Canadian aid worker reportedly killed in Ukraine by Russian shelling
By The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2023
CHASIV YAR, Ukraine – Several aid organizations in Ukraine are reporting that a volunteer Canadian aid worker was killed this weekend by a Russian attack. In an Instagram post, humanitarian group Road to Relief says Anthony “Tonko” Ihnat was killed while travelling in a vehicle with three other volunteers with the organization. The group says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montrealers line up for souvenir rivets from old Champlain Bridge
By The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2023
Montreal-area residents are lining up for the chance to own a little piece of the Champlain Bridge that connected the city and its South Shore for nearly 60 years. As of 9:30 a.m. people were lining up in the rain on foot and in vehicles to get one of a few thousand rivets from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shock and worry in Montreal’s Moroccan community after deadly earthquake
By The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2023
MONTREAL – Moroccan Canadians are united in grief and worry after a deadly earthquake killed more than 2,000 people in the North African country. The owner of Montreal’s Café Amistad says his clients include people from all regions of Morocco, and that none have been left unmoved by the tragedy. Chorfi Zouhir says many people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau’s plane grounded in India by technical issues after G20 summit conclusion
By The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2023
NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s return to Canada from the G20 summit in India has been delayed by problems with his plane. The Prime Minister’s Office says it was alerted about the issue as Trudeau’s delegation departed for the airport. In a message to reporters, the office says the Canadian Armed Forces reported ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2023
The onset of large, severe wildfires that threaten communities year after year has occurred earlier in British Columbia than previous research projected, and experts say the record-shattering 2023 season must serve as a springboard for action. The surge stems from a combination of climate change and entrenched forest management practices, which have together created a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We could hear screaming and crying:’ Canadians in Morocco describe earthquake
By Thomas MacDonald, Ritika Dubey and Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
Canadians who are in Morocco say an earthquake that’s killed more than 2,000 people and injured hundreds more in the North African country is “absolutely incredible” and “terrifying.” Fiona Richards of Nelson, B.C., who’s on vacation in the old part of Marrakech, said she and friends from Vancouver were in a home’s open courtyard when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former UBC Okanagan student feels free after winning discrimination case
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
Stephanie Hale says she is feeling free for the first time in a decade after her life was derailed by a sexual assault in a dorm room at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. She says after the 2013 assault by a fellow engineering student, she began having nightmares and watched with envy as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tory grassroots vote against surgical, pharmaceutical care for transgender kids
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
QUEBEC – Conservative party delegates voted Saturday that as a future government, it should prohibit “medicinal or surgical interventions” for gender-diverse and transgender kids. Members were gathered in Quebec City for the final day of the party’s three-day policy convention, where delegates voted on a suite of amendments to the party’s policy handbook, ranging in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tory grassroots vote against surgical, pharmaceutical care for gender diverse kids
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
QUEBEC – Conservative party delegates voted Saturday that as a future government, it should prohibit “life-altering medicinal or surgical interventions” for gender-diverse children. Members were gathered in Quebec City for the final day of the party’s three-day policy convention, where delegates voted on a suite of amendments to the party’s policy handbook, ranging in issues ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal councillor shaken after Morocco earthquake, as Canadians try to reach family
By Thomas MacDonald and Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
A Montreal city councillor in Marrakech, Morocco says he’s safe but shaken following a powerful earthquake Friday that killed more than 1,300people in the North African country. Serge Sasseville is in Morocco on vacation. He said he was just outside central Marrakech at the time of the quake. “People were drinking and eating and everybody ... Read More »
1 responseG20 leaders reach consensus statement a day early, softening stance on Ukraine
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
NEW DELHI – Global economic leaders have agreed on a final declaration at the G20 summit, but the language surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – which is leading to geopolitical tensions – has softened since the leaders last met. The consensus statement from this year’s G20 summit in India was posted by India’s Ministry of ... Read More »
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