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Quebec Innu community seeks $2.2B from Hydro-Québec for Churchill Falls destruction
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec Innu community is suing Hydro-Québec for $2.2-billion, claiming the Churchill Falls hydroelectric station has destroyed a significant part of their traditional territory. The lawsuit filed Friday in Quebec Superior Court by the Innu of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam claims the megaproject’s reservoirs and more than 1,000 kilometres of transmission lines “flooded and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s passport application backlog now ‘virtually eliminated,’ minister says
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – Social Development Minister Karina Gould says Service Canada has “virtually eliminated” the massive backlog of passport applications that were delayed this year because of a surge in demand. Most new passport applications were being processed on time by October, but thousands of people who applied before then still faced excessive delays. Gould says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Const. Nicole Chan may have had suicide attempts prior to 2019 death: VPD sergeant
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – A Vancouver Police Department human resources officer told a coroner’s inquest that Const. Nicole Chan had a history of mental health issues and potential suicide attempts before inappropriate relationships she had with two senior officers. Sgt. Cindy Vance, who put together a timeline of Chan’s HR complaints, says that during her hiring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Violence against Toronto transit workers needs to be addressed, union president says
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
TORONTO – Violence against transit workers is unacceptable and needs to be addressed by multiple levels of government, the president of the union representing Toronto transit employees said Tuesday following two attacks on uniformed staff less than 48 hours apart. Police are searching for up to 15 youth who allegedly attacked two uniformed Toronto Transit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fish sounds could help scientists understand their ocean world
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
Fish, it turns out, are a chatty lot. They communicate about everything from what area of the sea has the best food to where predators might be hiding and, of course, their desire for a mate. Now, researchers from universities in Canada, the United States and Brazil have put together an online portal called FishSounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former home of Nova Scotia’s first Black doctor granted heritage status
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
Halifax regional council voted today to register as a heritage property the former home of Clement Ligoure, the first Black doctor in Nova Scotia and an unsung hero of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Originally from Trinidad, Ligoure graduated in 1916 with a medical degree from Queen’s University, in Kingston, Ont., and he would later become ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
New research has spelled out for the first time the gap between official lists of trails in the southern Rockies and the number of trails there actually are, suggesting effects from the growing number of backcountry users may be larger than suspected. The conclusions, the result of crunching 50 different data sets from Alberta and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiscal room tightening as economy teeters, associate finance minister says
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
HAMILTON – Canada’s associate finance minister says it’s going to be a “turbulent” year for the economy, but Randy Boissonault insists the government still has some spending room for big priorities including a new health-care deal with the provinces. Boissonnault was speaking before the cabinet meets on the second of a three-day cabinet retreat in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police search for up to 15 male youth after alleged assault of TTC workers
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
TORONTO – Police are investigating after up to 15 youth allegedly attacked two Toronto Transit Commission workers on a bus. Toronto police say officers responded to an area in the city’s east end Monday afternoon where a group of 10 to 15 youths, all male, allegedly assaulted two TTC employees. Police described the injuries as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarah Polley, Domee Shi among top Canadian Oscar nominees
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
Toronto filmmakers Sarah Polley and Domee Shi are among the Canadians competing in the top categories at this year’s Academy Awards. Polley’s “Women Talking” receiveda best picture Oscar nomination as well as an adapted screenplay nod. The movie is based on Manitoba author Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel of the same name. It’s about a group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Animated short ‘The Flying Sailor’ about Halifax explosion snags Oscar nom
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
An animated short film based on a story about the 1917 Halifax explosion has snagged an Oscar nomination. “The Flying Sailor,” made by Calgary-based animators Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, is nominated for best animated short. It’s inspired by a maritime tale about a seaman who was blasted into the air after two ships collided ... Read More »
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