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‘Incredibly frustrating’ visa delays could thwart another Montreal conference
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Yet another global conference in Montreal risks being derailed by Canada’s delays in processing visas as well as rejections that critics argue punish those from poorer countries. “It’s incredibly frustrating and difficult for us to manage,” said Mark Boyer, head of the International Studies Association, which is based at the University of Connecticut. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northwest Territories to release fiscal year 2023-2024 budget
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The Northwest Territories government is to release its new budget today, the last before the territorial election set for the fall. The territory’s last $2.1-billion budget saw a 2.3 per cent increase in spending. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek touted that budget as a sustainable plan, promising to not cut programming or add new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The only Black one left:’ Alberta village remembers it’s African-American roots
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
BRETON, ALBERTA – “My name is Vant Hayes and I’m the only Black one left out here.” Hayes, who says he’s 88 years old or “somewhere around there,” represents the end of an era in the village of Breton, 110 kilometres southwest of Edmonton. His grandparents William and Mollie Hayes and their children moved to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The state of the union? Unapologetically pro-American, to hear Joe Biden tell it
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden offered no apologies for his spendthrift, pro-American economic strategy Tuesday, making clear in his second state of the union speech that he intends to persist with a protectionist approach that’s making for anxious allies, including Canada. Biden, with newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over his shoulder, preached the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turpel-Lafond returns second honorary degree after being told of identity review
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
VICTORIA – Royal Roads University says it has accepted the return of an honorary doctorate from retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who was the subject of a CBC investigation about her claims of Indigenous heritage last fall. A statement from the university in Victoria says it contacted Turpel-Lafond after initiating a review in response to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. actor in Nevada sex case also charged in B.C., as Alberta police seek warrant
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
KEREMEOS, B.C. – A former actor in the movie “Dances With Wolves” who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada is also facing a charge in British Columbia and could soon be facing more allegations in Alberta. Documents filed in B.C. show Nathan Chasing Horse was charged last week with one count of sexual assault ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It was a chaotic situation’: Toronto man stuck in Turkey recounts earthquake
By Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
Zein Almoghraby ran outside his hotel room in southeast Turkey when the building began shaking early Monday morning. Once he stepped into the hallway, the Toronto resident saw people running frantically down the stairs. “Children were just crying and yelling”¦ It was a chaotic situation,” he said in a phone interview from Gaziantep, one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau lays out $196-billion, 10-year health-care offer to premiers
By Laura Osman, Mia Rabson, Stephanie Taylor and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government has presented a new health-care funding offer that would see Ottawa shift $196 billion to the provinces and territories over the next 10 years in exchange for commitments to massively upgrade health-care data collection and digital medical records. About one-quarter of that is money not previously promised through existing health-care ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iqaluit says it has lost at least 6 million litres of water due to issues with system
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – The City of Iqaluit says it lost between six and 10 million litres of water over the past three days as crews worked to address problems with its piped water system. The city shut down all water services on Saturday while crews repaired the water line near the Astro Hill complex where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Truth and Reconciliation Day is marked across Canada
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia has introduced legislation to make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday. If the legislation passes, B.C. would become the sixth province or territory to designate Sept. 30 as a holiday. Here is a list of how provinces, territories and Canada mark the day. Canada: The federal government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What Trudeau has offered to the premiers to fund health care
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Premiers got their fist look at Ottawa’s offer to increase long-term health funding Tuesday at a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but the federal proposal falls short of what they were seeking. The provinces budgeted about $204 billion for health care in this fiscal year and the Canada Health Transfer was set ... Read More »
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