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Accused extremist recruiter expected to plead guilty to terrorism charges
By The Canadian Press on February 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – An accused extremist recruiter is returning to the Ontario Superior Court on Thursday and is expected to plead guilty to terrorism offences, eight years after he was first charged. Awso Peshdary’s criminal trial had been on hold pending a decision in Federal Court, where his lawyers were arguing that charges should be dropped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan chief to lead advisory committee on residential school documents
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on February 21st, 2023
A chief in Saskatchewan who became well-known after his First Nation found what are believed to be 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school will lead a new committee for sharing documents connected to the institutions. The federal government says Chief Cadmus Delorme of Cowessess First Nation will be the chairperson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier to visit Newfoundland and Labrador for talks on Churchill Falls deal
By The Canadian Press on February 21st, 2023
Quebec Premier François Legault will travel to Newfoundland and Labrador on Thursday for two days of talks on a new Churchill Falls hydroelectricity deal. Legault made the announcement during question period at the Quebec City legislature. The 1969 agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador allows Hydro-Québec to purchase the majority of the electricity generated at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parliamentary committee looks to expand its study on foreign election interference
By The Canadian Press on February 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee is set to decide whether or not it will expand its current study on foreign election interference to include more details about the 2021 federal election. The meeting today is in response to a report last week from the Globe and Mail newspaper that said China worked in the last ... Read More »
1 responseLegault pitches English Canada for closure of Roxham Road and transfer of migrants
By The Canadian Press on February 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s premier is making a pitch to English Canada for the closure of an irregular border crossing used by asylum seekers and for would-be refugees to be transferred outside his province. The Globe and Mail today published an English-language letter by François Legault in which he says the sooner the federal government closes ... Read More »
1 responseSaskatchewan methane emissions almost four times more than reported: research
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on February 21st, 2023
New research using advanced technology suggests heavy oil facilities in Saskatchewan are releasing almost four times the amount of a powerful greenhouse gas than they report to government. The research, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, pioneers new methods of measuring methane emissions that question current industry practice, said author Matthew Johnson, an ... Read More »
1 responseUkraine seeks Canadian help to repair damaged railways : In The News for Feb. 21
By The Canadian Press on February 21st, 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 Feb. 21 … What we are watching in Canada … Ukraine wants Canada to lend its expertise – and donate crucial railway parts – to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. First Nation to release results of search for unmarked graves at school site
By The Canadian Press on February 21st, 2023
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation is releasing the results of a preliminary search for unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school. The Tseshaht First Nation is presenting its search results in Port Alberni, B.C., after 18 months of planning and operations at the former site of the Alberni ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau government mum on Japan’s invitation to rejoin global timber treaty
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on February 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government has yet to respond to a months-old invitation from Tokyo to have Canada rejoin a global environmental organization that regulates the timber trade. A July 2022 briefing note obtained through an access-to-information request shows that Japan has asked Ottawa to be part of the International Tropical Timber Organization. The ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta, Saskatchewan methane emissions almost 4 times more than reported: research
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on February 20th, 2023
New research using advanced technology suggests heavy oil facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan are releasing almost four times the amount of a powerful greenhouse gas than they report to government. The research, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, pioneers new methods of measuring methane emissions that question current industry practice, said author Matthew ... Read More »
1 response‘Wonderful awakening’ as totem pole is returned to Nuxalk Nation after a century
By The Canadian Press on February 20th, 2023
BELLA COOLA, B.C. – A totem pole that was taken from a First Nation more than 100 years ago has been welcomed home to Bella Coola on the British Columbia central coast in an elaborate ceremony filled with dance, songs and speeches. Chief Deric Snow of the Nuxalk Nation told hundreds gathered for the unveiling ... Read More »
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