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In The News for Feb. 17 : What can we expect from the Emergencies Act report?
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 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. 17 … What we are watching in Canada … A federal commission is to report today on the Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukrainian mother approved to come to Canada, but her six-year-old son is not
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
WARSAW, Poland – Since packing up a small suitcase and leaving her home in Ukraine with her six-year-old son, Iryna Mishyna has found solace in helping other families in similar situations find some stability. Her own situation, however, is still less than certain. The 35-year-old was granted a temporary visa to work in Canada while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northern spotted owl found injured near B.C. train tracks two months after release
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
VANCOUVER – One of just four endangered spotted owls known to be in the wild in British Columbia is now recovering from an injury after being found along some train tracks, slowing the careful plans to revive the species, a breeding facility co-ordinatorsaid. The injured bird had been released last August along with two others ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two dead, one injured after avalanche hits group of snowboarders and a skier in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Two people have died and one was hurt in an avalanche in the Purcell Mountains in southeastern British Columbia. Avalanche Canada says a group of five snowboarders and one skier were caught in the slide Thursday in an area known as Terminator 2.5 outside of a ski area boundary near the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!12 charges laid against former B.C. teacher for alleged historical sex offences
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A retired North Vancouver elementary school teacher is facing a dozen charges connected to alleged sex offenses. Brian Moore has been charged with 10 counts of indecent assault on a male, one count of sexual touching of a person under 14 years old, and one count of sexual assault. North Vancouver RCMP say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta appoints oilpatch veterans to advise government on province’s energy future
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
EDMONTON – Premier Danielle Smith will turn to a panel of five oilpatch veterans to advise her government on the future of Alberta’s energy industry. The panel will be chaired by David Yager, a longtime writer on the oilpatch. Yager was also a former political candidate for the Wildrose Party, one of the groups that ... Read More »
1 responseVictoria officer’s lost notebook obtained by criminals, used in alleged offence: cops
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
Victoria Police are warning dozens of people that their names and other personal information contained in an officer’s lost notebook are now being “circulated among the criminal element.” A statement from the department says the officer’s notebook was lost for five days in December, but it only learned of the loss this month. While the ... Read More »
1 responseFederal government willing to consider tougher bail rules pushed by provinces
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Plans are in the works for a meeting of Canada’s justice ministers on March 10 in Ottawa to discuss tougher rules for people seeking bail. Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen says the date was contained in an email today from the office of federal Justice Minister David Lametti. The premiers have called on ... Read More »
1 responseSenator says more awareness needed of ‘invisible crime’ of Indigenous identity theft
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – A Manitoba senator says Indigenous identity fraud is a damaging but often “invisible crime” that inflicting serious harm on Indigenous women. Mary Jane McCallum, who is Cree, wants the Senate to study the issue and raise more awareness about why it is so damaging. There have been a series of high-profile cases in ... Read More »
1 responseB.C.’s auditor general says data gaps during COVID-19 vaccine rollout posed risks
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general says the Ministry of Health should have access to a registry of residents and staff in long-term care facilities as well as heath-care workers after concluding it sometimes “struggled” to collect reliable COVID-19 vaccination information for high-risk groups. In his latest report on the province’s COVID-19 vaccine coverage, auditor ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa supports premiers’ call for health-care deal reviews: Duclos
By Allison Jones, The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
The federal government supports calls from the premiers to establish a five-year review of health-care funding, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said in a letter to his Ontario counterpart. Canada’s premiers have been urging regular reviews to be established as part of the talks, saying the system needs predictability. Duclos’ letter to Ontario Health Minister Sylvia ... Read More »
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