CP NewsAlert: Port workers in British Columbia begin strike
By The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The organization employing port workers across British Columbia says thousands of staff are on strike as of today. The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association says federally mediated talks with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada took place throughout the night, but no deal was reached and workers walked off the job this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legacy of Canada’s ban on Chinese immigration lasted longer than the law
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – When Matthew Yan looks at the stoic and determined expression on his father’s face in the black and white photo affixed to the identification papers he carried for decades, he mostly feels pity. The photo features Bing Sun Jun in borrowed clothes: a grown man’s suit sagging on his adolescent shoulders, making him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrations, fireworks taking place in Ottawa despite air quality concerns
By David Fraser and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada Day celebrations are taking place in Ottawa and across the country on Saturday, although some have been scaled back due to poor air quality. Canada’s capital city will see some festivities around Parliament Hill, but the main entertainment will be at LeBreton Flats, just west of downtown, where celebrations are expected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Center for Whale Research confirms two calves spotted in B.C.’s Strait of Georgia
By The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
The endangered southern resident killer whale population has grown by two. The Center for Whale Research based in Washington state says it has confirmed two new calves who were spotted during a survey of a group of whales in the Strait of Georgia on June 30. The centre says both calves were very active and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, June 30, 2023.
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Friday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $40 million: 01, 13, 19, 26, 35, 42 & 49. Bonus: 37 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.W.T. construction company fined $100K following worker’s death
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. – A construction company in the Northwest Territories has been fined $100,000 after a worker was killed at a site outside Fort Simpson in 2020. Nogha Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty to two offences under the territory’s Safety Act on Wednesday. Along with the fine, it will be put on probation for two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon ‘patiently waiting’ on federal support to build flood mitigation infrastructure
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – Yukon is “patiently waiting” for federal funding that could come this fall to help build critically needed climate-mitigation infrastructure in the wake of recent severe flooding. Premier Ranj Pillai said ministers from the Yukon and other territories and provinces recently met with the federal government to discuss what the next infrastructure plan should ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s all new for us’: Ukrainian newcomers celebrate their first Canada Day
By Liam Fox, The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Tonya Barabash has a quintessentially Canadian plan for Saturday: she and her husband are making the most of the hot summer weather, taking their seven-year-old son swimming at a marina and going out for ice cream. This is their first Canada Day since they fled their home in Odesa, Ukraine, the first time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec wildfires: Evacuation orders being lifted, but poor air quality persists
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
MONTREAL – Evacuation orders were starting to lift on Friday for Quebec residents directly affected by wildfires, but the blazes were still causing poor air quality across much of the province. Quebec’s Public Security Department said that almost all of the 2,300 people evacuated from their homes would be able to return no later than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire damages Syrian tent home of detained Canadian mother and children: advocate
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – An advocacy group says a Canadian mother struggling to leave a Syrian detention camp with her six children was dealt another setback this week when a fire damaged their tent home. Alexandra Bain of the group Families Against Violent Extremism says the woman from Quebec and a number of her children were treated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S.-based remote vehicle operator gives timeline of Titan recovery off Newfoundland
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
EAST AURORA, N.Y. – The owner of the remotely operated vehicle that recovered pieces of the Titan submersible says it found the wreck on the ocean floor soon after arriving at the search site on June 22. Ed Cassano, CEO of Pelagic Research Services, says its ROV Odysseus 6K had the capability to dive to ... Read More »
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