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Facebook intimidating Canadians with threats to pull news from platform: Ottawa
By Michel Saba, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
OTTAWA – Federal Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez accused Meta on Thursday of trying to intimidate Canadians with threats of pulling news content from its Facebook platform, following the adoption of Bill C-18 in the House of Commons. “Canadians don’t like being intimidated,” Rodriguez told reporters in Ottawa. “Me, if I were Facebook, I would change ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman and adult granddaughter fatally shot inside Montreal apartment
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
Montreal police say a woman and her adult granddaughter were victims of a double homicide early this morning. A call to 911 reporting gunshots was made at about 2:40 a.m., and officers found the two women seriously injured inside an apartment in the city’s Pointe-St-Charles neighbourhood. A 73-year-old woman died on the scene while her ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s climate action plan underfunded, unclear regarding top risks: report
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
OTTAWA – A report says Canada’s climate adaptation strategy is underfunded and does not clearly align its goals with the country’s top climate change risks. The Canadian Climate Institute put out the report that makes 11 recommendations for improvements to the federal government’s draft $1.6-billion strategy that was released in November. It says that while ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec court says Canadian Pacific Railway not liable in Lac-Mégantic train crash
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
MONTREAL – A Quebec Superior Court judge says Canadian Pacific Railway is not liable in the 2013 Lac-Mégantic, Que., railway disaster that killed 47 people. Justice Martin Bureau ruled Wednesday that the actions the railway company was accused of are not the direct, immediate and logical cause of the damages suffered by the victims of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada-made radar satellite component to be used in global surface water survey
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A piece of Canadian radar technology will play a key role in a satellite mission scheduled to launch Friday that aims to study almost all of the Earth’s water surfaces. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is led by NASA and France’s space agency, CNES, with contributions from Canada and ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Dec. 15 : Canada’s banking regulator to set mortgage stress test
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 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. 15 … What we are watching in Canada … Canada’s banking regulator is expected to make an announcement regarding the interest rate used in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Prey-switching’ blamed for death of Toronto woman mauled by coyotes 13 years ago
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
HALIFAX – A new and unusual theory has emerged about the coyotes that killed a young Toronto woman on a Nova Scotia hiking trail 13 years ago. Researchers say that on Oct. 27, 2009, when singer-songwriter Taylor Mitchell set out alone in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, resident coyotes had adapted to a limited food ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Environment ministers try to get Montreal biodiversity talks on track in last days
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
MONTREAL – Environment ministers from around the world are gathering in Montreal for the last few days of a conference aimed at preserving what’s left of the planet’s biodiversity. Talks at COP15 hit a speed bump early Wednesday when more than 60 nations from the global south walked out over concerns that pledges from rich ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lotto 649 winning numbers for Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Wednesday’s Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 09, 21, 34, 37, 41 & 44. Bonus: 24 The winning number for the guaranteed $1 million: 00847919-01 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
2 responsesB.C. jury finds escaped inmate guilty of first-degree murder of Vancouver Island man
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court jury has found escaped inmate James Lee Busch guilty of the first-degree murder of a Vancouver Island man. However, what the jury didn’t know was that Zachary Armitage, his co-accused in the killing of 60-year-old Martin Payne, had already pleaded guilty to the same charge midway through the ... Read More »
1 responseJury finds escaped inmate guilty of the first-degree murder of a B.C. man
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Supreme Court jury in the trial of an escaped inmate accused of first-degree murder has found James Lee Busch guiltyin the death of a Vancouver Island man. However, what the jury didn’t know was that his co-accused, Zachary Armitage, had already pleaded guilty midway through the trial to the first-degree ... Read More »
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