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CP 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 »
Be the first to comment!Canadians will hold provinces accountable for proposed health deals: health minister
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says it will largely be up to the public to hold provinces accountable for meeting goals of the proposed health-care deal that Ottawa is offering premiers. Duclos and Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett plan to write to the provincial health ministers seeking some clarity on their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least eight hospitalized after bus hits Quebec daycare, driver arrested
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – At least eight people including several children have been sent urgently to hospital after a city bus crashed into a daycare north of Montreal Wednesday morning, emergency officials say. Authorities did not immediately say how many of those injured in the crash in Laval, Que., were children. The bus driver, an employee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada still determining how to best help Turkey, Syria after earthquake: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is still determining how to best help those affected by Monday’s devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Trudeau says Ottawa has been speaking with its counterparts in the region, diplomatic staff and the international community about how to provide support in the best way. Both Turkey and ... Read More »
1 responseCity of Yellowknife locks out unionized workers after mediation fails
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Unionized workers with the City of Yellowknife were on picket lines and the city locked out employees early Wednesday after mediation between the parties failed. The city and the Union of Northern Workers, a component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, were unable to reach a deal on a new collective agreement, ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: At least 8 hospitalized after bus hits Quebec daycare, driver arrested
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – Quebec emergency services say at least eight people have been sent urgently to hospital after a city bus crashed into a daycare this morning north of Montreal. Authorities did not immediately say how many of those injured in the crash in Laval, Que., are children. Quebec Public Security Minister François Bonnardel told ... Read More »
1 responsePierre Poilievre pledges to honour Trudeau’s health-care funding offer to premiers
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Pierre Poilievre says he would honour the health-care increases Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised provinces if his Conservatives form the next government. Poilievre made the pledge this morning after Trudeau offered to increase health-care transfers by $17 billion above previous commitments, and $25 billion through one-on-one deals with provinces over the next ... Read More »
1 response‘Serious injuries’ as city bus crashes into daycare in Montreal suburb
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – Quebec Premier François Legault says there are “serious injuries” after a city bus crashed into a daycare this morning in a suburb north of Montreal. Legault says his thoughts are with the children and their families, as well as with the employees of the daycare in Laval, Que. Quebec’s emergency services say ... Read More »
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