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Nova Scotia next up to talk health funding one-on-one with Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is taking his health-care funding road show to Nova Scotia today as Ottawa looks for rapid agreements with all 13 provinces and territories. Duclos and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc will sit down in Halifax with Premier Tim Houston and Health Minister Michelle Thompson. Last week Prime Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Week of uncertainty begins in Toronto following mayor’s surprise resignation
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
TORONTO – A big week in municipal politics is getting off to an uncertain start in Toronto today following the recent surprise resignation of the city’s mayor. John Tory stunned political observers on Friday when he admitted to having an affair with a former member of his staff and announced plans to resign from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inquest begins into 2020 kidnapping and killing of two Quebec sisters by their father
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – A public inquest into the events surrounding the 2020 killing of two young Quebec girls by their father begins today. Quebec’s public security minister ordered the inquest last year after an episode of the Radio-Canada investigative program “Enquete” alleged provincial police made errors in the search for the missing girls and presented new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Personnel shortage challenging Air Force’s plan to introduce F-35, other equipment
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – A model F-35 sits in a place of prominence on the corner of Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny’s desk. The miniature grey aircraft is propped in the air by a plastic stand as if it is flying, and Royal Canadian Air Force markings are visible on its wings. Displaying such a model inside National Defence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkish Canadian Society calls for faster deployment of rescue crews after disasters
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Turkish Canadian Society is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deployed to Turkey after last week’s earthquake. Sina Kutluay, a spokesperson for the group, said members were disheartened that the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team from British Columbia, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who could replace John Tory as mayor of Toronto? A look at five potential candidates
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
TORONTO – Now that Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced plans to step down from the role after admitting to having an affair with a former member of his staff, all eyes have turned to the now looming race to replace him. A byelection will take place within 60 days of the mayor’s office being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkish-Canadian Society calls for faster deployment of rescue crews after disasters
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Turkish-Canadian Society is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deployed to Turkey after last week’s earthquake. Sina Kutluay, a spokesperson for the group, said members were disheartened that the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team from British Columbia, which self-deployed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at the incidents in which flying objects were shot down over North America
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
The U.S. military has shot four flying objects out of the sky in the month of February. Most of the objects have yet to be identified, and the repeated incursions into both American and Canadian airspace are raising questions about global security and China’s suspected involvement. Here’s a list of the objects discovered so far: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. military shoots down fourth flying object, this time over Lake Huron
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – U.S. officials say the military has shot down a fourth “unidentified object” Sunday, this time closer to heavily populated areas in southern Ontario and the U.S. East Coast. It is the fourth time in just over a week U.S. fighter jets shot an object out of the sky, starting with a Chinese surveillance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Owl rescued from Prince Edward Island field to be taken to Nova Scotia for treatment
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
As darkness descended and temperatures plunged in a Prince Edward Island field, Dennis MacKenzie tried to coax a scared, injured barred owl down from a spruce tree. He had no plans to visit the field in Crapaud, P.E.I., en route to drop his sons off for a basketball game at their school, but he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkish-Canadian Society calls for faster deployment of rescue teams after disasters
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Sina Kutluay, a member of the Turkish-Canadian Society, says his group is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deployed to Turkey. He says the group was disheartened that the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team from British Columbia, which self-deployed last ... Read More »
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