Industry prepares as avian flu cases expected to increase as birds migrate south
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Animal health experts are warning about avian flu returning to poultry farms as wild birds begin migrating south for the winter. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poultry Association Emergency Operations Centre, said farmers and operators are using the lessons they learned over the past year to better prepare for potential outbreaks this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta premier’s visit to House of Commons environment committee cancelled
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s scheduled appearance before a House of Commons environment committee next week has been cancelled. Smith had said she would speak before the environment and sustainable development committee on Tuesday. But Smith’s office says the committee won’t be able to meet that day because some of its members can’t attend. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.W.T. premier presses for infrastructure as Trudeau promises new homes
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The premier of the Northwest Territories said Thursday she doesn’t expect the North to get essential critical infrastructure before the next climate disaster, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the fire-ravaged region. “The longer we wait, the more in danger we are and the more at risk we are to climate change,” Caroline ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We have to do what it takes’: Israeli-Canadian reservists say they’re ready to fight
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
MONTREAL – Temima Silver is waiting for the call to report for duty in the Israeli military. Born and raised in Ottawa, the 21-year-old moved to Israel in 2020 to join the Israel Defense Forces. Released from service last year, Silver said she recently responded to a call asking members of her former platoon to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP dispute photojournalist’s account of arrest while covering pipeline protest
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The RCMP say a photojournalist who is suing the force was not exempt from complying with a court injunction while reporting on protests over the Coastal GasLink pipeline that’s nearing completion in northern B.C. In a response to a lawsuit filed by Amber Bracken and news organization The Narwhal, the Mounties say Bracken’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, acquitted on sex assault charge, settles lawsuit
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin has reached an undisclosed settlement in his lawsuit over how the Canadian military and federal government responded to an allegation of sexual misconduct. Fortin was removed as head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout campaign in May 2021 while he was under investigation for an allegation dating back to 1988, when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After tour of fire devastation in N.W.T., Trudeau promises new homes for Yellowknife
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be 50 new affordable homes in Yellowknife under the federal government’s rapid housing project. Trudeau says it’s a jointly funded project between the federal government and the Northwest Territories, with the City of Yellowknife providing the land. “Work on a construction site is already underway,” Trudeau ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian police forces upping patrols in response to Israel-Hamas war
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
TORONTO – Some Canadian police forces say they are increasing patrols in response to the Israel-Hamas war while offering assurances that they have not received any credible threats. Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw said Thursday there have been no specific credible threats locally, but the war has shaken the feelings of peace and security in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal effort to boost child care in three provinces off to ‘slow start’: report
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
An analysis by a public-policy group has found that federal funding meant to bring $10-a-day child care across Canada has stumbled with a “slow start” and “underwhelming results” in three provinces where data is available. The report by Cardus looking at the roll out of the programs in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick found ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bernie Sanders to address NDP convention in pre-recorded video
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
HAMILTON – United States Sen. Bernie Sanders is throwing his support behind Canada’s New Democrats in a pre-recorded video the party aims to play at its policy convention on Friday. The former U.S. presidential candidate says in the seven-minute video that he’s a long-time fan of the NDP. He delivers a warning to party faithful ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Treaties with Métis could be negotiated after self-government bill passes: minister
By The Canadian Press on October 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government could enter into treaties with Métis nations after the passage of Bill C-53. He said in a recent interview that the bill is a framework, and “we will at some point get to that stage” of entering into formal treaties. The minister’s comments come ... Read More »
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