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China pushes back on air-travel test requirements, but Canadian firms not worried
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Chinese government is unhappy that Canada and other countries are creating new COVID-19 restrictions for people flying from China, but business groups say the policy won’t impact trade. China has had some of the strictest COVID-19 rules on the planet, including mandatory isolation for anyone coming from abroad and almost daily testing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her and her son’s death intends to go to trial
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
SASKATOON – An Indigenous woman accused of faking her death and that of her son before illegally crossing the border into the United States has indicted her intention to go to trial. Through counsel, Dawn Walker told Saskatoon provincial court that she intends to have a judge-alone trial and waived her right to a preliminary ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa man charged with threatening Parliament Hill, embassies: RCMP
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – A 19-year-old Ottawa man has been arrested for allegedly posting threatening tweets targeted at Parliament Hill, the Department of National Defence and two embassies. In a media release the RCMP say they were notified on Nov. 8 of what they’re calling “terrorism-related” threats and death threats by a Twitter user. Daniel Houde has ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Jan. 3: Just how much money did Canada’s CEOs make in 2021?
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 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 Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs made an average of $14.3 million in 2021, smashing ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Jan. 3: Just how much money did Canada’s CEO make in 2021?
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 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 Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs made an average of $14.3 million in 2021, smashing ... Read More »
1 responseHead of group fighting COVID restrictions charged with attempting to obstruct justice
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Police Service says the president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is facing charges that include attempting to obstruct justice, following his admission in 2021 that he hired a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge. Winnipeg police say in a news release that John Carpay, 55, was arrested with ... Read More »
1 responseSome Saskatchewan Sunwing passengers make it home, others make their own way back
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2023
REGINA – Some Sunwing travellers from Saskatchewan say the airline is leaving them at airports in other provinces, while another says her flight from Mexico that made it to Regina had dozens of empty seats. “We piled 11 people into three cars with 11 pieces of luggage and travelled through the night and arrived home,” ... Read More »
1 responseRansomware group LockBit apologizes saying ‘partner’ was behind SickKids attack
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – A global ransomware operator has issued a rare apology after it claims one of its “partners” was behind a cyberattack on Canada’s largest pediatric medical centre. LockBit, a ransomware group the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has called one of the most active and destructive in the world, posted a brief statement on ... Read More »
1 responseBirth of nine calves sparks hope for endangered North Atlantic right whales
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2023
FREDERICTON – A scientist who studies the endangered North Atlantic right whale is cautiously optimistic about the current breeding season after nine calves were spotted during its first few weeks. Moira Brown, senior scientist with the Canadian Whale Institute, says fewer than 100 of the 340 surviving animals in the waters along Canada’s eastern coast ... Read More »
1 responseTwo Montreal teenagers assaulted after meeting to conduct transaction arranged online
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2023
Montreal police say they are investigating after a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old were assaulted after a meeting arranged on social media to conduct a transaction in the city’s suburban LaSalle borough. Police say the teens were with three friends, all under 20, when they went to the meeting shortly before midnight. Police say a dispute ... Read More »
1 responseConvoy organizer says plans to stage a 2023 protest in Winnipeg are off
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Freedom Convoy 2.0 appears to be a bust. Canada Unity, one of the anti-government protest groups behind the protests that headlined much of last year, is calling off its plans to restage the event this February. Canada Unity founder James Bauder initially planned to bring a four-day blockade to Ottawa but then said ... Read More »
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