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Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made the announcement on the waterfront in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, saying the government is building on six years of work together with ... Read More »
3 responsesAlberta chief critical of Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous roots
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
EDMONTON – A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and, in 2012, declared herself as a person of mixed race. Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation says that a true Indigenous person would not go against treaty ... Read More »
1 response‘Warped stance on COVID’: Fired Alberta Health Services board member calls out Smith
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
EDMONTON – A health system leader fired by Premier Danielle Smith has fired back in an open letter, saying her abusive, divisive attacks, blended with “warped” anti-science beliefs, make her a poor excuse for a leader and one literally putting Albertans in harm’s way. “(Albertans) are entitled to governance that is principle-based, respects decency and ... Read More »
1 responseUkrainian president Zelenskky calls on Canada to help with long-term peace
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
OTTAWA – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on Canada to help on a long-term peace plan with Russia. The Ukrainian leader made the request in a pre-recorded video address to an international security conference in Halifax. Zelenskyy, whose country was invaded by Russia in February, said real peace will require agreement on 10 different ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec man charged with terrorism in Haitian coup plot will fight charges: lawyer
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
MONTREAL – The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Moïse says his client will fight the charges. On Thursday, the RCMP said Gérald Nicolas, 51, will appear at the Quebec City courthouse on Dec. 1 to face three terrorism-related charges. Nicolas is charged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Quebec men in court for allegedly hunting wild boars, elk in safari park
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
GATINEAU, Que. – Two Quebec men appeared in a Gatineau, Que., courtroom Friday on charges that they broke into a safari animal park and killed three wild boar and one elk. Provincial police allege Mathieu Godard, 47, and Jeremiah Mathias-Polson, 21, had four animal carcasses in their vehicle when they were arrested Nov. 10 inside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘No idea too crazy’: Cabinet given suite of options before invoking Emergencies Act
By Laura Osman and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
OTTAWA – Cabinet ministers did not exhaust every option they had to resolve the protests blockading Ottawa streets and border crossings across the country last winter before turning to the Emergencies Act, a federal inquiry heard Friday. Thousands of protesters rolled into Ottawa in big rigs and other vehicles to voice their opposition to COVID-19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fate of prime minister’s residence up in the air as staff move out due to hazards
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Canadian government has spent billions trying to solve the country’s housing crisis. But when it comes to fixing the prime minister’s own crumbling official residence? That’s a different story. The picturesque mansion, known by its address of 24 Sussex Drive, spans 34 rooms and is tucked beside the Ottawa River. Built in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill on mandatory minimum penalties, sunset clause for drug convictions becomes law
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
OTTAWA – A Liberal bill that removes a significant number of mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug and firearms offences has become law. Minimum penalties have been repealed for all convictions under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and 14 firearms- and tobacco-related offences in the Criminal Code. Thanks to an NDP amendment, the bill ... Read More »
1 response‘Bleakest of role models for women’: Fired health leader calls out Alberta premier
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
EDMONTON – A leader in Alberta’s health system who was fired by Premier Danielle Smith is firing back. Tony Dagnone, in an open letter, says Smith’s abusive, divisive rhetoric blended with her “warped” anti-science beliefs make her a poor excuse for a leader and one who is putting Albertans in harm’s way. Dagnone, an Order ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta treaty chiefs unite against United Conservatives’ proposed sovereignty act
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
EDMONTON – All of Alberta’s treaty chiefs have come together to oppose Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed sovereignty act. The chiefs of Treaties 6, 7, and 8 – all the province’s treaties – say in a statement that it’s offensive and they reject it outright. Few details of the legislation’s substance have been released, but Smith ... Read More »
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