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  • Winnipeg police warn murder suspect may be in Ottawa

    Winnipeg police warn murder suspect may be in Ottawa

    Canada Global (Web News) Winnipeg Police Homicide Unit investigators believe a suspect wanted in connection with a murder may be in Ottawa.

    A warning issued on X states that police are searching for Tracer Horembere.

    Horembere is wanted in relation to the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Mohamed Yousef Abdullahi, a Winnipeg soccer player who was killed in a sports complex parking lot last summer after competing in the Canada African Cup of Nations. Last month, two of three individuals believed to have been present at the time of the shooting were arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

    Police continue to search for Horembere, who is considered armed and dangerous. He is described as approximately 5’8” tall and weighing around 120 pounds.

    Additionally, Ontario Provincial Police have an outstanding warrant for Horembere’s arrest related to a 2023 firearms offence in Hawkesbury, Ontario.

    Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to call 911, contact the Winnipeg Police Homicide Unit at 204-986-6508, or reach out anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS.

  • Ottawa police investigating suspect in ByWard market attack

    Ottawa police investigating suspect in ByWard market attack

    Canada Global (Web News) Ottawa police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an attack at ByWard Market last December.

    The incident took place in the early hours of December 7, 2024, on the 1-100 block of Clarence Street, between Sussex Drive and Dalhousie Street. Authorities report that the suspect approached the victim, exchanged a few words, then suddenly attacked before fleeing the scene. The victim sustained minor injuries.

    Police describe the suspect as a Middle Eastern man between 20 and 25 years old, approximately 5-foot-9 (175 cm) in height, with heavy facial hair. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a yellow tracksuit, a black and yellow hat, and black and red shoes. Police-released photos depict a light-skinned man with a dark beard.

    Anyone with information regarding the suspect’s identity or the incident is encouraged to contact the Central Criminal Investigation Section at 613-236-1222, extension 5166, or email centerciu@ottawapolice.ca.

  • Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to Canada arrives in Ottawa

    Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to Canada arrives in Ottawa

    Canada Global (Web News) Muhammad Saleem has officially assumed his duties as Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Canada. Appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad, Saleem brings decades of diplomatic experience to his new role.

    He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1995, Saleem has served at Pakistani missions in Germany, Bahrain, and Canada.

    He also held the position of High Commissioner to Tanzania from 2020 to 2022, further strengthening his expertise in international diplomacy.

    His arrival marks a new chapter in Pakistan-Canada relations, with hopes of bolstering bilateral ties and collaboration in various sectors.

  • Ottawa To Invest More Than $110 Million In New Anti-Racism Strategy, Kamal Khaira

    Ottawa To Invest More Than $110 Million In New Anti-Racism Strategy, Kamal Khaira

    Canada Global(Web News)Canada’s Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities Kamal Khaira announced on Saturday that the federal government is investing $110.4 million in an anti-racism and anti-discrimination strategy.

    The fund will support “hundreds” of projects and change the lives of “thousands” of Canadians, Khaira said at a press conference.

    Khaira said the strategy includes the voices and experiences of thousands of Canadians. It broadens our whole-of-government approach to combating all forms of racism and discrimination.

    The federal government’s new strategy, officially called Changing Systems, Changing Lives, Canada’s Anti-Apartheid Strategy, will run from 2024 to 2028.
    More than half of the funding, $70 million, is being invested directly in local initiatives across the country to ensure communities have the resources they need to fight racism and discrimination, he said. Required.
    “Our goal with this strategy is to combat all forms of racism and make a positive difference in the lives of Canadians,” Khaira said.

  • 18 Canadians Evacuated From Haiti By Plane, Foreign Minister Melanie Jo Lee Said

    18 Canadians Evacuated From Haiti By Plane, Foreign Minister Melanie Jo Lee Said

    Canada Global(Web News)Foreign Minister Melania  joly has said that Canada has evacuated 18 Canadian citizens from Haiti by plane.

    “We know that the security situation has deteriorated in recent weeks,” he said.
    Now gangs have taken over the airport and put many families in danger

    Jolie was speaking to the media in Ottawa yesterday, adding that the most vulnerable Canadians in Haiti are being prioritized for evacuation, including those with urgent medical needs or those with children.

    Authorities have so far reached fewer than 100 Canadians in Haiti, and 30 are ready to travel and in a position to leave. Some Canadians have homes in Haiti and are reluctant to leave them behind, he said. are that when empty they will be captured by gangs.
    At this point, Canadians are being flown to the Dominican Republic by helicopter.There
    are currently 3,039 Canadians registered in Haiti with the Canadians Abroad Registration.

  • 6 People Killed In Ottawa Identified, 19-Year-Old Boy Charged

    6 People Killed In Ottawa Identified, 19-Year-Old Boy Charged

     Canada Global(Web News)Ottawa police have identified six people, including an infant, who died in a suburban Ottawa area. The family had recently settled here from Sri Lanka.

    The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) responded to a home in the 300 block of Bargon Drive at 10:52 Wednesday night after receiving 911 calls. A man was found outside the home crying for help and was rushed to the hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition, investigators said.
    His wife, four children and an acquaintance were found dead inside the house, police said. The deceased were identified as follows:

    · Darshini Bambranayaka, Humavalwe Darshini Dalantika Ekaniyake, age 35 years
    · Anuka Wickramasinghe, age 7 years
    · Ashwini Wickramasinghe, age 4 years
    · Renyana Wickramasinghe, age 2 years
    · Kelly Wickramasinghe, age 2 months
    , age 4 months

    Sri Lanka’s High Commission says it is in full contact with other family members in Colombo.
    Ottawa police said they have charged 19-year-old Fabrio de Joysa with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. The boy is a student and known to his family. Time of incident. Authorities said a bladed weapon was used in the killing. At a news conference, Police Chief Eric Stubbs said the violent incident has shaken Ottawa residents.
    Ottawa Mayor March Sutcliffe said the incident was devastating. It will be difficult for most of us to get back to normal after this incident, although there is no danger to the general public but people have tolerated it. Ontario Premier Doug Ford also expressed his sadness over the incident. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also expressed grief over the incident.

  • Ottawa To Extend Ban On Foreigners Buying Homes For Two More Years, Freeland

    Ottawa To Extend Ban On Foreigners Buying Homes For Two More Years, Freeland

    Canada Global(Web News)Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Sunday that the federal government is extending its current ban on foreign ownership of Canadian residential properties for another two years.

    Freeland, who is also deputy prime minister, said in a statement that the expansion is part of the federal government’s economic plan to make housing more affordable for Canadians.

    The ban is currently set to expire on January 1, 2025, and will be extended to January 1, 2027.

    “By expanding the ban on foreign buyers, we will ensure that homes are used as homes for Canadian families to live in and not become a speculative financial asset class,” Freeland said.

    The government intends to use all possible tools to make housing more affordable for Canadians across the country.

    The foreign buyer ban, which was first introduced on January 1, 2023, prohibits buyers who are not Canadian citizens from

    purchasing residential property by non-Canadians to address housing affordability concerns in the 2022 Prohibition Act. was approved as part of the effort. Foreign money has been buying Canadian residential real estate for years,

    the latest move to tackle Canada’s housing crisis comes a month after the Liberal government announced it would impose a two-year temporary cap on student permits. will

  • Kalandra introduced a bill to reverse the decision to expand urban and regional boundaries

    Kalandra introduced a bill to reverse the decision to expand urban and regional boundaries

    Canada Global(Web News) A bill has been introduced by Ontario’s housing minister, Paul Calandra, under which the trend of urban and regional boundary expansion will be reversed.

    Calandra said that the previous housing minister’s staff was stuck on the expansion issue. The expansion issue was mooted in late 2022 and earlier this year. The province made changes to government plans for Barrie, Belleville, Guelph, Hamilton, Ottawa and Peterborough, as well as regional municipalities such as Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and York and Wellington counties.
    The government wanted to take land from the Greenbelt and build on it to build 1·5 million houses over the next 10 years. Two legislative watchdogs have found loopholes in the process of acquiring land from the greenbelt and also found that some developers have been favoured. After public outcry, Premier Doug Ford abandoned the idea of ​​taking land from the Greenbelt to build houses. The matter became so heated that the then housing minister and another cabinet minister had to resign. RCMP is also investigating this matter.
    Calandra announced last month that the province will no longer expand the land of regions and municipalities for the construction of houses. Calandra said that they would welcome new ideas for building new houses.

  • Federal court approves $23 billion in First Nations child welfare settlements

    Federal court approves $23 billion in First Nations child welfare settlements

     Canada Global(Web News)A Federal Court judge has approved $23 billion for the First Nations child welfare settlement. After this settlement, Ottawa will now have to pay this amount to 300,000 First Nations children and their families. It is worth noting that these First Nations children were not properly receiving child welfare services.

    The Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society first filed a human rights complaint in 2007. In 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found the federal government’s treatment of First Nations child welfare to be deliberately negligent. was
    It was also found that the service provided by the government is not benefiting the First Nations and in some cases the services are being denied. It was also found that the government knows all about this but is keeping a close eye.
    Then the federal government offered to spend $20 billion to improve the child welfare system, and last year another $20 billion was offered in compensation. But the tribunal expressed concern that not all eligible claimants would be able to get this compensation.
    After this new decision, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hazdu said that she was happy that the settlement was approved.

  • Canada’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly increased to 4.4%

    Canada’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly increased to 4.4%

    Canada Global (Web News) As higher housing costs led to the first acceleration in the consumer price index in ten months, Canada’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly increased to 4.4% in April, according to Statistics Canada data released on Tuesday.

    The annual inflation rate was forecasted by analysts surveyed by Reuters to decrease slightly to 4.1% from 4.3% in March. The consumer price index increased by 0.7% over the previous month, exceeding the projected increase of 0.4%.

    The cost of food increased less quickly in April than it did in March, thanks in part to reduced price increases for fresh vegetables, coffee, and tea, according to Statscan. Prices increased 4.4% when food and energy were excluded compared to a rise of 4.5% in March.

    CPI-median and CPI-trim, the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) two basic indicators of underlying inflation, averaged 4.2% vs. 4.5% in March.

    At its most recent two policy-setting meetings, the central bank left rates constant while it evaluated whether its eight straight rate increases had been sufficient to contain inflation.

    BoC Governor Tiff Macklem has stated that the central bank is prepared to raise interest rates further if Canadian inflation is stuck well above the Bank of Canada’s 2% target.

    According to Statscan, higher rent and mortgage interest costs were the main drivers of the annual inflation rate in April. According to the agency, the climate of increased interest rates may have stimulated a greater demand for rental housing, resulting in rent increases in April.

  • Canada Immigration applications falls in first quarter Of 2023

    Canada Immigration applications falls in first quarter Of 2023

    Canada Global (Web News) In the first quarter of this year, fewer immigrants applied to come to Canada than during the same period last year, possibly portending a future decline in immigration.

    According to the most recent figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), there were only 73,358 immigration applications in the first three months of this year, a decrease of 13% from the 83,691 applications received at the same time in 2022.

    Even more striking is the decline of 39.3% in the average monthly number of applications from 40,312 in the last quarter of last year to only 24,453 in the first three months of this year.

    The number of applications from foreign nationals from several countries, which are important sources of new permanent residents to Canada, has significantly decreased, contributing to the total decline in applications.

    The number of applications from the Philippines fell by 28% in the first quarter of this year, to only 5,040, compared to 6,988 for the same period last year.

    During those times, the number of immigration applications from China fell by 11%, from 4,641 to 4,150, while those from Iran fell by a startling 40%, from 2,328 to 1,398.

    Applications from Columbia plummeted by 37%, from 1,139 in the first quarter of last year to 716 in the first three months of this year; those from Nigeria decreased by 46%, from 4,722 to 2,571; and applications from Somalia decreased by 83 %, from 1,268 to only 210.

    In the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2022, those six nations alone accounted for 7,001 fewer applications, or 67.7% of the decline in applications.

    A decline in immigration requests may be a precursor to a future decline in immigration to Canada.

    In addition, after reaching a record high in January, the rate of immigration to Canada slowed down for the second consecutive month in March.

    This year’s immigration to Canada got off to a great start with the arrival of 50,905 new permanent residents in January, the highest monthly level of immigration since at least 2015.

  • Canada begins formal investigation into Imperial’s oil sands tailings leak

    Canada begins formal investigation into Imperial’s oil sands tailings leak

    Canada Global (Web News) An official inquiry into a months-long tailings spill at Imperial Oil’s (IMO.TO) Kearl oil sands project in northern Alberta has been launched by Canada’s federal environment ministry, raising the possibility of legal action.

    The Fisheries Act forbids the “deposit of a deleterious substance into water frequented by fish” or any other location where such compounds could enter fish-bearing water, and Environment Canada is looking into a possible violation of this law.

    Since late May, toxic mining waste known as tailings, which contains water, silt, leftover bitumen, and metals, has been seeping from Imperial’s facility, infuriating nearby Indigenous groups who hunt and fish on the grounds beneath Canada’s oil sands operations.

    Since learning about the leak in early February when the Alberta Energy Regulator issued an environmental protection order against Imperial, the federal government has been inspecting the location.

    Environment Canada said in a statement that when officers begin gathering evidence for potential prosecution, an enforcement file typically transitions from the inspection stage to the investigation stage.

    Along with the investigation, officers will keep an eye on Imperial Oil Ltd.’s mitigation efforts to limit any negative effects on fish-bearing water, according to Environment Canada.

    A request for comment from Imperial did not immediately receive a response.

  • Google, Meta threaten to limit services in Canada over news bill

    Google, Meta threaten to limit services in Canada over news bill

    Canada Global (Web News) According to company officials speaking to Canadian MPs, Google and Meta will stop providing access to news items if legislation requiring internet companies to pay news publishers is approved.

    As part of a larger worldwide trend to have internet companies pay for journalism, Canada’s proposed legislation would require platforms, like Facebook’s parent Meta Platforms and Google’s parent Alphabet, to strike business arrangements and pay Canadian news publishers for their material.

    Richard Gingras, Google’s vice president of news, testified before a Senate committee on Wednesday that if the bill is passed, Google may be required to remove links to news articles found in Canadian search results. Gingras cited a “uncapped financial liability” if Google were required to compensate publishers for links to their websites.

    If the bill is approved as written, Meta would also stop offering news content in Canada, according to Rachel Curran, the organization’s director of public policy in that country.

    Ottawa’s proposal is comparable to a trailblazing measure that Australia approved in 2021, which also sparked threats to limit service from Google and Facebook. After the law was changed, both eventually reached agreements with Australian media companies.

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau referred to Google’s testing of limiting some Canadian customers’ access to news as a “terrible mistake” this year as a possible response to the legislation.

    According to Gingras, Google linked to Canadian news publishers more than 3.6 billion times last year, assisting these businesses in generating revenue from advertisements and new subscriptions.

    According to Curran, Facebook feeds provided Canadian publishers with more than 1.9 billion clicks in the year that ended in April 2022, amounting to free advertising worth an estimated $230 million.

  • Strike could be last hurrah for Ottawa’s core as public servants battle for telework

    Strike could be last hurrah for Ottawa’s core as public servants battle for telework

    Canada Global (Web News) Public employees are present in downtown Ottawa in greater numbers than at any time prior to the outbreak.

    And it’s all because workers fought for the right to avoid being required to be there.

    More than 150,000 government workers have been absent from work for six days as a result of contract negotiations with the federal government as of Tuesday.

    The union’s demand for increased flexibility to allow employees to work from home is one of the main grounds of contention.

    Office staff who had worked remotely for the most of the pandemic were instructed to return to the office at least two days per week by Treasury Board President Mona Fortier in December.

    The city’s downtown businesses have suffered since COVID-19 since there aren’t as many people visiting them.

    Ariel Troster, a city councillor for downtown Ottawa, believes that public employees won’t ever return to the area on a full-time basis and that the city must reevaluate its approach to assisting the companies that once depended on the workers.

  • New Canadian icebreakers negotiates with builder for delivery schedule: Ottawa

    New Canadian icebreakers negotiates with builder for delivery schedule: Ottawa

    Canada Global (Web News) According to the federal government, it is unknown when the Canadian Coast Guard will get a fleet of brand-new icebreakers from Quebec shipyard Chantier Davie.

    Negotiations with the shipyard, which was last week formally included to Ottawa’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy, will determine the schedule, according to officials.

    Long-standing worries exist regarding the current icebreakers used by the Coast Guard and whether replacements will be delivered in time.

    The fleet is already, on average, over 40 years old, getting older, more prone to failures, and more expensive to operate, according to a report by the Auditor General Karen Hogan last year.

    If Ottawa wants to maintain its current icebreaking capabilities, which are essential for keeping Canada’s rivers accessible for trade and resupplying northern communities, Hogan came to the conclusion that there is little tolerance for delays.

    The government’s decision to purchase three used icebreakers from Davie will help in the interim, according to Rob Huebert, a professor at the University of Calgary, but developing new icebreakers takes time even without the additional complexity of negotiations.

  • Alberta’s carbon tax increase rise should be offset ‘for most households’

    Alberta’s carbon tax increase rise should be offset ‘for most households’

    Canada Global (Web News) The cost to heat houses and run other petrol appliances will climb as a result of the federal carbon price increase, which goes into effect on April 1. Household rebates, particularly for Albertans with average or below average salaries, are anticipated to offset a significant portion of that.

    According to Kent Fellows, an assistant professor at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, “from the median household income and down, the household rebate on the carbon tax should be — for most of those households — higher than what they are facing in increasing carbon prices.” “So we price the carbon to try to convince people to switch away from it, but then there is a top-up that comes through that rebate,” the author said.

    According to Fellows, for many homes with higher-than-average incomes, the equation is reversed.

    Drivers attempted to avoid the rise because they anticipated sticker shock at the pump.

    It’s preferable to fill up now rather than later because prices change and, based on what I’ve heard, they might increase, according to Kamran Bukhari.

    While the stations close to my house were still charging $1.20 or $1.21 per litre, Calgarian Daryl Lavallee remarked, “I was heading home and all the stations started to say like $1.40 a litre, so I figured I’d best fill up for less while I can.”

    We have already paid about 11 cents of the estimated 14 cents per litre carbon tax on fuel.

    When it comes to the effects on industry, certain fields like agriculture and major emitters are adversely effected.

    The federal carbon policies, according to Fellows, are created with that in mind.

    For the petrol or diesel they use to cultivate and harvest crops, farmers already enjoy an exemption.

    A recent private member’s bill that exempts farmers from the carbon tax on the natural gas and propane they used to dry crops and heat barns was also passed.

    The law won’t go into force, though, until this fall.

  • Ottawa police says murder charge now laid in death of 7-week-old boy

    Ottawa police says murder charge now laid in death of 7-week-old boy

    Canada Global (Web News) A murder charge has finally been filed by Ottawa police in the death of a seven-week-old infant in 2021.

    Following months of investigation into the murder of a newborn on Winthrop Private on October 26, 2021, Ottawa police announced this week that the homicide squad had charged a man and a woman.

    Two Ottawa citizens, both 35, were accused of neglecting to supply the necessities of life.

    According to police, the charges are the result of a 16-month investigation into “the terrible death of one of our community’s most vulnerable members,” which included the homicide, sexual assault, and child abuse units.

    A new allegation of second-degree murder and criminal negligence leading to death has been added against one of the defendants, 35-year-old Ottawa resident Boravy Buth, according to a police update released on Monday.

    The 35-year-old Patrick O’Connor is still accused of failing to provide for his basic needs.

    The case’s investigators haven’t provided any additional information.

  • Ottawa police charge man and woman in death of 7-week-old boy

    Ottawa police charge man and woman in death of 7-week-old boy

    Canada Global (Web News) A man and a woman have been accused by the Ottawa police of being involved in the 2021 death of a seven-week-old son.

    As a result of months of investigation into the death of an infant on Winthrop Private on October 26, 2021, police stated on Monday that the homicide unit had charged the two.

    The failure to supply the necessities of life has been charged against two 35-year-old Ottawa residents.

    The charges, according to police, are the result of a 16-month investigation into “the terrible death of one of the most vulnerable members of our community” that involved the homicide, sexual assault, and child abuse units.

    On Saturday, the two defendants were remanded in custody after they both appeared in court.

  • Ottawa police looking to replicate success of Toronto mental health pilot project

    Ottawa police looking to replicate success of Toronto mental health pilot project

    Canada Global (Web News) As critics decry a $15 million increase to the city’s policing budget, Ottawa police have pledged to alter how they respond to mental health concerns.

    On Wednesday, council passed the $402.1 million budget. According to police, the additional funds would be used to hire 25 cops, develop a body-camera project, and plan out upcoming protests.

    Yet, some city council members believe that responding to mental health calls should be a top priority and that there should be a means to route 911 crisis calls to cops and crisis support personnel who are more qualified.

    According to the chief of Ottawa police, the department is already starting to restructure the dispatch centre to better accommodate persons who are experiencing crises while also evaluating the performance of a mental health pilot project in Toronto.

    Eric Stubbs asserts that he is entirely in favour of improving the Ottawa police’s responsiveness to calls about mental health and that dispatchers are currently receiving training.

    The general manager of community and social services for the city reports that her team is currently investigating how to reroute 911 calls to more suitable emergency services.

  • Heavy rain and strong winds expected in Toronto on Thursday

    Heavy rain and strong winds expected in Toronto on Thursday

    Canada Global (Web News) On Thursday, Environment Canada predicts heavy rain and strong winds in Toronto.

    The weather service said in a special weather statement that the rain will start Thursday morning and end Thursday night, and that it will be heavy at times.

    It also stated that rainfall amounts of 15 to 25 millimetres are expected.

    Winds from the southwest will gust to 70 to 90 km/h, according to the forecast.

    Environment Canada has warned of the possibility of freezing rain and flooding.

    Environment Canada warned on Thursday that locations inland from Lake Ontario could experience a brief period of freezing rain this morning. “By this evening, there will only be showers left. This afternoon and overnight, there will be strong winds out of the southwest.

    High winds could blow away loose things or snap tree branches. It’s conceivable for isolated utility outages.

    According to the meteorological agency’s website, Thursday is supposed to have a high of 8 C and a low of 3 C.