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Multiple injuries reported after vehicle hits pedestrians in Quebec town of Amqui
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
AMQUI, Que. – Police say several people have been seriously injured after a vehicle plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in Amqui, in Quebec’s Bas-St-Laurent region. A witness said victims were spread over a distance of hundreds of metres, and the driver was being questioned by provincial police as of Monday afternoon. ... Read More »
1 responseInjuries reported after vehicle hits pedestrians in eastern Quebec town of Amqui
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
AMQUI, Que. – Police say people have been seriously injured after a vehicle plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in Amqui, in Quebec’s Bas-St-Laurent region. The driver is being questioned by provincial police. Provincial police Sgt. Claude Doiron did not say how many people were hit but said some are badly hurt ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa says Kearl leaks harmful to wildlife; issues order to stop seepage
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
Federal inspectors are confirming that two releases of oilsands tailings water from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine are harmful to wildlife. Environment Canada is issuing an order to Imperial that it must take immediate action to stop the continued seeping of tailings from a containment pond to prevent it from getting into fish-bearing waters. Federal inspectors ... Read More »
1 responseEight skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
VICTORIA – Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., tested positive for avian flu. British Columbia’s Ministry of Agriculture says the skunks were infected with the same H5N1 strain that has caused the deaths of millions of domestic poultry since the outbreak began in April last year. The skunks were ... Read More »
1 responseCanada on sidelines as U.S., Britain, Australia move ahead on new security deal
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Experts are warning that Canada’s omission from a military pact involving three of its closest allies is symptomatic of a larger problem in how this country is perceived by its friends. U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to join the prime ministers of Britain and Australia at a news conference later today to ... Read More »
1 responseJesuits of Canada releases list of 27 members ‘credibly’ accused of child sex abuse
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Jesuits of Canada have released a list of priests and brothers they say were credibly accused of sexually abusing minors over the past 70 years. The Jesuits, a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church, released the list of 27 names today following an audit that began in 2020 that looked at ... Read More »
1 responseProfessors begin indefinite general strike at Université Laval
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
QUEBEC – An indefinite general strike is underway at Quebec City’s Université Laval, where nearly 1,300 professors are off the job. The unionized professors went on strike today after a negotiation blitz between management and their union did not result in a new contract. The most recent collective agreement expired on Dec. 1, and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba opens access to death certificates of children at residential schools
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government has signed an agreement to open access to death certificates of Indigenous children who died at residential schools. The agreement allows the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to request the documents from the provincial Vital Statistics Branch and build a fuller understanding of what happened at the schools. Stephanie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs want annual national-security reports, aid for businesses to thwart cyber threats
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – A committee of MPs is calling on the federal government to issue an overarching annual national-security threat assessment. The House committee on public safety says the various bodies that handle national security sometimes operate in silos, and a patchwork of reports come from different agencies. The MPs suggest someone should gather the recommendations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for March 13 : Canadians take home Academy Award glory
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 13 … What we are watching in Canada … The 95th Academy Awards saw a number of Canadians recognized for their work in Hollywood. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec byelection today in former Liberal leader’s Montreal riding
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – A byelection is being held today in a Montreal riding to choose a new member of the provincial legislature to replace the former Quebec Liberal leader. Voters are heading to the polls in Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne after Dominique Anglade resigned as leader when her Liberals won less than 15 per cent of the vote in ... Read More »
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