By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
On the Arctic sea floor lie hungry predators that can eat dead polar bears. The voracious carnivores are seastars, better known as starfish, and a new study by a national research group says they tie with polar bears as the top predators of the Arctic marine ecosystem. Co-author Remi Amiraux, a post-doctoral fellow at the ... Read More »
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MONTREAL – A snowmobiler has died after possibly colliding with a moose in Quebec’s Chaudière-Appalaches region. Provincial police confirmed the 43-year-old man’s death on Saturday morning. Sgt. Béatrice Dorsainville says early evidence at the scene suggests the snowmobiler may have hit a moose. She says police were called to the crash near Route 269 south ... Read More »
1 responseBy The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
OTTAWA, Ill. – As Ottawa marks one year since the “Freedom Convoy” arrived in the national capitol, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he understands the anger and concerns protesters have. It remained quiet outside Parliament on Saturday morning, where members of the Liberal caucus were meeting for their winter retreat Trudeau says people have the ... Read More »
1 responseBy Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
On the Arctic sea floor lie hungry predators that can eat polar bears. The voracious carnivores are seastars, better known as starfish, and a new study by a national research group says they tie with polar bears as the top predators of the Arctic marine ecosystem. Co-author Remi Amiraux, a post-doctoral fellow at the University ... Read More »
1 responseBy The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $26 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Jan. 31 will be an estimated $31 million... Read More »
1 responseBy The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Friday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $26 million: 04, 05, 09, 13, 29, 30 & 35. Bonus: 20 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
1 responseBy James McCarten, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
WASHINGTON – The grieving family of Tyre Nichols called for calm across the United States on Friday as a country racked by racial and cultural divisions witnessed for itself visceral new video evidence of another young Black man enduring brutal, deadly violence at the hands of police. Authorities in Memphis, Tenn., released a series of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
CAWSTON, B.C. – Animal protection officers with the SPCA have seized 129 cattle from a property in southeastern British Columbia. The society says the neglected cattle were being housed in substandard conditions on a property in Cawston, B.C., with no access to shelter or protection from the elements. The society’s Eileen Drever says in a ... Read More »
1 responseBy The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says he’s “delighted” Canada’s premiers are set to meet with the prime minister early next month to discuss a potential deal to increase federal health funding. Adrian Dix says the premiers had long been asking to meet Justin Trudeau as they call on Ottawa to boost its contributions through ... Read More »
1 responseBy Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
EDMONTON – An Alberta government email review of whether Premier Danielle Smith’s office interfered with Crown prosecutors has taken a confusing turn, with duelling statements from two spokespeople on what was investigated. Ethan Lecavalier-Kidney, a spokesman for Justice Minister Tyler Shandro, has issued a statement that appears to call into question earlier comments made by ... Read More »
1 responseBy The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The chief of the Williams Lake First Nation says he would support excavating possible unmarked graves at the site of the former St. Joseph’s Mission residential school if that’s what elders and the community decide is best. But the decision is complex, involving dozens of other First Nations whose children also ... Read More »
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