Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal: audit report
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Most federal programs aimed at reducing plastic waste are working, but the government isn’t measuring its progress toward its overall goal of zero plastic waste by 2030, according to a new audit from Canada’s environment commissioner. The government launched an initiative in 2019 to create a circular economy for plastics by 2030 – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: StatCan to release February GDP report today
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 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… StatCan to release February GDP report today Statistics Canada is set to release its February gross domestic product report today. Along with that GDP report will be a preliminary estimate for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McGill says it will try to de-escalate standoff with camps before calling in police
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
Montreal’s McGill University says it will make efforts to de-escalate before asking for police help with a camp that’s been set up on campus by pro-Palestinian activists. An update from the school late yesterday warned that if the situation evolves further “beyond the university’s protocols” it will have “a duty to request police support in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conestoga is a foreign student mecca. Is its climb to riches leading it off a cliff?
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
KITCHENER, Ont. – The smell of South Asian spices wafts from the “Blends and Curries” food counter. Conversations in Hindi and Gujurati flood the bustling hallways, which quickly get packed as students pour in and out of classes. Cliques of Indian youth, who appear to make up a majority of the student population, take full ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preliminary matter for man accused of killing four women goes into second day
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Lawyers return to court today to hash out a pre-trial argument in the case of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women. Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki are arguing for a trial by judge alone, saying two years of publicity may sway the jury panel that was picked last week. The court is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza protest camp rises at UBC, as Eby deplores ‘most hateful’ speech praising Hamas
By Chuck Chiang and Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The Gaza protest encampment movement that has roiled academic campuses in the United States and Canada arrived in British Columbia on Monday, with demonstrators setting up unauthorized fencing and tents at the University of B.C. Protesters had set up about 20 tents on MacInnes Field by noon, erecting temporary fencing around the site ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. police make arrest in deadly White Rock stabbing
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
WHITE ROCK, B.C. – British Columbia homicide investigators say they have arrested a 28-year-old man in relation to a deadly stabbing near the White Rock pier last week. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the man from Surrey, B.C., was arrested Monday over the killing of 26-year-old Kulwinder Singh Sohi. Sergeant Timothy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. police make arrest in deadly White Rock stabbing
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
WHITE ROCK, B.C. – British Columbia homicide investigators say they have arrested a 28-year-old man in relation to a deadly stabbing near the White Rock pier last week. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau promises to protect local construction jobs — and to hold EV plants to it
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
GATINEAU, Que. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will do everything he can to protect local jobs, he promised Monday, as he met with a union concerned that foreign workers are taking Canadian jobs at a new electric-vehicle battery plant in southern Ontario. His promise came as the Conservatives pushed him to make the contracts for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interim commissioner Duheme to head RCMP permanently
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Mike Duheme is the new head of the RCMP, after filling in the role on an interim basis for the past year. Duheme was named interim commissioner in March 2023 following the retirement of Brenda Lucki. The Prime Minister’s Office says in a press release Duheme’s permanent appointment will bring stability to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Québec solidaire party co-spokesperson resigns only months into the job
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
QUEBEC – The co-spokesperson of Quebec’s second-largest opposition party has resigned only months into the job. Émilise Lessard-Therrien says the four months she spent as the public face of Québec solidaire left her completely exhausted, and she’s been on leave since March. She wrote on social media that she had hoped to bring new ideas ... Read More »
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