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Farmers union hopes to attract loose cattle that have been on the run in Quebec town
By The Canadian Press on November 26th, 2022
Quebec’s farmers union says it’s hopeful a herd of runaway cattle that have been wreaking havoc in farmers’ fields near a small town in the province’s Mauricie region will be captured soon. Jean-Sébastien Dubé, the spokesman for the regional federation of the Union des producteurs agricoles in Mauricie, said a small number of farmers are ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal-area company fined $40,000 after blowing snow into protected frog habitat
By The Canadian Press on November 26th, 2022
MONTREAL – Environment and Climate Change Canada says a Montreal-area company has been fined $40,000 for violating a federal law aimed at protecting an endangered frog. The federal environment agency says building material retailer Canac-Marquis Grenier Ltée pleaded guilty Thursday at the Longueuil, Que., courthouse to one count of violating the prohibitions under the Emergency ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec farmers planning new attempt to capture loose cattle in Quebec town
By The Canadian Press on November 26th, 2022
Quebec’s farmers union is asking for help to round up a herd of runaway cattle that have been wreaking havoc in farmers’ fields near a small town in the province’s Mauricie region. In a post on Facebook, the regional chapter of the Union des producteurs agricoles is asking farmers to volunteer their skills and equipment ... Read More »
1 responseN.B. mother wants change after police mistakenly told her her son had died
By The Canadian Press on November 26th, 2022
DIEPPE, N.B. – A mother in New Brunswick says she woke up Tuesday morning to news from the RCMP that her son had died, only to find out hours later that police had made a mistake. Donna Price said in an interview that police came to her house in the early morning hours to say ... Read More »
1 responseYellowknife struggling to clear above average snowfall
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on November 26th, 2022
YELLOWKNIFE – Residents and city staff in the Northwest Territories capital are struggling to keep up with an onslaught of snow. Longtime Yellowknifer and former territorial politician Kieron Testart says he was backing out of his driveway on Friday morning when he got stuck in a snowbank that had formed overnight. “I had done what ... Read More »
1 response‘It still hurts:’ Families hope for new homes after mass stabbing in Saskatchewan
By The Canadian Press on November 26th, 2022
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION – Brian (Buggy) Burns says it’s the small things he misses the most, like sitting down and having coffee with his wife nearly every morning for more than three decades. Since his wife, Bonnie, and son Gregory were killed in a mass stabbing, coffee just hasn’t tasted the same. Jokes haven’t ... Read More »
1 responseIRCC finds no fault in AIDS summit visa debacle, amid fear of December repeat
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 26th, 2022
OTTAWA – With Canada set to host a major international summit next month, advocates are warning about a possible repeat of issues that prevented some African delegates from attending a conference in Montreal over the summer, leading to allegations that the federal immigration department’s policies are racist. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said it found ... Read More »
1 responseDon’t have a cow: Senator’s legen-dairy speech draws metaphor from bovine caper
By Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on November 26th, 2022
OTTAWA – Haven’t you herd? A dramatic tale of 20 escaped cows, nine cowboys and a drone recently unfolded in St-Sévère, Que., and it behooved a Canadian senator to milk it for all it was worth. Prompting priceless reactions of surprise from her colleagues, Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne recounted the story of the bovine fugitives in ... Read More »
1 response‘An amazing feat’: Emergencies Act inquiry wraps up six weeks of hearings
By Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
OTTAWA – The inquiry probing the Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to last winter’s weeks-long “Freedom Convoy” protests has wrapped up its public fact-finding hearings. The Public Order Emergency Commission heard from more than 75 witnesses, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday, and introduced more than 7,000 documents into ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa commits $39.4M to support Indigenous languages in the North
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
DETTAH, N.W.T. – The federal government says it is investing $39.4 million to support Indigenous languages in the territories. The funding is to go to communities, organizations and governments to reclaim, revitalize, maintain and strengthen the languages. Northwest Territories member of Parliament Michael McLeod announced the funding in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation community of ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. forecasts surplus of $5.7 billion, but ‘shock rebound’ may not last: minister
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s budget forecast shows a surplus of $5.7 billion, dwarfing the previous estimate and giving the government room to help people facing the ongoing cost-of-living crunch, says Finance Minister Selina Robinson. The projected surplus is $5 billion higher than the $706 million forecast last September, Robinson said Friday. The latest fiscal update, ... Read More »
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