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Families of Montreal fire victims facing agonizing wait for answers
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – Loved ones of the presumed victims of a deadly fire in Old Montreal were facing an agonizing wait for answers on Tuesday, as a recovery team worked to enter the charred shell of the building where one body has been found and six people remain missing. Yukun Zeng said the wait to hear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Procession for Edmonton police officers shot and killed responding to call
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
EDMONTON – Hundreds of police cars have lined streets in Edmonton as the bodies of two slain city officers are transported from the medical examiner’s office to a funeral home. Blue ribbons are wrapped around street lights along the five-kilometre procession route. Civilians are also standing along the streets to show their support, some wearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s passport application backlog ‘completely eliminated,’ minister says
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Families Minister Karina Gould announced today that the federal government has now “completely eliminated” the backlog of passport applications that caused major delays – and major political strife – last year. She also announced that Ottawa is launching a new digital tool that will allow Canadians to check the status of their Service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton zoo says 47-year-old Asian elephant Lucy is too sick to be moved
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Valley Zoo is releasing medical information about an elephant in its care named Lucy after animal rights groups protested for years that she should be moved to a sanctuary. The zoo says it has been working closely with the animal advocacy group Free the Wild since October 2022. It says most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa needs ‘made-in-Canada’ response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act: climate group
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – As the federal government readies its spring budget, a climate group is urging Ottawa to pursue a “made-in-Canada” response to U.S. clean energy incentives. The Canadian Climate Institute published a report today with recommendations for the federal government on how to respond to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act passed last summer. The institute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Some private landowners are refusing access to residential school survivors who are looking to perform ceremony or search their properties for possible unmarked graves, a Senate committee heard Tuesday. Kimberly Murray, who was appointed by the federal government to provide it with advice on how to handle possible burial sites, told senators about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.W.T. diamond mine reports spill of 450M litres of wastewater
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories says 450 million litres of wastewater spilled due to a broken pipeline. The spill took place on Feb. 7 but wasn’t reported until late last week. The Northwest Territories government says pipeline operators did not believe it needed to be reported as the wastewater leaked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau chief of staff Katie Telford to testify on foreign interference at committee
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says his chief of staff, Katie Telford, will testify at a House of Commons committee on the issue of foreign interference in Canadian elections. The move has made moot a vote planned later today on a Conservative motion before the entire House of Commons to demand that Telford ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halifax high school student charged with attempted murder after school stabbings
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
HALIFAX – A 15-year-old student has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two staff members at a Halifax high school were stabbed on Monday. Halifax Regional Police issued a statement today saying the two victims are recovering in hospital and are listed in serious but stable condition. They confirmed that the accused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some landowners not letting residential school survivors search property: official
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – A special official tasked with providing the government with advice on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing to provide survivors access to their property. Kimberly Murray testified today before a committee of senators about her role and the main concerns she says she has heard from Indigenous communities. Murray says residential school ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Families of Montreal fire victims could face long wait for answers, police say
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – Police say the families of the presumed victims of a deadly fire in Old Montreal could be facing a long wait for answers, as investigators are working to enter a building described as a “scene of destruction.” Insp. David Shane told reporters today that the unstable structure of the building and the difficulty ... Read More »
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