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Ice sculptors say they’re not worried about losing their craft to climate change
By Maya Riachi, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – As part of an annual festival celebrating winter, Ottawa’s Sparks Street has been lined in recent weeks with ice sculptures depicting everything from animals and flowers to a Tim Hortons cup. But by the time Winterlude wrapped up this past weekend, some of those works of art had been rendered almost unrecognizable by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A grim anniversary: Ukrainians mark one year since Russia invaded Kyiv
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukrainians woke up to their second year of war this morning, as the military continued to beat back invading Russian forces in the southeastern region of the country. Missile strikes rained down on the country at dawn one year ago as Russian tanks invaded from the northern border with Belarus toward the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario church Harriet Tubman attended gets upgrades, to soon reopen for tours
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
Edward Roy Cassell Smith sometimes imagines his ancestors rejoicing in the balcony of the Salem Chapel, where freed slaves first came to worship nearly 170 years ago. The small church in St. Catharines, Ont. ““ once the home congregation of abolitionist Harriet Tubman ““ has been a special place for Black Canadians for decades, says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario Indigenous group criticizes federal government’s unmarked graves contract
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – An Indigenous political organization representing 39 Ontario First Nations says it is “confounded” by a federal decision to hire an international organization to provide advice on unmarked graves. The Anishinabek Nation released a statement today expressing its leadership’s “bewilderment” over Ottawa’s $2-million contract with the Netherlands-based International Commission on Missing Persons. Travis Boissoneau, ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa pledges $2.4M for trades apprenticeship program in the N.W.T.’s Tlicho region
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The federal government is committing more than $2.4 million to create 30 new apprenticeships in the Northwest Territories’ Tlicho region. The Tlicho Trades Apprenticeship Program is meant to support small- and medium-sized businesses in the region to hire, train and retain first-year apprentices in eligible trades over the next two years. That includes ... Read More »
1 responseNunavut projects operating deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Nunavut’s finance minister tabled the territory’s budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year on Thursday, pledging it will ensure a bright future for Nunavummiut despite a projected operating deficit and challenges posed by carbon pricing changes. “With this new budget, we continue toward the ambitious goals we set out to realize in partnership ... Read More »
1 responseFive provinces sign health deal but specific targets, timelines still to come
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Half of Canada’s provinces have now formally signed on to the new health-care deal proposed by the federal government two weeks ago. But all five still have to come up with specific plans showing how they will spend the money and how they’ll prove to Canadians that their health-care systems are getting better. ... Read More »
1 responseMedia advocate says Google is ‘bullying’ Canadians in temporarily blocking news
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Advocates for the print and digital media industry are pushing back against Google, which they believe is bullying Canadians by limiting access to online news as part of a fight with Ottawa. “Canadians are going see this as a foreign company that is bullying Canadians, and I don’t think that this is going ... Read More »
1 responseClass action against Quebec businessman accused of allegedly paying minors for sex
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – A Montreal law firm has filed an application for a class-action lawsuit against a prominent Quebec businessman accused of allegedly paying minors for sex. Consumer Law Group is representing the lead plaintiff, a Montreal woman who was 17 at the time she allegedly met Robert G. Miller and who saw him about 10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec tribunal denies compensation to family of migrant worker who died on farm
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – The family of a Guatemalan farm worker crushed to death trying to replace a flat tire on his employer’s car says they are disappointed Quebec’s labour tribunal denied them compensation. MarÃa Teresa Lares Macario says she has not recovered from the sudden death of her father, Ottoniel Lares Batzibal, who died July 18, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to introduce open work permit for Iranians, simplify process to stay
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is rolling out special temporary measures to make it easier for Iranians in Canada to stay. As of March 1, measures will come into effect to simplify the process for Iranians who are visiting, studying in or working in Canada to extend their stay and switch between temporary streams. For ... Read More »
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