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Canadian assessment team deployed to Turkey after earthquake
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – A senior government official says a Canadian assessment team is on its way to Turkey to determine how Canada can contribute to earthquake relief efforts. International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan was expected to formally announce the deployment of the Canadian Disaster Assessment Team this evening. The senior official, who spoke on background pending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver charged with first-degree murder in Quebec daycare bus attack that killed two
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – The driver of a bus that crashed into a suburban Montreal daycare this morning, killing two children, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, appeared by video late this afternoon from a hospital room and will remain detained Court documents show he faces a total of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northwest Territories releases fiscal year 2023-2024 budget
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The Northwest Territories government released its new budget Wednesday, the last before the territorial election set for the fall. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek said the plan aims to maintain the stability of the territory’s economy during times of “volatility and uncertainty” without reducing services and programs. “I am confident that we are leaving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duclos to sit down with Ontario to negotiate bilateral health deal Thursday
By Mia Rabson and Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Ontario will be the first province to sit down directly with the federal government to work on a one-on-one agreement for new health-care dollars. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the plan is to meet Thursday with Premier Doug Ford and Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones. The meeting would come two days after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regulator gives Imperial Oil weeks to plan fix for months-old oilsands tailings leak
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta’s energy regulator has given Imperial Oil until the end of the month to figure out a way to permanently fix ongoing seepage and overflows from tailings ponds at its Kearl oilsands mine that have already released thousands of cubic metres of contaminated wastewater. And in an order released on Monday, the Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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