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CP NewsAlert: National reconciliation day to become stat holiday in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to make Sept. 30 a paid statutory holiday marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Labour Minister Harry Bains introduced a bill in the legislature today, saying the holiday will be observed this September and every Sept. 30 afterwards. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada announces $10 million in aid to Turkey and Syria after deadly earthquake
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
Ottawa says Canada will contribute $10 million to earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria as part of an initial aid package. International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says the federal government is conducting a needs assessment for further aid and is also considering deploying the country’s disaster assistance response team to help with rescue operations. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police say former health authority worker made fake COVID-19 vaccine documents
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec anti-corruption police say a former employee of a Montreal health authority is facing criminal charges for allegedly creating fake proof-of-vaccination documents for COVID-19. Deborah Kapinga, 31, of Brossard, Que., south of Montreal, has been charged with one count of forgery and one count of unauthorized use of a computer. Mathieu Galarneau, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emergencies Act commission report to be delivered Feb. 20
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
The federal commission looking into the Liberal government’s decision to use the Emergencies Act is being granted an extension to deliver its report to the cabinet and the public at the same time this month. The Public Order Emergency Commission is investigating use of the act to end the “Freedom Convoy” protest, which paralyzed downtown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. actor facing sex charges in Nevada also facing charge in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
KEREMEOS, B.C. – A former actor in the movie “Dances With Wolves” who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada is also facing a charge in British Columbia. Documents filed in B.C. show Nathan Chasing Horse was charged last week with one count of sexual assault linked to the southern Interior village of Keremeos in ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa spending $2M for international commission to offer advice on unmarked graves
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
Ottawa is spending $2 million for an international organization to provide First Nations with options around identifying possible human remains buried near residential schools. A statement from the office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says it is signing a technical agreement with the International Commission on Missing Persons. Based out of The Hague, the ... Read More »
1 responseCree mother wonders how mining development in northern Quebec will affect food supply
By Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
CHISASIBI, Que. – Heather House studies full-time through McGill University’s distance education program, and when she is not immersed in books she is raising her eight children with her husband in Chisasibi, the northernmost community in Quebec accessible by road. Feeding a family of eight children, two parents, and two elders in such a remote ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Feb. 7: Can the PM appease the country’s Premiers on health care?
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 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. 7, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is joining Canada’s premiers at the table today where ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau to present health-care offer to premiers in long-awaited meeting for new deal
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is joining Canada’s premiers at the table today where he is set to offer them a significant increase towards health-care funding. The premiers say they are going into the talks with an open mind, no red line and a willingness to sign one-on-one agreements with Ottawa for more money. ... Read More »
1 responseCity of Iqaluit announces partial water shutdown; boil water advisory lifted
By The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – The City of Iqaluit says water services have been restored after an emergency partial shutdown due to issues with the piped water system. The city shut water services in parts of the city on Monday, saying it needed to fix a break in the system causing a sewer to back up into ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. throne speech forecasts slowdown but says it’s not time to cut back on spending
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on February 6th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s New Democrat government says it plans to put this year’s projected budget surplus of almost $6 billion to work helping families and businesses as an economic slowdown looms and extra dollars are expected to dry up. The government’s throne speech, read by Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin in the legislature Monday, outlined a ... Read More »
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