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Opposition parties demand answers as Liberals say little about Chinese balloon
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Opposition parties say the public deserves answers about a Chinese balloon’s incursion over Canadian territory. The federal government is offering few details about the balloon’s flight over Canada before the U.S. military revealed its presence over the western state of Montana last week. While Beijing says it was a weather research balloon that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian government announces $46.5 million for deep-sea research
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The federal government is investing more than $46 million over the next five years to see what’s under Canada’s oceans and then protect it. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says understanding of the marine environment is “relatively meagre” given that oceans covers 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. Speaking during a Vancouver news ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strike, lockout notices loom over negotiations between City of Yellowknife, union
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Unionized staff with the City of Yellowknife are gearing up for a strike, and the city is preparing to lock out employees as the two sides try to reach a new collective agreement. The city and Union of Northern Workers, a component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, are in mediation today ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former health minister says new health deal won’t succeed without specific targets
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Former health minister Jane Philpott says the targeted funding agreements Ottawa signed with the provinces six years ago have not transformed health care in this country like many hoped they would. She says she has a lot of hope, but also a lot of anxiety, that new talks beginning Tuesday in Ottawa will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown wants sex assault case of fashion mogul Peter Nygard to move more quickly
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Crown says it wants the Quebec sexual assault case involving Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard to proceed more quickly. Nygard’s case has been put off for months because he faces charges in Toronto and in the United States, and prosecutor Jérôme Laflamme told a Quebec court judge today the complainant wants the ... Read More »
1 responseTracing fishing gear to protect North Atlantic right whales is positive step: expert
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
Researchers say they can learn about the evolving habits of endangered North Atlantic right whales by tracing the fishing gear from which the animals are freed. Canada’s Fisheries Department says gear that was disentangled from a whale in United States waters in January was traced back to the southern coast of Nova Scotia. It says ... Read More »
1 responseCity of Iqaluit announces partial water shutdown; boil water advisory in effect
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – The City of Iqaluit has shut down water services for parts of the city after a series of issues with the piped water system over the weekend. The city announced the emergency partial shutdown Monday, saying it needed to fix a break in the system causing a sewer back up into the ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec premier calls Montreal byelection to replace ex-Liberal leader Anglade
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebecers living in the Montreal riding of the former Quebec Liberal party leader will vote March 13 in a byelection to choose her replacement. Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne was held by Dominique Anglade, who resigned after her once-dominant party won less than 15 per cent of the vote in the October election but held on as ... Read More »
1 responseCanada ‘stands ready’ to help after deadly earthquake rocks Turkey, Syria: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada “stands ready” to provide help after a powerful earthquake toppled buildings and killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria. In a statement, Trudeau called the reports and images from Turkey and Syria “devastating” and extended his thoughts to those affected. More than 2,300 people have been killed and ... Read More »
2 responsesFormer Liberal MP Raj Grewal seeks dismissal of charges due to lack of evidence
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – A former Liberal MP is in Ontario court today to seek the dismissal of two criminal charges connected to his time in office. Raj Grewal’s lawyer is expected to argue that prosecutors have not presented enough evidence to find him guilty of breach of trust. The Crown has sought to prove that Grewal ... Read More »
1 responseB.C.’s economy, health care and housing to be the focus of throne speech: Eby
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s economy will be a key focus for politicians as they return to the legislature for the spring sitting. Premier David Eby says economists are predicating a “global slowdown and potentially recession” and his government is focused on keeping the economy strong by building trade relationships and supporting businesses. The session starts ... Read More »
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