British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Surreyresidents will know Friday who will police the Metro Vancouver city: the RCMP or a municipal police service. The government is set to announce its decision on the future of policing in the city, Farnworth said Thursday. Surrey was well into the process of switching away from…
‘Difficult’ Surrey, BC, Police Decision on RCMP or Municipal Force Friday: Minister
Saskatchewan Mass Stabbing Sparks Law to Suspend Benefits for Offenders at Large
Saskatchewan says it wants to suspend government benefits to violent offenders who have warrants out for their arrest. The Saskatchewan Party government introduced legislation today that would cut off people’s provincial benefits if they have an active warrant, or make them ineligible. Public Safety Minister Christine Tell says the bill is in response to the…
Federal Government Formally Bans Top Echelons of Iranian Regime From Entering Canada
The federal government has formally banned the top echelons of the Iranian regime from Canada, with a new, rarely used designation now in place that allows border agents to deny foreigners access to the country. Federal cabinet ministers confirmed during a virtual press conference on Monday that the measure brought in through the Immigration and…
Public Safety Minister Defends RCMP’s Refusal to Say How Sanderson Died in Custody
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is defending the RCMP’s decision not to release details surrounding the death of the man accused in a mass stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan. Mendicino says he understands the sense of urgency people feel about knowing how Myles Sanderson died after he was arrested on a rural stretch of highway in…
Record Number of Handguns Seized at Canadian Border Last Year, Says Public Safety Minister
Federal security agents seized a record number of contraband firearms in 2021, says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. “2021 was a record year for illegal firearms seizures but there is still a lot more work to do,” Mendicino told reporters on Aug. 17. “I think it’s really important that Canadians know the federal government does…
Travellers Who’ve Forgotten to Use ArriveCan App Can Now Give Details at the Border
OTTAWA—Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he’s instructed border officials to allow travellers to give their travel information at the border if they’ve forgotten or haven’t been able to use the governments ArriveCan app. Until now, anyone coming in to Canada had to enter their travel details in the app or else be denied boarding…
Ottawa Says Border Controls Are Sufficient Despite Complaints From Ontario
MONTREAL—Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the federal government is doing enough at the border to protect Canadians from COVID-19. Blair told reporters today Canada’s border controls are some of the strictest in the world and that more than 98 percent of COVID-19 cases in the country are the result of community transmission—not international travel….
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