March 18th, 2024

National News

MPs approve softened Israel-Gaza motion as Liberals dodge vote to recognize Palestine

By Stephanie Taylor and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

OTTAWA – Members of Parliament have approved a dramatically altered version of an NDP motion that had called on the federal government to “officially recognize the state of Palestine.” The amended version of the non-binding but highly symbolic motion instead urges Canada to “actively pursue” the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of a ... Read More »

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NewsAlert: MPs back softer Israel-Gaza motion to ‘actively pursue’ two-state solution

By The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

OTTAWA – Members of Parliament have approved a dramatically altered version of an NDP motion that had called on the federal government to “officially recognize the state of Palestine.” The amended version of the non-binding but highly symbolic motion instead urges Canada to “actively pursue” the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of a ... Read More »

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Active spring wildfire season may be in store for B.C. as drought persists

By The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

VANCOUVER – British Columbia could experience an active spring wildfire season as current forecasts say drought has parched parts of the province, while the snowpack is just 66 per cent of normal. An update from forecasters says new human-caused fires have already been discovered this year because of the incredibly warm, dry and windy conditions. ... Read More »

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Quebec anti-corruption police arrest retired judge, say he inflated hours worked

By The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

MONTREAL – Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud. Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, created fake records to inflate the time he claimed to have spent hearing cases. He is alleged to have billed the City of ... Read More »

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‘This tragedy has shaken me’: Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support

By The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

OTTAWA – The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa’s mayor has called one of the city’s worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support. Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his first public statement though police after hundreds gathered at a convention centre Sunday to mourn his family. Police found his 35-year-old wife ... Read More »

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COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down

By The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

VANCOUVER – The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidden. The study, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution and led by researchers at the University of B.C., is one of ... Read More »

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Eby warns B.C. summer ‘might be a very difficult one’ as drought persists

By The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

VANCOUVER – Forecasters in British Columbia say the province could experience an active spring wildfire season this year due to persistent drought conditions. Premier David Eby warns the summer “might be a very difficult one” after a record-breaking wildfire season in 2023. A statement from the province says fire activity is expected to increase if ... Read More »

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MPs pay tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney, lion of Canadian politics

By Laura Osman and Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

OTTAWA – Members of Parliament stood in solemn reflection in the House of Commons Monday in tribute to the late Brian Mulroney, the former prime minister of Canada who died last month. His wife Mila and their children Nicholas, Mark, Ben and Caroline looked on from the gallery above. The House of Commons ground to ... Read More »

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More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller

By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge – but he admits the move is “cold comfort.” The government launched a family reunification program in January that offers temporary refuge to parents, grandparents, siblings and grandchildren ... Read More »

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Transgender people bear brunt of misinformation about gender identity, experts say

By Katrine Desautels, The Canadian Press on March 18th, 2024

MONTREAL – Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on the mental health of transgender and non-binary people, advocates say. Dupré Latour, a trans woman who grew up in West Africa and immigrated to Canada five years ago so she could affirm her gender identity, believes that religion, stereotypes and ... Read More »

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