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Keep Canada’s doors open to Ukrainians, refugee groups urge Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Humanitarian groups that have been supporting Ukrainian refugees are calling on Ottawa to extend a special immigration program that allows people fleeing Ukraine to temporarily live, work and study in Canada. The program provides Ukrainians and their families with a visa to stay in Canada for up to three years while they figure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two children killed as bus drives into Quebec daycare, driver charged with homicide
By Morgan Lowrie and Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – Two children were killed and six were seriously injured Wednesday when a city bus crashed into a daycare north of Montreal in what police are saying was a criminal act. The 51-year-old male driver has been arrested and faces charges of homicide and dangerous driving, Erika Landry, spokesperson with the police in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian aid workers heading to Turkey as Ottawa mulls whether to send relief team
By Tyler Griffin and Jessica Smith, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
Canadian humanitarian aid workers were en route to Turkey on Wednesday in the wake of a devastating earthquake, while the federal government continued to mull whether to send a disaster relief team. The earthquake, which razed thousands of buildings in Turkey and Syria on Monday, has become one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two children dead after city bus driven into Quebec daycare, driver charged
By Morgan Lowrie and Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – Two children are dead and six seriously injured after a city bus crashed into a daycare north of Montreal on Wednesday morning in what police are saying was a criminal act. The 51-year-old male driver has been arrested and faces charges of homicide and dangerous driving, Erika Landry, spokesperson with the police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City auditor criticizes Ottawa police over handling of ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The City of Ottawa’s auditor general says police intelligence sharing with the city about last year’s “Freedom Convoy” was insufficient and affected the ability to plan for the protests. In reports released today, the auditor general also finds the Ottawa police did not properly engage with the city’s emergency management and traffic management ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regulator gives Imperial weeks to plan fix for months-old oilsands tailings leak
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
Alberta’s energy regulator has given Imperial Oil until the end of the month to figure out a way to fix ongoing seepage at a tailings pond at its Kearl oilsands mine. The Alberta Energy Regulator says a pond on the site north of Fort McMurray, Alta., has been seeping since May, releasing thousands of cubic ... Read More »
1 responseTwo children dead after city bus crashes into Quebec daycare, driver charged
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – Police say two children are dead and six others were seriously injured after a city bus crashed into a daycare north of Montreal. They say the 51-year-old bus driver has been arrested and faces charges of homicide and dangerous driving. Erika Landry, spokesperson with the police in Laval, Que., says the injuries ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Two kids dead after bus crashes into Quebec daycare, driver charged
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – Police say two children are dead and six others were seriously injured after a city bus crashed into a daycare north of Montreal. They say the 51-year-old bus driver has been arrested and charged with homicide and dangerous driving. More coming... Read More »
1 responseAlberta to pilot oil and gas royalty breaks for legally required well cleanup
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is moving ahead with a plan that would give oil and gas companies a tax break for meeting their legal obligations to clean up old well sites, inviting a select group of landowner organizations to a meeting to discuss a pilot project. On Thursday, Alberta Energy Minister Peter Guthrie is ... Read More »
1 responseA year after “Freedom Convoy,” Ottawa to reopen street in front of Parliament Hill
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
Ottawa’s city council has approved a motion to reopen the street in front of Parliament Hill to traffic a year after it was closed off following the “Freedom Convoy” protests. Wellington Street, which was blocked by demonstrators during the weeks-long convoy protests last winter, will reopen no earlier than March 1. The city’s transportation committee ... Read More »
1 responseEight rushed to hospital after bus hits Quebec daycare, driver arrested
By Morgan Lowrie and Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – Eight people, including several children, have been sent urgently to hospital after a city bus crashed into a daycare north of Montreal Wednesday morning in what witnesses said appeared to be a deliberate act. Emergency services did not immediately say how many of those injured in the crash in Laval, Que., were ... Read More »
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