language he spoke.
Quebec coroner’s inquiry into household killing opens
A coroner’s inquest will begin at the moment into the 2019 killings of a Montreal girl and her two young kids, in addition to the demise of her husband who’s believed to have killed them earlier than taking his personal life.
The inquiry was ordered after a coroner’s report that was vital of prosecutors and a provincial choose, saying they may have completed extra to forestall the deaths of Dahia Khellaf, 42, and her sons four-year-old Adam and two-year-old Aksil.
Coroner Alain Manseau concluded they’d been strangled to demise and Nabil Yssaad was possible the killer.
Better information, administration of water wanted for Canada’s agri-food sector: report
The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute is recommending that governments throughout the nation develop a nationwide plan to sustainably handle water use for the agri-food sector.
In a report launched Monday, the institute requires formidable commitments from governments and partnerships with stakeholders to prioritize the vital pure useful resource.
The cost of maximum climate and rising temperatures runs to the tune of billions of {dollars}, the report says, and it is affecting farmers and your complete agri-food business.
Via Rail CEO requires passenger invoice of rights
The head of Via Rail says the federal authorities ought to take into account a passenger invoice of rights similar to the one now in place for air travellers.
In an interview, CEO Mario Péloquin says the federal authorities ought to transfer towards a constitution that will guarantee practice passengers obtain compensation for lengthy delays.
If the explanation for the disruption stems from one in every of Canada’s two most important freight railways — whose tracks Via runs on — he says they’d be those to pay up, additional incentivizing clean operations alongside the road.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Oct. 23, 2023.
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