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Displaced Merritt, B.C., residents to move into transitional housing
By The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Nearly 15 months after catastrophic floods forced the evacuation of the southern interior city of Merritt, B.C., some residents whose homes were destroyed will soon move into new transitional housing. The City of Merritt says in a statement that it used some of the $24 million it received from the province ... Read More »
1 responseHow will Toronto’s transfer of mayoral powers work? An explainer on what lies ahead
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
TORONTO – Mayor John Tory shocked Torontonians and the political sphere late Friday when he admitted to having an “inappropriate relationship” with a former member of his staff and abruptly announced plans to resign from the city’s top job. Tory’s sudden resignation has left many questions about what lies ahead for Toronto and the city’s ... Read More »
1 responseWho is Jennifer McKelvie? Likely interim mayor’s work spans from science to politics
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
The abrupt resignation of Toronto Mayor John Tory has thrust deputy leader Jennifer McKelvie into the spotlight. McKelvie, the city councillor for Scarborough-Rouge Park, will likely take on the role of interim mayor after Tory said he would be stepping down Friday night, admitting to an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. Ontario’s Municipal Act states ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau says flying object shot down on his orders over Yukon
By The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an object flying over Yukon has been shot down. In a statement on Twitter, Trudeau says the object was shot down by an American fighter jet on his orders. The North American Aerospace Defence Command first confirmed the object’s presence over Northern Canada this afternoon. While NORAD says ... Read More »
1 responseHigh-altitude object spotted flying over Northern Canada: NORAD
By The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The North American Aerospace Defence Command says it has positively identified an object that is currently flying at high altitude over Northern Canada. NORAD isn’t saying much more about the object, including when it was first spotted or what it is. But NORAD spokesman Maj. Olivier Gallant says Canadian and American military aircraft ... Read More »
1 responseCANADIAN PRESS NEWS ALERT: High-altitude object spotted over Northern Canada
By The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – NORAD says an object has been spotted flying at high altitude over Northern Canada. A military spokesman isn’t saying what the object is or what it is doing over the country. The object’s appearance over Canada comes only days after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down after violating American and Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Incoming Toronto mayor has large mandate, opportunity for new directions after Tory
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
TORONTO – The surprise resignation of Toronto Mayor John Tory has put the city’s future in flux while presenting an opportunity to move matters of pressing public interest in a new direction, political observers said Saturday as they processed the abrupt departure. The mayor who presided over two relatively scandal-free terms at City Hall and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau travelling to Bahamas next week to meet with Caribbean political leaders
By The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be travelling to the Bahamas next week to meet with his counterparts from 20 Caribbean governments. A release from Trudeau’s office says he will be in Nassau on Feb. 15 and 16 as a special guest of the 44th Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, ... Read More »
1 responsePope Francis names Frank Leo new Archbishop of Toronto, Collins steps down due to age
By The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
Toronto has a new archbishop-designate after Pope Francis named a new man to one of the top clerical posts in the Canadian Catholic Church. The pontif announced today that Frank Leo will take over as Archbishop of Toronto, making him head of the largest archdiocese in the country. He succeeds Cardinal Thomas Collins, who offered ... Read More »
1 responseJohn Tory’s surprise resignation sparks questions about what’s next for Toronto
By The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
TORONTO – Questions remain about what lies ahead for Toronto following the abrupt resignation of mayor John Tory on Friday night. The two-term mayor, who had just been re-elected to a third stint in office in October, stepped down over what he described as an inappropritat erlationship with a former member of his office staff. ... Read More »
1 responseBaffinland critical of report that says shipping to blame for narwhal displacement
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 11th, 2023
A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in an area off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island this summer and says shipping traffic from the nearby Mary River iron-ore mine is to blame. Working groups from the North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission and Canada/Greenland Joint Commission on Beluga and Narwhal met ... Read More »
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