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Quebec government to spend millions to move residents affected by smelter pollution
By The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – The Quebec government will provide $88.3 million to support the city of Rouyn-Noranda in the creation of a new neighbourhood and the relocation of nearly 200 families living in an area contaminated by smelter pollution. Glencore, the company that owns the copper smelter, will buy the properties and land from willing sellers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Constant’ fear in my house, U.S. woman testifies about impact of Quebec abduction
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
MONTREAL – A U.S. woman who was kidnapped along with her husband and smuggled into Quebec in October 2020 says she lives in constant fear she will fall victim to another crime. Sandra Helm delivered a victim impact statement Thursday at a sentencing hearing for Gary Arnold, 54. “What happened to us has changed our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Unthinkable and horrific:’ two Edmonton police constables shot on job, suspect dead
By Angela Amato, The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
EDMONTON – Officers embraced each other and wiped away tears Thursday as Edmonton’s police chief relayed details of how two constables were shot and killed at an apartment complex while responding to a domestic violence call. “Today, the Edmonton Police Service has been marked by an unthinkable and horrific tragedy as two of our members ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father-to-be and ‘snow angel’: Edmonton officers shot and killed on duty remembered
By Kelly Geraldine Malone and Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
One of the police officers killed in Edmonton was about to be a father and the other was called a “snow angel” for going beyond the call of duty to help people. Const. Brett Ryan, 30, and Const. Travis Jordan, 35, were shot and killed responding to a domestic violence call Thursday morning. Ryan, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collision between minivan and truck leaves three dead, three injured in Quebec
By The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-BEAUCE, Que. – A head-on collision between a minivan and a heavy truck in Quebec’s Chaudière-Appalaches region has left two children and their father dead. Provincial police today confirmed the death of a 4-year-old girl after reporting Wednesday that a 12-year-old boy and a 42-year-old man had been killed in the crash. Emergency services were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about David Johnston, the new special rapporteur on foreign interference
By The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Former governor general David Johnston is the “eminent Canadian,” as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put it, who will oversee investigations into foreign interference in Canadian elections. With controversy swirling around his appointment as special rapporteur, and the official Opposition raising questions about his political loyalties, here’s a look at Johnston’s history. Born: June ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa misses own deadline on inking deal with Quebec shipyard to build icebreakers
By The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
Ottawa has quietly missed its own deadline for finalizing an agreement with a Quebec shipyard so it can start work on Canada’s next fleet of icebreakers. The federal procurement department said last summer that it planned to have finished negotiations with Chantier Davie by the end of the year. That didn’t happen, though neither side ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon First Nation declares state of emergency over opioids ‘terrorizing’ community
By The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
MAYO, YUKON – A small Yukon First Nation says it’s dealing with an “opioid emergency” that is terrorizing its citizens and families with violence, crime, overdoses and death. The Nacho Nyak Dun First Nation in Mayo, 400 kilometres north of Whitehorse, has declared a state of emergency and called for a meeting with officials in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP calls on federal government to make caregiver credit a refundable tax benefit
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – New Democrats are calling on the federal government to follow through with its promise to make a tax credit for caregivers a refundable benefit. NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo, who is the party’s critic for disability inclusion, sent a letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday calling for the change in the upcoming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP praises David Johnston as Tories, Bloc bemoan interference watchdog appointment
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Opposition parties continue to call for a public inquiry into foreign interference, but the NDP is welcoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice of a special rapporteur. On Wednesday, Trudeau announced that former governor general David Johnston will look into allegations of foreign meddling in Canada’s last two federal elections and recommend what the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Unthinkable and horrific:’ 2 Edmonton police constables shot on job, suspect dead
By Angela Amato, The Canadian Press on March 16th, 2023
EDMONTON – Officers embraced each other and wiped away tears Thursday as Edmonton’s police chief relayed details of how two constables were shot and killed at an apartment complex while responding to a domestic violence call. “Today, the Edmonton Police Service has been marked by an unthinkable and horrific tragedy as two of our members ... Read More »
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