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Avalanche Canada releases details on B.C. avalanche that killed three Germans
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
INVERMERE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has released more details about the deadly avalanche that killed three German citizens in southeastern British Columbia last week. It says in an incident report that nine heli-skiers and one guide were about 30 km southwest of Invermere, B.C., in the Coppercrown Mountain region on a run called “Too bad ... Read More »
1 responseFlair Airlines says four of its aircraft seized in a ‘commercial dispute’
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
Flair Airlines says passengers were “impacted” after four of its leased aircraft were seized in Toronto, Edmonton and Kitchener, Ont. in what the company is calling a “commercial dispute.” Flair issued a statement on Saturday calling the move by “a New York-based hedge fund” to take the aircraft “extreme and unusual.” It says Flair will ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Flair Airlines says four of its aircraft seized
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
Flair Airlines says passengers were “impacted” after four of its leased aircraft were seized in Toronto, Edmonton and Kitchener, Ont. in what the company is calling a “commercial dispute.” More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec truckers worry problems at auto board will force them to park their rigs
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – As frustrated motorists continue to deal with long lineups at Quebec’s automobile insurance board, truck drivers are worried that they won’t be able to leave the province come April 1. The provincial auto insurance board has been dealing with lengthy lineups at many of its service centres since introducing a new online portal ... Read More »
1 responseWestern Canada seeks LNG, energy pledges in Liberals’ Indo-Pacific strategy
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – As the Trudeau government fleshes out its Indo-Pacific strategy, Western Canada is seeking more certainty from the Liberals on expanding energy exports to Asia. “There are people in Ottawa who understand what our energy mix is, and what it has to be in the future,” Alberta Trade Minister Rajan Sawhney in an interview ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For the Conservatives’ messenger on firearms, thoughtfulness is a secret weapon
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – For Raquel Dancho, words have always come easily. She remembers her parents saying she was less than a year old when she started stringing them together, speaking in short sentences. “Everyone’s born with natural gifts,” she said in an interview from her Parliament Hill office. “I’ve always just been a good communicator.” Today, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clocks across Canada to jump forward, but U.S. could consign time change to history
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio last week reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act that would allow states to make daylight time permanent. If passed, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No winning ticket sold for Friday’s $24 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $24 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on March 14 will be an estimated $29 million... Read More »
1 responseOntario Progressive Conservative Vincent Ke resigns from caucus, sits as Independent
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
TORONTO – A Progressive Conservative member of Ontario’s provincial parliament has resigned from caucus. Premier Doug Ford’s office says in a release Friday that Vincent Ke, the member for Don Valley North, will sit as an Independent. The statement says Ke faces serious allegations that deserve his full undivided attention as he works to clear ... Read More »
1 responseKiska, Marineland’s lone killer whale and last captive orca in Canada, has died
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The Ontario government says Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada, has died. A spokesman for the solicitor general says Marineland, a Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park where Kiska lived, told the province the killer whale died on Thursday. Brent Ross says the province’s Animal Welfare Services officers were on-site ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for public workers as it launches booster campaign
By The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is rescinding its policy requiring provincial public servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as it announces a spring booster program that will focus on the elderly and vulnerable. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the next round of boosters will target people at the “highest risk” of severe illness. That ... Read More »
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