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Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing Wednesday. By 2030, the mandate will hit 60 per cent of all sales and by 2035, every passenger vehicle sold in Canada will need to ... Read More »
1 responseCandlelight vigil planned for victims of Toronto-area condo shooting
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – A candlelight vigil is expected to take place tonight for the victims of a Toronto-area condo shooting. York Regional Police say five people were killed and one woman seriously injured Sunday night when a 73-year-old gunman went on a shooting rampage in his Vaughan, Ont., condo building before he was shot dead ... Read More »
1 responseExtreme cold leads to flight cancellations in BC, Alberta : In The News for Dec. 21
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 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.21 … What we are watching in Canada … WestJet says snow in British Columbia and extreme cold in Alberta have caused hundreds of flight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Extreme cold in southern B.C. after heavy snow creates travel chaos
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VANCOUVER – An extreme cold is settling over parts of British Columbia’s Lower Mainland on the heels of heavy snow that grounded flights, jammed roads and delayed ferries. Environment Canada warns that bitterly cold temperatures and strong winds could make it feel between -20 C and -30 C in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. timber industry in throes of change, as premier warns of ‘exhausted forests’
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
British Columbia’s forest sector has “never been under greater stress,” Premier David Eby says. There is an “inescapable recognition “¦ that change is needed to ensure our forest industry is sustainable,” he writes in his mandate letter for the new forests minister, Bruce Ralston. Eby’s letter to the minister of water, land and resource stewardship, ... Read More »
1 responseFuneral for Ukrainian girl killed in hit and run will be held today in Montreal
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
MONTREAL – The funeral service for seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee Mariia Legenkovska will be held today in Montreal. Legenkovska, whose family moved to Montreal this year to flee the Russian invasion, was killed while walking to school with her brother and sister on Dec. 13 by a driver who didn’t stop to assist her. Her funeral ... Read More »
1 responseCanada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2025
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing Wednesday. By 2030, the mandate will hit 60 per cent of all sales and by 2035, every passenger vehicle sold in Canada will need to ... Read More »
1 responseExpert details condo conflict resolution process after deadly Vaughan, Ont. shooting
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
TORONTO – An industry expert says it would have been rare for a court to force the sale of a condo owned by a man who went on to kill five people at his Vaughan, Ont. building Sunday night. York Regional Police said Francesco Villi opened fire on three different units in the highrise, killing ... Read More »
1 responseShould Canada should produce more medicine amid ongoing shortages? Trudeau isn’t sure
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – As Canada faces an ongoing shortage of children’s medications, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t know if ramping up domestic production of pharmaceuticals is the right approach to addressing the problem. “I don’t know offhand if it is the right thing for Canada to be starting producing these particular pills or whether ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. snow, cold Alberta temperatures cause significant flight cancellations: WestJet
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
CALGARY – WestJet says snow in British Columbia and extreme cold in Alberta have caused hundreds of flight cancellations over the past three days. The airline says in a release that there were 210 cancellations on Tuesday, mainly due to disruptions in Vancouver and frigid temperatures in Calgary and Edmonton. It says in a release ... Read More »
1 responseDetails emerge of the five ‘everyday Canadians’ gunned down in condo rampage.
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – One was a the building peacemaker who always had a smile on his face. Another was a savvy business woman who knew the ins and outs of real estate. Still another was the proud grandfather of a Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman. Details emerged Tuesday about the victims in a weekend shooting rampage ... Read More »
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