In the news today: Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak, Trudeau to meet MPs in London
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… More questions arise in daycare E. coli outbreak A report detailing critical health violations at a central kitchen serving Calgary daycares affected by an E. coli outbreak is raising even more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau expected to meet with MPs in London, Ont., as Liberals hold ‘frank’ talks
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to meet with most of his party’s MPs this afternoon as they try to reverse a slump in the polls. Trudeau arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday night after mechanical issues with his plane delayed his departure from New Delhi. Most of the 158 Liberal MPs will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is the reason for an increase in extreme weather, a new national poll suggests. But the Leger poll says only a small fraction of people listed climate change as the top issue facing Canada today, and many say they’re only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More questions arise as investigation into Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak continues
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
CALGARY – A report detailing critical health violations at a central kitchen serving Calgary daycares affected by an E. coli outbreak is raising even more questions about how this could have happened. Among the problems detailed in the report released Tuesday were improper sanitation and what it called “significant evidence of a pest infestation,” with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. aware of dike problems before destructive flooding in 2021, documents show
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
Officials with the British Columbia government and the City of Merritt were aware of significant problems with dikes for several years before a series of atmospheric rivers flooded the community, documents released through a freedom of information request show. The documents obtained by the B.C. office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives show a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Freedom Convoy’ press conferences to be watched in criminal trial
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – The court is expected to watch several lengthy press conferences hosted by the “Freedom Convoy” as the criminal trial for two of the protest’s organizers enters its seventh day. Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were two people who initially organized a convoy of big-rig trucks to come to Ottawa in the winter of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Increasing number of Canadians want to reconsider ties to monarchy, survey suggests
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – Just over one year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a new poll suggests a growing number of Canadians believe it’s time to reconsider the country’s ties to the monarchy. Data released Wednesday by Leger indicates that 63 per cent of respondents said it was time to rethink ties – a seven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weather Network forecasts ‘fickle fall’ in Canada with season to start cold, end mild
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
Canadians can expect a “fickle fall” this year as the season is forecast to start off chilly before above normal temperatures lead the country into winter, a prominent forecaster predicts. The Weather Network says winter may appear to taunt Canadians across the country as they face periods of very cold weather during the fall, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cybersecurity incident affects services at The Weather Network
By The Canadian Press on September 12th, 2023
The parent company of The Weather Network says it was affected by a cybersecurity incident that took down some of its data systems. Pelmorex Corp. says in a statement that the incident was connected to a third-party software provider. The system outage appears to have started Tuesday morning. The company says the weather data systems ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Delayed by plane troubles, Trudeau finally returns to Canada from India
By The Canadian Press on September 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has finally touched down in Canada after technical issues with a government aircraft delayed his departure from India by two days. Trudeau and the Canadian delegation that attended the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi was set to depart for Ottawa on Sunday, but the plane was grounded over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Essential workers to come back as Hay River, N.W.T., eyes Sunday for public’s return
By The Canadian Press on September 12th, 2023
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. – The 3,500 residents of Hay River, N.W.T., could be returning home on Sunday if all goes well. Essential workers are being allowed to return starting Wednesday at 9 a.m. The town says wildfire containment efforts reduced the risk enough to allow it to activate the first phase of its re-entry plan. ... Read More »
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