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‘Just want to help people:’ Canadian wildfire experts training Bolivian counterparts
By Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
On her first trip to Bolivia in January, Jane Park hiked about 20 kilometres with national park rangers to a steep, remote area with endangered palm trees and the Andean, or spectacled, bear. Much of the area in ANMI-El Palmar, one of the country’s protected areas, had been burned in a wildfire. “A lot of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian time changes may be a thing of the past if U.S. passes ‘sunshine’ law
By Chuck Chiang and Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
Legislation in the United States that could trigger an end to seasonal time changes in Canada is moving forward again, as Canadians get ready to wind their clocks ahead an hour before going to bed Saturday night. Provinces have been promising for years to ditch the time change but have cited a need for consistency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Recovery scams’ targeting sextortion victims are on the rise, experts warn
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on March 10th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a company that claimed it would recover intimate images that were being used to extort him. It didn’t. Darren Laur, chief training officer at White Hatter, an internet safety and digital literacy education company based in Victoria said the teen’s family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Source: CFL reaches agreement to sell Montreal Alouettes
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
MONTREAL – The CFL has reached an agreement to sell the Montreal Alouettes, according to a source. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity as the CFL hasn’t announced the deal but will do so Friday at a news conference in Montreal. The move comes after the CFL reportedly entered into exclusive negotiations with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Court approves ‘historic’ $2.8 billion residential day schools settlement
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A Federal Court judge has approved a $2.8-billion settlement agreement between the Canadian government and plaintiffs representing 325 First Nations whose members went to residential day schools. Justice Ann Marie McDonald said in her ruling issued Thursday that the settlement is intended to help take steps to reverse the losses of language, culture ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond speaks out after award revoked over heritage claims
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says she’s satisfied in her “past work, identity and self-worth” after the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association revoked an award because it believed she falsified her claims of Indigenous identity. Turpel-Lafond says in her most expansive remarks since questions about her heritage were raised last year that it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond speaks out after award revoked over heritage
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says she is satisfied in her “past work, identity and self-worth” after the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association stripped her of an award because it believed she falsified her claims of Indigenous identity. Turpel-Lafond says in her most expansive remarks since questions about her heritage were raised last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Court approves ‘historic’ $2.8B residential day schools settlement
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A Federal Court judge has approved a $2.8 billion settlement agreement between the Canadian government and plaintiffs representing 325 First Nations whose members went to residential day schools. Justice Ann Marie McDonald said in her ruling issued Thursday that the settlement is intended to help take steps to reverse the losses of language, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: ‘Historic’ $2.8B class-action Indigenous court settlement approved
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A Federal Court judge has approved a $2.8 billion settlement agreement between the Canadian government and plaintiffs representing 325 First Nations. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals set to begin consultation on creation of foreign influence registry
By The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is poised to take the next step toward creating a registration system to help prevent foreign meddling in Canadian affairs. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino plans to announce public consultations Friday on a foreign influence transparency registry. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier this week that details of the consultation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa fast-tracks weapon purchase as military commanders warn of numerous other gaps
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on March 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand promised to fast-track the purchase of several weapon systems for Canadian soldiers in Europe on Thursday, even as senior commanders painted a stark picture of the numerous other challenges facing the Canada’s military. That included a frank assessment of the military’s ongoing personnel crisis, calls for more urgency in ... Read More »
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