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U.S. military shoots down fourth flying object, this time over Lake Huron
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – U.S. officials say the military has shot down a fourth “unidentified object” Sunday, this time closer to heavily populated areas in southern Ontario and the U.S. East Coast. It is the fourth time in just over a week U.S. fighter jets shot an object out of the sky, starting with a Chinese surveillance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Owl rescued from Prince Edward Island field to be taken to Nova Scotia for treatment
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
As darkness descended and temperatures plunged in a Prince Edward Island field, Dennis MacKenzie tried to coax a scared, injured barred owl down from a spruce tree. He had no plans to visit the field in Crapaud, P.E.I., en route to drop his sons off for a basketball game at their school, but he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkish-Canadian Society calls for faster deployment of rescue teams after disasters
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Sina Kutluay, a member of the Turkish-Canadian Society, says his group is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deployed to Turkey. He says the group was disheartened that the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team from British Columbia, which self-deployed last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Tory’s affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor’s legacy as dull, stable leader
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
TORONTO – John Tory’s recently disclosed affair with a former staffer and resulting resignation as mayor of Toronto have brought a blowout ending to the straight-laced, button down moderate conservative’s otherwise uneventful tenure in the city’s top job. Tory honed that reputation over the course of his business and broadcasting careers, as well as two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say man in his 20s dead after ski accident in Bromont, Que.
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
BROMONT, Que. – Police say a man in his 20s is dead after an accident on a ski hill in Quebec’s Eastern Townships Saturday evening. Sgt. Sylvain D’Amours of the Bromont, Que., police says the investigation into the cause of death remains ongoing. He says police have so far been unable to reach the man’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Tory’s affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor’s legacy as calm, stable leader
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
TORONTO – Political analysts say John Tory’s recently disclosed affair with a former staffer and resulting resignation as mayor of Toronto have brought a blowout ending to the straight-laced, button down moderate conservative’s otherwise uneventful tenure in the city’s top job. Tory set off a political bombshell late Friday after two relatively scandal-free terms at ... Read More »
1 responseObject over Yukon ordered shot down because of threat posed to aircraft: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he ordered an unidentified cylindrical object shot down over central Yukon Saturday because it posed a threat to civilian planes and potentially to Canadians. Trudeau says Canada and the United States are taking the situation “extremely seriously.” Saturday’s incident marks the third time this month the U.S. military ... Read More »
1 responseAsylum seekers using well-organized system for crossing irregularly into Canada
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Moments after a Greyhound bus from New York City pulls into a gas station bus stop in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Friday at 5:25 a.m., several minivan taxis swarm the vehicle. About a dozen passengers descend from the bus – mostly single men, but also several couples and a family with three young daughters. ... Read More »
2 responsesRehab contract sparks fresh battle between veterans and the Liberal government
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – A multimillion-dollar contract between Ottawa and a private company around the provision of mental and physical health services for veterans is sparking a new fight between the Liberal government and Canada’s community of veterans. The contract had already been heavily criticized by the union representing Veterans Affairs Canada employees, including hundreds of case ... Read More »
1 responseObject destroyed over Yukon a day before PM scheduled to visit Whitehorse
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to answer questions about a “cylindrical object” shot down over central Yukon when he visits the territory Sunday for a previously scheduled trip to Whitehorse. Shortly after North American Aerospace Defence Command publicly revealed the presence of the object over Northern Canada Saturday afternoon, Trudeau tweeted he had ordered ... Read More »
1 responseQuestions remain about city governance for coming days, weeks and months
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
Torontonians will return to the polls just months after October’s municipal election saw John Tory cruise to what was supposed to be a third full term. But just when the byelection will take place remains unclear, with a city spokesperson saying as of yet, Tory has not submitted a formal letter of resignation to the ... Read More »
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