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Fatal bat fungus White Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
EDMONTON – A disease that has been nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the U.S. has made its first appearance in Alberta. White Nose Syndrome, a fungus that starves bats to death by interrupting their winter hibernation, was identified in several locations in the province last year after being found in Saskatchewan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada delivers more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police try to pushing back gangs
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces airlifted more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police in Port-au-Prince struggle to contain a gang crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said Wednesday that Canada is working with countries in the region to plan possible responses if the situation further deteriorates. Port-au-Prince has been held hostage for months by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community of Nelson, B.C., grieves officer killed in avalanche
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
NELSON, B.C. – Flowers of condolence are stacking up at the police department in Nelson, B.C., as the close-knit community mourns an officer killed in an avalanche this week. Const. Wade Tittemore, 43, died Monday while off-duty, skiing with a colleague just north of Kaslo, B.C. He is being remembered as a doting father and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Killer says sorry, tells family he’d give up life in exchange for his B.C. victim’s
By Terri Theodore, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – An escaped inmate who violently killed a Vancouver Island man apologized to the family Wednesday, saying he wished he could give his life in return for his victim’s. Zachary Armitage was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the first-degree murder of Martin Payne in what B.C. ... Read More »
1 responseCanada delivers more tanks to Haiti as police try pushing back Port-au-Prince gangs
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces delivered more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police in Port-au-Prince struggle to contain gang crisis. The tanks were purchased by the Haitian government and it is the second such shipment since October. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Defence Minister Anita Anand say the equipment will help the Haitian ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. escapee gets life without parole for 25 years over ‘grotesque’ murder
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Zachary Armitage to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the “grotesque” first-degree murder of Martin Payne at his home on Vancouver Island. Justice David Crossin says the killing in July 2019 was “senseless” and “absolutely cowardly, without qualification.” Co-defendant James Lee ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Army waiting for air-defence systems as Ottawa buys equipment for Ukraine
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government’s plan to buy anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine is prompting questions about why such equipment isn’t being bought for the Canadian Army. The Army has been without weapons to defend Canadian troops from enemy aircraft, rockets and drones since the last of its anti-air weapons were retired in 2012. Efforts ... Read More »
1 responseSri Lanka summons Canadian ambassador over sanctions of high-ranking officials
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – Sri Lanka has summoned Canada’s envoy over Ottawa’s decision to sanction four high-ranking officials for alleged human-rights breaches. Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry issued a statement accusing Canada of caving to Tamil diaspora politics in sanctioning two former presidents and two military officers. Ottawa announced Monday it was barring two former presidents ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau sings praises of free trade, meets with López Obrador at North America summit
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
MEXICO CITY – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extolled the virtues of North American free trade to a Mexican audience of business leaders Tuesday – and took a few jabs at the former U.S. president who tried to do away with it. Trudeau, kicking off his final day in Mexico City for the North American Leaders’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Death near Quebec border highlights need for safe migration pathways: experts
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – The recent death of a Montreal man from probable hypothermia as he tried to cross into the United States has exposed the dangers of irregular border crossings, which appear to be rising on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. The body of 44-year-old Fritznel Richard was found in a wooded area south of ... Read More »
1 responseMoncton, Halifax top list of fastest-growing urban regions, Statistics Canada says
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – Statistics Canada says that Halifax and Moncton, N.B., were the fastest-growing urban regions in Canada last year. The agency said today that the Moncton metropolitan area grew by 5.3 per cent between July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, while Nova Scotia’s capital grew by 4.4 per cent. The report says their growth ... Read More »
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