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Steam pipe ruptures and injures two workers at Victoria General Hospital

By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

VICTORIA – Health authorities in British Columbia say two workers were injured this morning when a pipe carrying steam ruptured at Victoria General Hospital. Island Health says in a statement that the two hospital staff are receiving care, and no patients were injured or affected. The health authority says a “mechanical emergency” caused flooding in ... Read More »

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‘Mechanical emergency’ injures two workers at Victoria General Hospital

By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

VICTORIA – Health authorities in British Columbia say two workers were injured this morning in a “mechanical emergency” at Victoria General Hospital. Island Health says in a statement that the two hospital staff are receiving care, and that no patients were injured or affected. The health authority says the mechanical emergency caused flooding in a ... Read More »

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Saskatchewan premier calls Sunwing’s move to end flights in province ‘irresponsible’

By Colette Derworiz and Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a decision by Sunwing Vacations to suspend its flights from the Saskatoon and Regina airports for a month is irresponsible. The airline announced Thursday it was immediately cancelling its operations through Feb. 3 at Saskatchewan’s two international airports due to extenuating circumstances. It said customers with cancelled southbound flights would ... Read More »

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Researchers warn of bias as Montreal health network to use AI to reduce wait times

By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

MONTREAL – Artificial intelligence researchers say a Montreal hospital’s plan to reduce emergency room wait times with an AI algorithm is an appropriate use of the technology – if it’s done carefully. The Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, one of the city’s two main hospital networks, is testing an artificial intelligence algorithm intended to ... Read More »

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Pierre Poilievre doesn’t like anti-Trudeau flags, but understands anger behind them

By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

OTTAWA – Pierre Poilievre says he doesn’t like the expletive-laden flags some Canadians are using to denounce Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But the federal Conservative leader also says he understands the anger fuelling such displays, and that it is up to the government and politicians to address it. The comments follow a blog post by ... Read More »

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‘I heard children screaming inside’: Four dead after Hamilton house fire

By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

HAMILTON – Neighbours rushed towards a burning Hamilton home with ladders, a witness said, as children inside screamed for help during a Thursday night fire that left four people dead. Chris Theriault, who lives next door and had to evacuate as a result of the fire, said three or four neighbours were trying to get ... Read More »

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Man killed after being injured in Montreal jail was in ‘illegal’ detention

By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

MONTREAL – Quebec’s Public Security Department says a 21-year-old man who died after suffering injuries inside a Montreal jail was being illegally detained. Department spokeswoman Marie-Josée Montminy says Nicous D’Andre Spring should have been released Dec. 23 after he appeared virtually in court earlier that day. Montminy says the 21-year-old was in “illegal detention” when ... Read More »

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Police officers, members of the public attend procession for OPP cop shot dead

By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

TORONTO – Dozens of officers and members of the public are paying tribute to a slain Ontario Provincial Police officer. A procession carrying 28-year-old Const. Greg Pierzchala’s body started around 9 a.m. and is transporting him from Toronto north to his hometown of Barrie, Ont. Police officers saluted the officer outside the coroner’s office, where ... Read More »

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Governor General remembers death of Queen Elizabeth II in annual New Year’s address

By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

OTTAWA – EMBARGOED UNTIL DEC. 30 AT 9 A.M. Canada’s Governor General says 2022 was a “difficult and monumental year” marked by the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, who serves as the monarch’s representative in Canada, remembered the queen’s death in her annual New Year’s message. She died in September after ... Read More »

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Four dead, including two kids, after Hamilton house fire sends six people to hospital

By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

Hamilton police say four people are dead, including two kids, after a house fire late Thursday night. Police say they were called to help with the house fire in the area of Upper Gage Avenue and Rymal Road East shortly after 11 p.m. They say six people were found inside the house and transported to ... Read More »

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Body of OPP officer to be brought to hometown today : In The News for Dec. 30

By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022

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 Dec. 30 … What we are watching in Canada … The body of an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot dead earlier this week ... Read More »

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