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Thousands remain in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power
By The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
Thousands of Canadians are spending another day in the cold and dark, as hydro crews continue working to restore electricity to those affected by the power outages caused by fierce winter storms last week. As of early Monday morning, power was still out for nearly 71,000 Hydro-Quebec customers, more than 31,000 Hydro-One customers and 2,289 ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP say four killed in bus rollover on icy B.C. highway that sends 52 to hospital
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
Four people died and dozens of others were injured when the bus they were travelling on rolled over on an icy highway in the British Columbia Interior on Christmas Eve, provincial RCMP said Sunday. The Mounties said they received multiple calls on Saturday shortly after 6 p.m. regarding the crash on the Highway 97C Okanagan ... Read More »
1 response‘Hundreds’ of Canadians stranded for days in Mexico after Sunwing cancellations
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
Hundreds of Canadians are stranded in Cancún, Mexico and don’t know how they’ll get home after their Sunwing flights were cancelled last week. Passengers say they’ve been shuffled from hotel to hotel after sleeping on floors at the airport and in lobbies, saying there’s no end in sight to their ordeal. “We just want to ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP say four killed in bus rollover on icy B.C. highway that send 52 to hospital
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
Four people died and dozens of others were injured when the bus they were travelling on rolled over on an icy highway in the British Columbia Interior on Christmas Eve, provincial RCMP said Sunday. The Mounties said they received multiple calls on Saturday shortly after 6 p.m. regarding the crash on the Highway 97C Okanagan ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP says four people killed in bus rollover on icy B.C. highway
By The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
RCMP in British Columbia say four people were killed when the bus they were travelling on rolled over on an icy highway in the province’s Interior. The mounties released a statement saying multiple people were injured as a result of the bus crash on the Highway 97C Okanagan Connector, but did not provide an exact ... Read More »
1 responseCanada urges Taliban to reverse decision on banning women from NGO work
By The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada’s international development minister is calling on the Taliban to reverse its decision to bar women from working at non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan. Harjit Sajjan’s comments come as several major international aid groups announce plans to suspend operations in the country, taken over by the Taliban, a listed terrorist entity, in August 2021. ... Read More »
1 responseSmall earthquake hits Quebec’s Charlevoix region early Sunday morning
By The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
MONTREAL – Earthquakes Canada confirmed that a 3.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Quebec’s Charlevoix region this morning. The federal agency reports that the small earthquake occurred at 4:51 a.m. on Sunday morning, about 10 kilometres southeast of Baie-Saint-Paul. The agency says the tremor was “lightly felt” in the Charlevoix region. It says no damages ... Read More »
1 responsePower outages have thousands shivering on Christmas Day as stormy conditions persist
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
Thousands of Canadians woke up in the dark on Christmas Day as power outages caused by ferocious winter conditions persisted across Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. A state of emergency continued in southern Ontario’s Niagara Region as crews grappled with impassable roads and wildly blowing snow. Phil Lambert said his community of Port Colborne, Ont., ... Read More »
1 responseWintry, stormy conditions persist into Christmas Day in parts of Canada
By The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
Thousands of Canadians hoping to travel for Christmas Day festivities remain stuck as winter storm conditions forced the cancellation of planes and trains and stretched into a third straight day in some areas. A Saturday evening tweet from Via Rail announced a CN train derailment forced the carrier to cancel all trains between Toronto and ... Read More »
1 responseWinter storms, extreme weather shut down power and strand holiday travellers
By The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
Snow, freezing rain, high winds and rain continue to hammer large chunks of the country and are plunging Christmas Day travel plans into chaos. In a tweet Saturday early evening, Via Rail said a CN train derailment has forced the cancellation of all trains between Toronto and Ottawa and Toronto and Montreal scheduled for Christmas ... Read More »
1 responseDolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see ‘invasive species’
By Liana Hwang, The Canadian Press on December 25th, 2022
After 100 years of absence, large numbers of Pacific white-sided dolphins are back in the northern part of British Columbia’s Salish Sea. But while their return is being greeted by some with delight, the head of a commercial fisheries group is dismayed by the appearance of what he calls an “invasive species,” alongside increasing numbers ... Read More »
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