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Professors begin indefinite general strike at Université Laval
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
QUEBEC – An indefinite general strike is underway at Quebec City’s Université Laval, where nearly 1,300 professors are off the job. The unionized professors went on strike today after a negotiation blitz between management and their union did not result in a new contract. The most recent collective agreement expired on Dec. 1, and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba opens access to death certificates of children at residential schools
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government has signed an agreement to open access to death certificates of Indigenous children who died at residential schools. The agreement allows the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to request the documents from the provincial Vital Statistics Branch and build a fuller understanding of what happened at the schools. Stephanie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs want annual national-security reports, aid for businesses to thwart cyber threats
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – A committee of MPs is calling on the federal government to issue an overarching annual national-security threat assessment. The House committee on public safety says the various bodies that handle national security sometimes operate in silos, and a patchwork of reports come from different agencies. The MPs suggest someone should gather the recommendations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for March 13 : Canadians take home Academy Award glory
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 13 … What we are watching in Canada … The 95th Academy Awards saw a number of Canadians recognized for their work in Hollywood. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec byelection today in former Liberal leader’s Montreal riding
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – A byelection is being held today in a Montreal riding to choose a new member of the provincial legislature to replace the former Quebec Liberal leader. Voters are heading to the polls in Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne after Dominique Anglade resigned as leader when her Liberals won less than 15 per cent of the vote in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kearl oilsands leak exposes gaps in how Alberta and Canada oversee industry: experts
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
EDMONTON – Recent leaks of toxic tailings from northern Alberta oilsands mines have revealed serious flaws in how Canada and Alberta look after the environment, observers say. Some accuse the federal government of abandoning the province. Others point to what they call a captive provincial regulator. All agree that there’s no way leaks from Imperial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP gifts musical ride horse to King Charles ahead of upcoming coronation
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they will be gifting King Charles with a new horse, Noble, ahead of the monarch’s upcoming coronation in May. The RCMP says the King will be presented with the horse, which is also being given in recognition of the federal service’s 150th anniversary, at a ceremony. It ... Read More »
1 responseClimate change hits home for some on P.E.I. but takes back seat in election
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
STANLEY BRIDGE, P.E.I. – A week into the Prince Edward Island election campaign, there has been plenty of talk about health care and housing. But after post-tropical storm Fiona pounded the Island last fall and heightened fears about rising seas, some observers are questioning why climate change is not front and centre on the campaign ... Read More »
1 responseA look at Prince Edward Island Liberal Leader Sharon Cameron
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
CHARLOTTETOWN – A look at Sharon Cameron, leader of Prince Edward Island’s Liberal party. Age: 62 Early years: Cameron was born on Dec. 5, 1960, in Amherst, N.S., and currently lives in Cornwall, P.E.I. Education: She has a master’s degree in educational psychology from Dalhousie University. Career: Cameron was CEO of the province’s Workers Compensation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at Prince Edward Island Green Party Leader Peter Bevan-Baker
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
CHARLOTTETOWN – A look at Peter Bevan-Baker, leader of Prince Edward Island’s Green party. Age: 60 Early years: Bevan-Baker was born June 3, 1962, in Scotland, U.K., to John Stewart Bevan Baker, a British composer, and June Findlay. He is one of five children. He made his way to Prince Edward Island after stops in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature group wants Canada to strengthen reviews of genetically engineered animals
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – A national biodiversity group says Canada needs to keep genetically engineered animals out of the wild, after the federal government recently rejected several attempts to strengthen its existing laws. Canada hasn’t had any accidents with the technology, but Nature Canada senior adviser Mark Butler said we need to prevent wild animals from being ... Read More »
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