Saskatchewan’s methane emissions underestimated, rate of releases high: research
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
New research suggests Saskatchewan’s oilpatch emits a potent greenhouse gas at a higher rate than almost anywhere else in North America. Matt Johnson of Carleton University’s Energy and Emissions Research Lab says Saskatchewan’s methane emissions have fallen in recent years. But he says most of that drop seems to have come from production cuts, not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta finance minister says he has not ‘flip-flopped’ on proposed pension change
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
EDMONTON – Finance Minister Nate Horner – after promising any stand-alone Alberta pension plan would not follow the contentious Quebec model, then saying it might, then saying it won’t – told reporters Friday that possibility is back on the table. Horner rejected suggestions he was sending mixed messages, but the Opposition NDP called it another ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: CSIS boss apologizes for rape claim response, revamps harassment plan
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Canada’s spy chief has apologized to staff over his response to rape and bullying allegations in the agency’s British Columbia office. In a town hall this week, David Vigneault told Canadian Security Intelligence Service staff about new anti-harassment measures in what he called an “extraordinary moment.” He says the officer accused in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court overturns N.W.T. decision blocking students’ admission to French school
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that the Northwest Territories education minister erred in refusing to allow students from five families to attend a French-language school. The children didn’t have a constitutional right to attend a francophone school in the territory because they didn’t fit certain criteria, such as French being their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. jury wants murder definitions at start of deliberations in Ibrahim Ali trial
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Members of a B.C. Supreme Court jury have asked the judge in the Ibrahim Ali murder trail for a clearer definition of the differences between manslaughter and first- and second-degree murder. The question came shortly after the jury began its deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of Ali, who’s accused of killing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fossil from Alberta badlands finds prey inside the stomach of young tyrannosaur
By Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
CALGARY – A dinosaur fossil found in the Alberta badlands has revealed new details about the diet of young meat-eating tyrannosaurs. The research, published Friday in the journal Science Advances, is based on a well-preserved Gorgosaurus libratus specimen discovered in 2009 by a technician from the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alta. “We describe the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada dusts off sanctions law on corrupt officials, joins allies to target 7 abroad
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is using a rarely invoked sanctions law that targets corrupt office holders to join peer countries in taking aim against officials in Russia, Iran and Myanmar. The sanctions target officials whom Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. accuse of having a role in long-standing human-rights violations. Those listed for sanctions include two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. jury resumes deliberations in Ibrahim Ali’s murder trial
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A jury has resumed deliberations in the case of Ibrahim Ali, whose marathon first-degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court wrapped up yesterday. Ali is accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in a Burnaby, B.C., park more than six years ago. The closing stages of the eight-month trial this week heard that Ali’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Between burger bites, Christmas card-writing and constant voting, MPs lose a work day
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament have now lost an entire day of work in the House of Commons as they continue with a voting marathon forced by the Conservatives, after sneaking in bites of burgers and Christmas card-writing overnight. The non-stop voting on 135 spending measures, which is happening both in person and online, began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings and advisories as a frontal system that could bring Metro Vancouver its first snowfall this winter nears the British Columbia coast. It says in a special weather statement that Metro Vancouver could see up to four centimetres of snow accumulating on Saturday in higher elevations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial of ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber adjourned until 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The criminal trial of “Freedom Convoy” leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber has adjourned after more than 30 days of evidence and arguments, and is expected to resume in January. The trial began in September and was originally scheduled to finish on Oct. 13, but it is now anticipated to continue well into ... Read More »
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