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160,000 without power in B.C. amid high winds, storm surge warning issued
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2024
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro says it is making progress by restoring power for about 170,000 customers on the West Coast as high winds batter the province. Environment Canada warned Saturday morning that the Metro Vancouver area could be hit with 70-kilometre-per-hour winds and gusts of up to 100 kilometres per hour as a low-pressure system ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sea to Sky Highway in B.C. has been closed in both directions due to mudslide
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2024
SQUAMISH, B.C. – The Sea to Sky Highway linking Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., has been closed in both directions after a mudslide near Lions Bay brought down trees and debris to block the road. The RCMP in Squamish, B.C., says the road is not expected to reopen until midnight and no detours are available. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiny, endangered sea turtle found on Quebec’s Magdalen Islands for the first time
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2024
MONTREAL – One of the world’s smallest and most endangered turtle species was found on the shores Quebec’s Magdalen Islands last week ““ a first in the province. Veterinarian Jean-Simon Richard says he was contacted last Saturday after someone found a beached Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British departure means uncertain future for Alberta’s massive Suffield military base
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2024
CFB SUFFIELD, ALBERTA – A sprawling military training base more than twice the size of New York City in southeastern Alberta appears to be a shadow of its former self while its future use remains up in the air. Canadian Forces Base Suffield, 260 kilometres east of Calgary, is the largest training area in Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Problems with RCMP police dog program pose ‘health and wellness risks’: evaluation
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2024
OTTAWA – The RCMP’s police dog training centre has been plagued by staffing shortages, low morale and rundown facilities that pose health risks to officers and canines, an internal review says. The evaluation of RCMP police dog services reveals numerous challenges for the program that supplies and trains four-legged helpers to protect VIPs, support emergency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers in Quebec class actions seek $906M in fees for work in landmark tobacco case
By Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
Lawyers representing tens of thousands of Quebecers in two class-action lawsuits against three major tobacco manufacturers will seek to receive more than $900 million in fees for their work in the landmark case that has spanned decades. Spokespeople for counsel in one of the lawsuits say documents were filed in court Friday requesting approval for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New military vessel launched in B.C. bears illustrious naval name
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A Canadian Navy vessel with the name HMCS Protecteur will again set sail, nearly a decade after the last supply ship with its respected legacy was taken out of service. The new joint support ship – the longest naval vessel ever to be built in Canada – was launched at a rainy ceremony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. NDP government, Greens forge confidence agreement with ‘shared priorities’
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A confidence agreement between British Columbia’s New Democrats and the provincial Green Party stabilizes David Eby’s bare-majority government, while putting Green election promises on the legislative agenda. The agreement announced Friday outlines the basis on which the Greens’ two-member caucus will provide confidence to Eby’s party, which won election with 47 seats in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s ‘strategy’ is to create economic uncertainty in other countries: Freeland
By Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says with Donald Trump as president, the United States has an open strategy of creating economic uncertainty in other countries to discourage investment outside U.S. borders. Freeland says the incoming Trump administration is proudly economic nationalist and Ottawa is realistic in recognizing that’s the case. She says there is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National chief urges MPs to send water bill to Senate before holiday break
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all members of Parliament to send a First Nations water bill to the Senate before the holiday break. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says the water and wastewater crisis in First Nations communities demands urgent action, and that legislation intended to fix the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Geoffrey Hinton to donate some of Nobel winnings to create new annual award
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
The chairs of an annual science and technology conference say Nobel Prize recipient Geoffrey Hinton is donating some of his winnings to create a new award. They say of the Neural Information Processing Systems conference say the US$10,000 award will be handed out at the event each year. It will be given to teams of ... Read More »
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