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Wild turkey breaks into Quebec long-term care home, no injuries reported
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
MONTREAL – A wild turkey broke into a long-term care home south of Quebec City over the weekend by smashing through a third-floor window. The local health authority says the animal entered an empty office at the Beauceville, Que., facility around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday but didn’t injure anyone. Fast-acting staff members at de Beauceville ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge orders Alberta to produce massive trove of coal documents after four-year fight
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
EDMONTON – A judge is ordering the Alberta government to produce a massive trove of documents concerning its efforts to encourage coal mining in the province’s Rocky Mountains. The ruling comes in response to an attempt by the United Conservative government to block the release of the documents to a group of southern Alberta ranchers. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires – a growing threat to Canada’s cities and towns. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the government is giving $800,000 to the International Association of Fire Fighters to conduct additional training. That’s twice the sum spent last year on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada announces more sanctions on Belarus as opposition leader visits Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada is imposing more sanctions on officials in Belarus as the country’s exiled opposition leader visits Ottawa. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has laid sanctions on 21 people accused on human-rights violations in Belarus since its 2020 presidential election, which was widely denounced as fraudulent. The eastern European country has maintained many Soviet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner’s inquest opens into Quebec firefighter flood deaths in May 2023
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
LA MALBAIE, Que. – A coroner’s inquest is underway into the deaths of two volunteer Quebec firefighters who perished during a flood rescue last May in the Charlevoix region. Coroner Andrée Kronström is hearing from witnesses at the courthouse in La Malbaie, Que., during the inquiry that will take place over several days in April ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Months after its peers, Canada sanctions Sudanese linked to year-long civil war
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada is announcing sanctions against those it blames for perpetuating Sudan’s civil war, as the conflict enters its second year. For months, Africa experts and the NDP have criticized the Liberals for not following peer countries such as the U.S. in laying sanctions against those empowering warlords. Those sanctioned include Sudanese paramilitary commander ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Life returns to normal in Israel after Iran attack
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 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… ‘Fire in the sky:’ Canadian family in Israel says it’s business as usual after attack The rumbles and tremors rattling Leah Appel’s Jerusalem apartment building jolted her from sleep at around ... Read More »
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By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
The rumbles and tremors rattling Leah Appel’s Jerusalem apartment building jolted her from sleep around 1:45 on Sunday morning. Unbeknownst to her at the time, Iran had just unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles at targets inside Israel in what observers around the world fear could mark a dramatic escalation of regional tensions already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First 2024 Canada carbon rebates will be deposited today for some Canadians
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – The first instalment of the 2024 Canada carbon rebate will be delivered to some Canadians today as long as they filed their taxes by the middle of March. Canadians living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and all four Atlantic provinces will receive the first of four instalments today if they filed their 2023 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec employers group worried ‘politicized’ immigration debate will hurt jobs
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
MONTREAL – The latest spat between Quebec and Ottawa over immigration is based on politics and not the reality of the labour market, says the head of a major employers group. “In some ways, it’s deplorable,” said Karl Blackburn, president and CEO of the Conseil du patronat du Québec. His comments come as Quebec Premier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s attack risks provoking ‘uncontrollable regional escalation,’ G7 countries warn
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2024
OTTAWA – Iran’s weekend attack on Israel marks a further step toward destabilization of the Middle East and risks provoking “an uncontrollable regional escalation,” leaders from Canada and the other G7 countries said Sunday after convening by video conference. The leaders of the Group of Seven advanced democracies unequivocally condemned Iran’s decision to target Israel ... Read More »
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