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Algoma Steel would supply material for land vehicles: Hanwha
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (177+ words) OTTAWA " South Korean defence firm Hanwha says it has reached a deal with Algoma Steel to supply military-grade steel for the possible manufacturing of land defence vehicles in Canada. Hanwha said in April it had reached a separate agreement with…...
Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (448+ words) The majority opinion " by a three-judge panel from the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit " held that the Trump administration's policy was designed to exclude people from the military based on their gender identity. The ban will…...
Quebec opens investigation into police response after officer shot and killed teen
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (177+ words) MONTREAL " Quebec's domestic security minister has opened an investigation linked to the police shooting of a 15-year-old boy in September on Montreal's South Shore. Ian Lafreni're says the administrative investigation will examine the actions of Longueuil police after an officer…...
Connected vehicle data "can have intelligence value" to adversaries: federal document
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (629+ words) OTTAWA " Data from an advanced electric vehicle that falls into the wrong hands could be used to track people or carry out surveillance, an internal government document warns. The Public Safety Canada memo, prepared to address concerns about Chinese vehicles,…...
Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of detention
22+ hour, 17+ min ago (834+ words) The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Sunday saying that Rivera died from a bacterial infection after his health had declined following a case of COVID-19, which led to his physical and neurological deterioration. Human rights activists and groups worldwide denounced…...
Minister, NDP MLA discuss wildfire response during Wadin Bay visit
23+ hour, 4+ min ago (354+ words) As multiple wildfires continue to burn across Saskatchewan and more than 1, 300 residents are under evacuation orders and alerts, Saskatchewan's minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the province is focused and ready for what has quickly become…...
First Nations haven't been consulted on clean drinking water legislation: lawyer
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (937+ words) OTTAWA " A lawyer who represented First Nations in a class-action lawsuit against Ottawa says his clients still have not been consulted on promised clean drinking water legislation " even though the lawsuit settlement directed the federal government to work with First…...
Tory leader takes aim at Liberals with call for emergency debate on the economy
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (165+ words) OTTAWA " Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is stepping up his attack on Liberal policies with a call for an emergency parliamentary debate on the economy. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy contracted slightly for the second quarter in a row to…...
RCMP: Sexually violent crimes still heavily under-reported
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (329+ words) The month of May is Sexual Violence Prevention Month in Canada." Inspector Ashley St. Germaine with the Saskatchewan RCMP said this year, they have shifted their approach when it comes to the key messaging for prevention. The shift in messaging…...
Evacuation order issued for south RM of Shellbrook
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (148+ words) A fast moving wildfire has prompted an evacuation order in the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook. The order includes individuals in the RM of Shellbrook who live in the hamlet of Holbein one mile west and five miles east of Shellbrook…...