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Early results of search for possible graves at Vancouver Island school to be released
By The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – A First Nation on Vancouver Island says it is ready to release the results of its preliminary investigation into possible unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school near Port Alberni, B.C. The Tseshaht First Nation says the findings will be made public on Feb. 21, in Port Alberni. ... Read More »
1 responseMPs summon big grocery store CEOs to testify in Ottawa about food price inflation
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament have summoned the heads of Canada’s largest grocery store chains to answer for rising grocery prices. On Monday, a House of Commons committee studying food price inflation called on the CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Companies, Metro and Empire Company Limited – which operates chains including Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal committee will probe contracts with other consulting firms, not just McKinsey
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee probing federal contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company will now look into other consulting firms’ relationships with Ottawa. New Democrat MP Gord Johns brought forward a motion to expand the scope of the study and MPs on the committee unanimously approved it on Monday. McKinsey has received attention in recent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian woman’s body found in building that collapsed during earthquake in Turkey
By The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
HALIFAX – The body of a Canadian woman who was visiting Turkey has been found in the rubble of a building that collapsed on Feb. 6. during the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands. Saad Zora says his twin sister Samar was found earlier today by searchers as an excavator dug through pieces of a ... Read More »
1 responseAdvocates, MPs call on feds to expand access to psychedelic treatment
By The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wants Canada to consider expanding access to psychedelics as medical treatments. May was among the MPs who joined a delegation of patients and health-care practitioners trying to lobby the federal government to make psilocybin – the psychedelic compound produced by magic mushrooms – more readily available. The group ... Read More »
1 responseMPs want Canada to match more charities for Turkey and Syria earthquake donations
By The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – A cross-section of MPs say Ottawa should cost-match donations to more organizations who are responding to devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Officials from Global Affairs are testifying to the House of Commons foreign affairs committee about Canada’s response to the massive earthquake and hundreds of aftershocks that have killed more than 35,000 ... Read More »
1 responseFather seemed agitated ahead of girls’ murders, grandmother tells Quebec inquiry
By The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
QUEBEC – The maternal grandmother of two young Quebec girls killed by their father in July 2020 says he seemed agitated and nervous in the lead up to the murders. Gaétane Tremblay testified today at a coroner’s inquest investigating the deaths of 11-year-old Norah and six-year-old Romy, who were murdered by Martin Carpentier in the ... Read More »
1 responseLiberal MP Greg Fergus breached Conflict of Interest Act with letter, watchdog rules
By The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal ethics commissioner says Liberal MP Greg Fergus breached the Conflict of Interest Act by writing a letter to Canada’s broadcast regulator to support a television channel’s application for mandatory carriage. The letter was submitted to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission last year to encourage required distribution of Natyf TV, which ... Read More »
1 responseMPs summon big grocery store CEOs to testify in Ottawa over food inflation
By The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – The heads of Canada’s largest grocery store chains have been summoned to a House of Commons committee to answer for rising grocery prices. On Monday, a committee studying food price inflation called on the CEOs and presidents of Loblaw, Metro and Empire to attend an upcoming meeting. NDP member of Parliament Alistair MacGregor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Football League takes over ownership of Montreal Alouettes franchise
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
TORONTO – The Canadian Football League has again taken over operating the Montreal Alouettes. The CFL made the announcement Tuesday, adding former Alouettes president Mario Cecchini has been appointed interim president In a statement, the CFL said Cecchini will lead the franchise’s day-to-day operations under supervision from the league office. General manager Danny Maciocia will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Rips your heart out:’ Two men learn they were switched at birth in Manitoba hospital
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
Edward Ambrose remembers wanting to be just like his father – a mentor, a hard worker, a proud family man. More than sixty years later, Ambrose would receive shocking news. That man was not his father. “When you come from a loving family and something like this comes, it destroys you,” Ambrose says from his ... Read More »
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