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Quebec basic income program begins, but advocates say many low-income people excluded
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on January 29th, 2023
MONTREAL – For the first time in many years, Monique Toutant thinks she might be able to buy herself some better groceries and a few new clothes. As a longtime social assistance recipient, the 62-year-old Quebec City resident is used to pinching pennies, buying the strict minimum at the grocery store and saving for months ... Read More »
1 responseCeremony to mark 6th anniversary of murders of six Muslim men at Quebec City mosque
By The Canadian Press on January 29th, 2023
QUEBEC – A ceremony will be held this evening to mark the sixth anniversary of Quebec City’s deadly mosque shooting. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, several senior federal cabinet ministers and Quebec Premier François Legault are among those expected to attend. For the first time, the ceremony is being held inside the mosque’s prayer room, the ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec man arrested in Mexico and brought back to Canada after months on the run
By The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
A 35-year-old Quebec man considered one of Canada’s most wanted fugitives was arrested in Mexico and extradited to Canada after more than a year on the run. Provincial police had been searching for Blake Charbonneau of Laval, Que., on a number of sex-related offenses and had listed him in the national Bolo program, which uses ... Read More »
1 responseThere’s a hungry Arctic predator with a lot of arms that eats dead polar bears
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
On the Arctic sea floor lie hungry predators that can eat dead polar bears. The voracious carnivores are seastars, better known as starfish, and a new study by a national research group says they tie with polar bears as the top predators of the Arctic marine ecosystem. Co-author Remi Amiraux, a post-doctoral fellow at the ... Read More »
1 responseA Quebec snowmobiler dies after possible collision with moose authorities say
By The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – A snowmobiler has died after possibly colliding with a moose in Quebec’s Chaudière-Appalaches region. Provincial police confirmed the 43-year-old man’s death on Saturday morning. Sgt. Béatrice Dorsainville says early evidence at the scene suggests the snowmobiler may have hit a moose. She says police were called to the crash near Route 269 south ... Read More »
1 responseJob creation a priority as Liberal caucus wraps up on anniversary of ‘Freedom Convoy’
By The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
OTTAWA, Ill. – As Ottawa marks one year since the “Freedom Convoy” arrived in the national capitol, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he understands the anger and concerns protesters have. It remained quiet outside Parliament on Saturday morning, where members of the Liberal caucus were meeting for their winter retreat Trudeau says people have the ... Read More »
1 responseThere’s a hungry Arctic predator with a lot of arms that eats polar bears
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
On the Arctic sea floor lie hungry predators that can eat polar bears. The voracious carnivores are seastars, better known as starfish, and a new study by a national research group says they tie with polar bears as the top predators of the Arctic marine ecosystem. Co-author Remi Amiraux, a post-doctoral fellow at the University ... Read More »
1 responseNo winning ticket sold for Friday’s $26 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $26 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Jan. 31 will be an estimated $31 million... Read More »
1 responseLotto Max winning numbers for Friday, Jan. 27, 2023
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Friday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $26 million: 04, 05, 09, 13, 29, 30 & 35. Bonus: 20 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
1 responseFamily of Tyre Nichols pleads for calm as U.S. confronts ‘horrifying’ video evidence
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
WASHINGTON – The grieving family of Tyre Nichols called for calm across the United States on Friday as a country racked by racial and cultural divisions witnessed for itself visceral new video evidence of another young Black man enduring brutal, deadly violence at the hands of police. Authorities in Memphis, Tenn., released a series of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!129 neglected cattle seized from B.C. property with ‘numerous’ dead animals: SPCA
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
CAWSTON, B.C. – Animal protection officers with the SPCA have seized 129 cattle from a property in southeastern British Columbia. The society says the neglected cattle were being housed in substandard conditions on a property in Cawston, B.C., with no access to shelter or protection from the elements. The society’s Eileen Drever says in a ... Read More »
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