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Airborne incursions offer clear evidence that Norad needs an upgrade: U.S. expert
By The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Canada and the United States are eyeing the sky with suspicion these days – as well as the shared continental defence system that’s supposed to be watching it for them. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or Norad, appeared to lose track of the mysterious object that was eventually shot down Sunday over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: CFL takes over ownership of Montreal Alouettes franchise
By The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
TORONTO – The CFL has taken over operating the Montreal Alouettes franchise. In a statement, the league added former Alouettes president Mario Cecchini has been appointed interim president. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Feb. 14: Gun control group looks to convince MPs about disinformation
By The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … A prominent voice for stricter gun control is poised to tell MPs the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gun-control group to tell MPs ‘disinformation’ muddied assault-style firearm measures
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on February 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – A prominent voice for stricter gun control is poised to tell MPs the federal government’s efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms have become mired in disinformation. The group PolySeSouvient plans to appear at a House of Commons committee today to support the federal government’s plan to legislatively enshrine a definition of guns considered unsafe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa moves to acquire land for Lac-Megantic rail bypass, 10 years after disaster
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is moving to acquire land so that it can build a rail bypass in Lac-Megantic, Que., nearly 10 years after a downtown freight train derailment killed 47 people. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that he made the difficult decision to expropriate land after the failure of negotiations to purchase property ... Read More »
1 responseTotem at Royal B.C. Museum on way home to Central Coast after repatriation ceremony
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
VICTORIA – A totem pole taken from an Indigenous village on British Columbia’s Central Coast more than 100 years ago is on its way home after a repatriation ceremony at the Royal B.C. Museum, where it had been on display. Drummers and singers from the Nuxalk Nation participated in a ceremony today with the goal ... Read More »
1 responsePhotojournalist, news organization file lawsuit against RCMP over 2021 arrest
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Canadian photojournalist Amber Bracken and news organization the Narwhal have filed a lawsuit against the RCMP, claiming Bracken was wrongfully arrested and detained for three nights while reporting on a British Columbia pipeline dispute. The lawsuit seeks a court declaration that Bracken’s constitutional rights to liberty and freedom of the press were unlawfully ... Read More »
1 responseCoroner’s inquest opens into case of two girls murdered in 2020 by their father
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
QUEBEC – The mother of two Quebec girls killed by their father in July 2020 told the opening of a coroner’s inquest Monday she still has no explanation for why Martin Carpentier committed such heinous crimes. Amélie Lemieux recounted the horror she’s endured since Carpentier killed their daughters – Romy, 6, and Norah, 11 – ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. park site of Chinese-style matchmaking, as parents seek wedded bliss for kids
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – In a corner of a park in Metro Vancouver, the hunt for marital bliss is on. Groups of middle-aged and elderly Chinese pass around their smartphones or photos plucked from wallets, smiling and nodding their greetings before getting down to business. Do you have a daughter or a son? How old are ... Read More »
1 responsePremiers agree to accept new federal health-care funding offer
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the premiers have agreed to accept the health-care funding deal offered to them by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, although they say it is far less than they wanted. Stefanson is the current chair and spokeswoman of the premiers association known as the Council of the Federation. The premiers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Provinces agree to accept new federal health funding offer
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the premiers have agreed to accept the health-care funding deal offered to them by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, although they say it is far less than they had been asking for. More coming... Read More »
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