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Urban search and rescue team from Burnaby, B.C., deploys to quake zone in Turkey
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A team of urban search and rescue specialists from British Columbia has deployed to Turkey’s earthquake zone after independently offering to help with what one Turkish official described as a race against time to find survivors in frigid cold. Taylan Tokmak, Turkey’s consul general in Vancouver, says members of the Burnaby Urban Search ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Devastation in Turkey echoes past quakes and offers B.C. lessons: profs
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The earthquake that ravaged Turkey and Syria this week offers both lessons and warnings for people in British Columbia as images emerge of the human devastation and costly damage, Canadian seismology experts say. John Clague, a professor emeritus in the Earth Sciences department at Simon Fraser University, said there is much to learn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec reports steep rise in organ donations after medical aid in dying legalized
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec is reporting a tripling of the number of organ donors in the last five years, including a major jump last year in donations through medical aid in dying. Transplant Québec says it received 854 organ donation referrals in 2022, which it said was a “record number.” The organization says that about 15 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian assessment team deployed to Turkey as earthquake rescue efforts close
By Tyler Griffin and Jessica Smith, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
Canada deployed a disaster assessment team to Turkey on Wednesday in the wake of a devastating earthquake that’s killed thousands, as the federal government faced criticism that the window to help with rescue efforts was closing. International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan announced the deployment of the Canadian Disaster Assessment Team on Wednesday evening and said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver charged with first-degree murder in ‘nightmare’ bus attack on Quebec daycare
By Morgan Lowrie and Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – A transit driver has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after two children were killed and six were seriously injured when a city bus crashed into a daycare north of Montreal. Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, appeared in court by video late Wednesday afternoon from a hospital room and will remain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian assessment team deployed to Turkey after earthquake
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – A senior government official says a Canadian assessment team is on its way to Turkey to determine how Canada can contribute to earthquake relief efforts. International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan was expected to formally announce the deployment of the Canadian Disaster Assessment Team this evening. The senior official, who spoke on background pending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver charged with first-degree murder in Quebec daycare bus attack that killed two
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – The driver of a bus that crashed into a suburban Montreal daycare this morning, killing two children, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Pierre Ny St-Amand, 51, appeared by video late this afternoon from a hospital room and will remain detained Court documents show he faces a total of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northwest Territories releases fiscal year 2023-2024 budget
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The Northwest Territories government released its new budget Wednesday, the last before the territorial election set for the fall. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek said the plan aims to maintain the stability of the territory’s economy during times of “volatility and uncertainty” without reducing services and programs. “I am confident that we are leaving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duclos to sit down with Ontario to negotiate bilateral health deal Thursday
By Mia Rabson and Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Ontario will be the first province to sit down directly with the federal government to work on a one-on-one agreement for new health-care dollars. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the plan is to meet Thursday with Premier Doug Ford and Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones. The meeting would come two days after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regulator gives Imperial Oil weeks to plan fix for months-old oilsands tailings leak
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta’s energy regulator has given Imperial Oil until the end of the month to figure out a way to permanently fix ongoing seepage and overflows from tailings ponds at its Kearl oilsands mine that have already released thousands of cubic metres of contaminated wastewater. And in an order released on Monday, the Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Keep Canada’s doors open to Ukrainians, refugee groups urge Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Humanitarian groups that have been supporting Ukrainian refugees are calling on Ottawa to extend a special immigration program that allows people fleeing Ukraine to temporarily live, work and study in Canada. The program provides Ukrainians and their families with a visa to stay in Canada for up to three years while they figure ... Read More »
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