Above Photo: Dan Loan The RCMP arrested 15 people on Thursday November 18 as the land defence struggle against the construction of the Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline on Wet’suwet’en territory in northern British Columbia continues. Gidimt’en land defender Sleydo’ says: “[The RCMP] came with intent and the ability to kill people and seriously harm people.” Those arrested included two Elders, a journalist and three legal observers. Gidimt’en Checkpoint tweeted at 12:39 pm PT: “Legal Observers arrested by RCMP at 44KM on Gidimt’en territory. Legal observers act as legal witnesses, documenting incidents of police misconduct or violations of the rights of protesters.” According to […]
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Above Photo: Members of Teamsters Locals 987 and 362 protest outside an Amazon fulfillment center in Alberta, Canada, on July 14, 2021, after meeting with Amazon workers across the country to discuss working conditions and union organizing. (Teamsters Canada) The struggle to unionize Amazon is shifting to Canada, where workers in Alberta could soon be the first to unionize an Amazon warehouse in North America. Workers at the “YEG1” facility in Nisku, Alberta, just outside Edmonton, filed for a union election on Monday, September 13. The election could be held in mere weeks, once the Alberta Labour Relations Board approves the application. Workers […]
The first version of a new Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) was rolled at the General Dynamics Land Systems plant in London, Ont. A Troop Cargo Vehicle (TCV) manufactured for the Canadian Army was unveiled during a virtual event with Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan, celebrating the “roll-out” of the Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) program’s first vehicle. The company will build 360 Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSV) in eight variants as part of a $3-billion contract with the Canadian Armed Forces. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – They’ll replace older LAVs that have protected Canadian Soldiers on missions abroad for […]
On December 4, 2019, the 1,587th and last Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) truck was completed on the production lines in Marolles-en-Hurepoix. It was then shipped to Canada for final integration. On February 13th, 2020, Mack Defense handed it to the Canadian Army’s officials in Saint Nicolas, Quebec, thus concluding a threeyear industrial adventure which had started in France. The MSVS trucks’ first year of service has been extremely busy already, with deployments both in Canada and in foreign operations. The Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) program was designed to provide Canada with a fleet of mid-sized, multi-purpose logistics vehicles to […]
On December 4, 2019, the 1,587th and last Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) truck was completed on the production lines in Marolles-en-Hurepoix. It was then shipped to Canada for final integration. On February 13th, 2020, Mack Defense handed it to the Canadian Army’s officials in Saint Nicolas, Quebec, thus concluding a threeyear industrial adventure which had started in France. The MSVS trucks’ first year of service has been extremely busy already, with deployments both in Canada and in foreign operations. The Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) program was designed to provide Canada with a fleet of mid-sized, multi-purpose logistics vehicles to […]
Canadian Military Wants To Use Propaganda, Other Techniques Domestically By David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen. November 4, 2020 Canadian Military Wants To Use Propaganda, Other Techniques Domestically2020-11-042020-11-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/trudeau-2-e1604531209950.jpg200px200px Above photo: Minister of National Denfence Harjit Sajjan (C) and Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance (R) listen as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) speaks during a news conference January 9, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. Dave Chan / AFP. NOTE: Business Insider reports that an amendment to the United States’ National Defense Authorization Act in 2012 repealed the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948 provision that banned the use of government propaganda domestically. They write: […]
On Tuesday, Canada’s International Test Pilots School (ITPS)has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Aerospace Industries to promote the KAI FA-50 for tactical and adversary training. According to a pilot’s school news release, the ITPS views T-50 / FA-50 supersonic advanced trainers and light combat aircraft as the most optimal replacement for its aging fleet of Aero L-39 used for tactical & adversarial training. ITTC operates a fleet of Aero Vodochody L-39 featuring upgraded avionics for the FLIT program. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “The KAI FA-50 is a great aircraft!” says ITPS President […]
TORONTO (Sputnik) – The Canadian Supreme Court struck a blow to fighting government corruption by dismissing a new probe into whether a religious leader lobbied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher said in a statement on Thursday. The high court earlier denied a request for a new probe into allegations that the Aga Khan lobbied Trudeau during a trip to the religious leader’s private island. “In its shocking refusal to allow Democracy Watch’s appeal, the Supreme Court has joined the Federal Court of Appeal in striking a serious blow against the public’s rights to complain about corruption and […]
The same judge dismissed another appeal by Meng back in May in which she sought to end the extradition case for good due to her arrest purportedly lacking grounds according to Canadian laws. Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou has lost her appeal to unseal confidential documents related to her extradition case after Canadian Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes dismissed the possibility of doing so, claiming that it would violate confidentiality agreements with other parties, Bloomberg reports. Holmes did not elaborate any further on her ruling. Meng, who claims to have been illegally arrested in December 2018, was seeking to disclose […]
The inept thieves reversed their pickup truck into the store window, after failing to nab the crypto ATM. Source link
A Tesla owner in Canada’s Alberta province has been charged with speeding and dangerous driving after he set his car to Autopilot and took a nap while traveling at speeds of 93 mph, authorities said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) released a statement saying that on July 9, it received a complaint of a 2019 Tesla Model S speeding near the town of Ponoka in Alberta. After the vehicle was located, officers noted that the vehicle “automatically” accelerated once the patrol car’s emergency lights were activated and that at that moment a police radar detected the Tesla reached the speed […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107814/76/1078147686_0:-1:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_3ed89cd9fb123fd008b38a3e51bc51f9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009041080368937-shooting-in-canadian-province-of-ontario-leaves-5-dead/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – A shooting at a home in the Canadian city of Oshawa left five individuals dead, Ontario’s Durham Regional Police said in a statement on Friday. “On Friday, September 4, 2020, at approximately 1:20 a.m. [5:20 a.m. GMT], officers responded to a residence on Parklane Avenue in Oshawa after numerous reports of gunshots. Members of the Tactical Support Unit arrived quickly and entered the residence to find five deceased people inside and one adult female who was alive but suffering from a gunshot wound”, the statement said. The suspect died at the […]
Crypto exchange Shakepay, which describes itself as “Canada’s fastest-growing bitcoin platform,” conducted a “proof-of-reserves” audit and acquired an insurance policy to reinforce its security, perhaps learning a lesson from fellow Canadian platforms QuadrigaCX, Einstein and Coinsquare, which all lost customer funds or have otherwise been involved in scandals over the past 20 months. The Montreal-based crypto exchange hired blockchain forensics firm CipherBlade to conduct a full audit of its reserves and security policies. To safeguard its customers’ funds, the exchange also tapped a third-party custodian and secured a specific insurance policy for its cold wallets through Aon, underwritten by insurers with […]
U.S. and fighter jets will be conducting will conduct air defense exercises in the Arctic region, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The details were given in a media release, to announce North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct an air defense exercise from August 17-21, ranging from the Beaufort Sea to Thule, Greenland. The exercise will include Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter aircraft, CP-140 long-range patrol aircraft, and a CC-150T air refueler; as well as United States Air Force F-15 fighter aircraft, KC-10 refueler, and C-17 transport aircraft. The exercise will be based out of 4 Wing […]
In a press release Wednesday, Defense electronic systems company Thales said that will be handling all of the in-service support for the new Artic and Offshore Patrol (AOPS) Ship that was delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy last Friday. “As the In-Service Support (ISS) provider for the HMCS Harry DeWolf and all of the Royal Canadian Navy’s future Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels and Joint Support Ships, Thales will build on years of extensive planning to continue its work under the AJISS contract onboard the first vessel to ensure mission readiness now and throughout the fleets’ operational lifetimes,” said in a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/19/1079979884_0:0:2902:1633_1200x675_80_0_0_eea68456e44a544b2fe02aad273f7945.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007251079979914-canadian-opposition-leader-calls-on-trudeau-morneau-to-resign-over-we-scandal/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – Canada’s opposition leader Andrew Scheer on Friday called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau to resign amid the ongoing WE Charity scandal. Scheer said Trudeau and Morneau chose to use the novel coronavirus pandemic as cover for their actions, adding that the entire WE Charity affair has been nothing short of “corruption at the highest level”. “We are in an unprecedented crisis, we are facing a fiscal situation that is completely unprecedented and we are facing the health consequences of the virus and the economic fallout. And […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107983/46/1079834663_0:212:3000:1900_1200x675_80_0_0_23eb2f84c97faffa796dfb8c839e91f1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007221079949463-canadian-parliament-approves-extension-amendment-to-62-billion-covid-19-wage-subsidy-program/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – Canada’s House of Commons has approved the Trudeau government’s proposed extension and an amendment to the Emergency Wage Subsidy in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, House Speaker Anthony Rota said at the conclusion of the parliamentary session. With the new provisions and adjustments, the program is expected to cost taxpayers $62.12 billion in the fiscal year 2020-21. “Bill C-20 – an Act respecting further COVID-19 measures – is deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage, deemed read a third time, […]
TORONTO (Sputnik) – Canadian opposition lawmakers said in a letter to the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada Nancy Belanger that they are calling for an investigation into WE Charity’s efforts to lobby the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “I am thus asking that you investigate whether anyone in the WE organization ought to have registered to lobby public office holders, but failed to do so, which would be an infraction under section 14(1) or any other unidentified sections of the lobbying act,” Conservative Pierre Poilievre, the shadow minister of finance, said in the letter on Friday. The letter was co-signed […]
Former World number five Eugenie Bouchard of Canada put aside her tennis racket to take up the role of ball girl during the ongoing World Team Tennis exhibition event. The 2014 Wimbledon finalist showed her catching skills during the match between friend and teammate Sloane Stephens and Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig. READ MORE: ‘That’s not a bad training partner’: World No. 1 Djokovic BACK ON COURT for US Open preparations with former Serbian star (VIDEO) Bouchard appeared on the court wearing her tennis uniform and amused the crowd by grabbing balls during several games. “For safety, the teammates are ballboys and […]
TORONTO (Sputnik) – More than 60 Canadian lawmakers called for Magnitsky law sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for alleged human rights abuses in Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang in an open letter addressed to the government. “We, the signatories, call on the Government of Canada to invoke Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) S.C. 2017, c. 21 against individuals who are directly responsible for the human rights atrocities happening in Tibet, occupied East Turkestan [Xinjiang], and Hong Kong,” the letter said on Tuesday. The letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland […]
Canadian politicians are seeking answers after the half-brother of the prime minister was paid by the federal government to speak at a blockchain conference. Source link
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stepped in it again. He’s apparently violated Canadian ethics laws by awarding a $900 Million government contract to a “non-profit” that members of his family have raked in $282,000 from via speaking fees. The $900 Million contract was awarded to the WE Charity to dole out $5000 checks to youth who put in 500 hours of “volunteer” work over the summer, due to Covid preventing them from getting normal jobs. WE Charity was due to graciously accept $19.5 Million into their pockets for the deed. Trudeau initially claimed that the WE Charity was the only […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107983/37/1079833777_0:0:3012:1695_1200x675_80_0_0_89b00d54c304b246bb3681c1a564089b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007081079833700-auditor-generals-report-reveals-canadian-authorities-lost-track-of-tens-of-thousands-of-deportees/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – A report from Canada’s Auditor General on immigration removals revealed that the country’s authorities do not know the whereabouts of thousands of individuals set for deportation. “In April 2019, we determined that there were about 50,000 individuals with enforceable removal orders. Two-thirds of these – 34,700 cases in the wanted inventory – involved individuals whose whereabouts were unknown”, the report said on Wednesday. The Auditor General said in the report that the majority of the orders have been enforceable for years and a share of them involve criminal cases. In addition, […]
President Trump is hosting Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday. However, much has been made of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to skip the meeting, which was originally intended to be a celebration of the new trade agreement between the three countries, which stepped into force last week. Part of the rationale in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to skip Wednesday’s summit dedicated to celebrating the New Agreement Between the United States, Mexico and Canada (USMCA), may have been the bad optics for his carefully groomed image of fighter against the coronavirus, CNN has suggested. “He would […]
In the 2 July incident, the suspect, Corey Hurren, crashed his pickup truck into the main gate leading to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s estate, only to be arrested shortly afterwards, with officials not elaborating on the man’s motives. The perpetrator who allegedly rammed his truck through a gate on the grounds of Rideau Estate, where Justin Trudeau has been residing with his family since 2015, has been charged with threatening to kill or injure Canada’s Prime Minister, reports CTV News. According to released court documents, the suspect, Manitoba resident Corey Hurren, a reservist in the Canadian Rangers, allegedly had with […]
Each year, Canadians come together in celebration to mark their nation’s holiday – Canada Day. Falling this year on Wednesday, the country’s 153rd birthday will be uniquely quiet, as it makes moves to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Canada Day is a federal national holiday that falls on 1 July every year, marking the day of the formation of the country by the formal union of three separate British colonies under the British empire in 1867. The unification of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into a single nation marks a significant historical step towards independence for the former colony and […]
A 37-year-old female resident of the city of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of attempt to acquire a chemical weapon. A North Dakota US District Court sentenced Sijie Liu to six years behind bars on June 22, after she attempted to purchase a chemical weapon from an undercover FBI employee on the dark web, according to court documents cited by Canadian outlet CTV News Winnipeg. According to court documents observed by the outlet, Liu first made contact with the undercover agent some time between February 15, 2019, and […]
A 95-year-old thrill-seeker has admitted to doubts about making it down some of the world’s greatest mountains, but said he is looking forward to descending from a summit at 100 after becoming the world’s oldest heli-skier. Gordon Precious celebrated his 95th birthday by taking a helicopter to the top of the Cariboo Mountains, the northernmost subrange of the Columbia Mountain in British Columbia, before breaking the record he set in 2019 down the vertiginous slopes. The slaloming veteran was accompanied by an experienced guide and spent three days skiing with family members once he had reached the bottom. “You feel like you’re in a different world […]
Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is trying to stop Canadian bitcoin miner DMG Blockchain from plugging its mining rigs into the American power grid. In a letter published Thursday, the nonprofit implored the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to scrutinize, if not outright reject, DMG Blockchain’s bid to export U.S. electricity to Canada and moved to intervene. The group’s Energy Program Director Tyson Slocum and Climate Program Director David Arkush co-wrote the letter. DMG Blockchain has been aggressively expanding its cryptocurrency mining capacity in recent months. On May 27, the miner tripled its fleet of ASIC miners by adding 1,000 M30s. […]
Montreal police were filmed teargassing peaceful protesters who refused to leave the scene of a protest march after the event had concluded. One person was arrested for uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. Hundreds of protesters gathered Sunday outside the National Assembly in the Quebec City and conducted a peaceful protest, calling for an end to police harassment and other forms of discrimination against minorities. #MontrealProtest peacefully marching on st antoine E in front of Palais de Justice towards the 720, police in riot gear cornered us on all sides and tear gassed us all the way into the […]
World 01:13 GMT 02.06.2020Get short URL On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced the postponement of the scheduled Group of Seven (G7) summit, from the end of June until possibly September, revealing that he is intending to invite Russia, South Korea, Australia, and India. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said that Ottawa is opposed to a potential return of Russia to the G7 proposed by US President Donald Trump, over Moscow’s “continued disrespect and flaunting of international rules”. “Russia was excluded from the G7 after it invaded Crimea a number of years ago, and its continued disrespect and flaunting […]
Canadian Groups Fight For Covid-19 Recovery That Prioritizes Human And Ecological Health By Andrea Germanos, Commondreams. May 28, 2020 Canadian Groups Fight For Covid-19 Recovery That Prioritizes Human And Ecological Health2020-05-282020-05-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/just-recovery-image.png200px200px Above photo: A new alliance of Canadian groups is calling for a just recovery. “We are standing on the threshold between the old world and the next and we must choose to build the future we want,” they say. From justrecoveryforall.ca. Nearly 200 Groups in Canada Vow to Fight for Covid-19 Recovery That Puts Human and Ecological Health First. “The choices we make now about how to recover from this pandemic […]
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has announced on Tuesday that the Canadian Army will equip the Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSV) with a newest generation remote weapon station. General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada and Kongsberg have signed a contract for delivery of the Protector Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) to the Canadian Army valued 500 MNOK. The PROTECTOR RWS will be integrated on Canada’s fleet of Armored Combat Support Vehicles. Canada signed their first Protector RWS contract in 2005 followed by additional contracts in 2012 and 2014. “We are very pleased to be chosen again as the supplier of Remote Weapon Stations to […]
A CT-114 Tutor training jet of the Canadian Air Force ‘Snowbirds’ aerobatic team has crashed into a building in the city of Kamloops. The fate of the pilots is currently unknown. A routine Snowbirds flight in Kamloops on Sunday suddenly went wrong when one of the aircraft veered out of control and hit the ground soon after takeoff. Videos recorded by the eyewitnesses showed the moment of the chilling incident. Two of the teams’ CT-114 Tutors took off from the Kamloops airport and were flying low. After gaining some altitude and making an aileron roll, one of them suddenly took a steep nosedive and […]
World 21:30 GMT 17.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107933/47/1079334713_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_4a62d3ded11065d3b726635f4f840579.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202005171079334706-canadian-air-force-jet-crashes-in-british-columbia/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A jet belonging to the Canadian air force’s Snowbirds aerobatics team crashed on Sunday near Kamloops airport in British Columbia province, the military said. “The RCAF has been made aware that a Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Kamloops, BC”, the air force tweeted. The #RCAF has been made aware that a Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Kamloops, BC. Our priority at this time is determining the status of our personnel and supporting emergency personnel. When appropriate, more […]
TORONTO (Sputnik) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday $318.59 million in new funding for the nation’s research community that has faced funding shortages amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Today, we are announcing $450 million [US$318.59 million] to help researchers and research institutions bridge to better times”, Trudeau said during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus pandemic. The prime minister said the money will go toward wage support in academia and will be distributed through federal granting agencies. As part Canada’s Economic Response Plan, the Trudeau government has earmarked $107.50 billion in direct stimulus measures as the economy […]
World 21:49 GMT 11.05.2020Get short URL TORONTO (Sputnik) – Canadian authorities are investigating the origin of three of the firearms believed to have originated in the United States used in the deadly rampage in the province of Nova Scotia in April, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement on Monday. Of the two semi-automatic handguns and two semi-automatic rifles used by the shooter, identified as Gabriel Wortman, 51, only one is of Canadian origin, the country’s federal police agency said. “The remaining guns that were recovered are believed to have been obtained in the United States. The RCMP […]
World 02:52 GMT 11.05.2020Get short URL On 29 April, a Royal Canadian Navy CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crashed into the Ionian Sea off the coast of Greece, killing all six members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) crew. One body was recovered, while the other five remained missing. Canada’s Department of National Defence announced the recovery and identification of the partial remains of a second victim in a Royal Canadian Navy Sea King CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea in late April, according to CBC News. The remains, found during recovery efforts, have been identified as the pilot, Captain Brenden […]
The Violence Of Non-Violence: Canadian Sanctions Policy In Times Of Covid-19 By Claudia Chaufan and Maria Victor Paez, Orinoco Tribune May 8, 2020 The Violence Of Non-Violence: Canadian Sanctions Policy In Times Of Covid-192020-05-082020-05-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/nonviolence-statute-of-gun-e1588958319265.jpeg200px200px Both at its birth, and later in the paradigmatic Alma Ata declaration, the WHO established a human right to health which required not only access to health care but the satisfaction of a broad range of human needs, such as appropriate nutrition, adequate housing, and personal safety. Decades later the notion that public policies beyond health policy shape health were consolidated in the concept of Health in All Policies. Foreign […]