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Federal review of forestry sector emissions falling short, environmental groups warn
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
A federal review of Canada’s forestry sector emissions needs to go much further than currently proposed or it could jeopardize its credibility, nearly a dozen environmental groups said as they ramped up pressure over what they claim is the sector’s underreported carbon footprint. In an open letter shared Tuesday, the groups say the federal government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign interference inquiry: Han Dong sought support from international students
By Laura Osman and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
OTTAWA – Former Liberal MP Han Dong says he met with international students from China at a private school and encouraged them to register as Liberal members during his nomination race in 2021. He is testifying today in front of a federal inquiry into foreign interference into Canada’s last two elections. Dong left the Liberal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court hears bid to toss Ibrahim Ali’s first-degree murder verdict over delays
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
VANCOUVER – The lawyer for a man found guilty of killing a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl is asking a judge to stay the jury’s verdict over unreasonable delays in getting the man to trial. Ibrahim Ali has been in custody and charged with first-degree murder for more than 63 months, which his lawyer Kevin McCullough ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man convicted of murder in 2015 deaths of three eastern Ontario women dies in prison
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
OTTAWA – An Ontario man convicted of murdering three women in Renfrew County has died in prison of what officials say were natural causes. The Correctional Service Canada says Basil Borutski died March 28 at Millhaven Institution in Ontario where he was serving at least a 70-year sentence for first and second-degree murder. Borutski was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes — with strings attached
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
HALIFAX – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says upcoming federal budget will include a $6-billion infrastructure fund to support homebuilding, as well as a $400-million top-up to the housing accelerator fund. Trudeau is in Halifax alongside Housing Minister Sean Fraser as part of the government’s pre-budget tour, which aims to drum up attention and win back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada condemns Israeli strike on aid workers in Gaza, demands investigation
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada condemns an airstrike launched by the Israeli military that killed seven aid workers in the Gaza Strip. Joly’s statement this morning comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledges the Israel Defence Forces carried out the “unintended strike,” which killed “innocent people.” The World Central Kitchen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals stand by Han Dong’s nomination race, party’s national director tells inquiry
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
OTTAWA – The Liberal party’s national director says his party doesn’t feel nomination races are particularly vulnerable to foreign interference, despite irregularities identified in the nomination of 2019 Liberal candidate Han Dong. Azam Ishmael, along with party officials with the Conservatives and New Democrats, is testifying at a public hearing of the federal inquiry into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian-American citizen among seven aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
A Canadian-American citizen is among the seven aid workers who were killed by an apparent Israeli airstrike in Gaza. The World Central Kitchen says three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish national, an Canadian-American dual citizen and a Palestinian working for the charity were in the process of delivering food that had arrived by sea ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian-American citizen among seven aid workers killed by airstrike in Gaza
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
A Canadian-American citizen is among the seven aid workers who were killed by an apparent Israeli airstrike in Gaza. The World Central Kitchen says three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish national, an Canadian-American dual citizen and a Palestinian working for the charity were in the process of delivering food that had arrived by sea ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Key politicians to testify at foreign interference inquiry today
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Han Dong to address foreign interference inquiry A federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to hear from the Independent MP at the centre of allegations about foreign meddling in Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stranded orca calf remains in B.C. lagoon, breaching at regular intervals
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A stranded killer whale calf is showing signs of regular activity as it breaches every seven to 10 minutes in a lagoon near the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos. The two year-old orca has been alone in the lagoon near Little Espinosa Inlet since March 23 when its mother became trapped ... Read More »
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