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Major biodiversity conference opens in Montreal amid hope of hard conservation target
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
MONTREAL – A major international conference on preserving the world’s biodiversity is to open Tuesday with speakers including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. COP15 in Montreal brings together 196 countries to refresh the Convention on Biological Diversity and is seen as a crucial attempt to reach a global deal on ... Read More »
1 responseEvents planned to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
MONTREAL – Tributes are planned today in Montreal to commemorate victims of the École Polytechnique shooting on the 33rd anniversary of the tragedy. On Dec. 6, 1989, a man motivated by a hatred of feminists shot and killed 14 female students and injured 13 other people at the Montreal engineering school. Students and staff of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec minister plans to introduce bill making oath to King optional for legislators
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
Quebec’s governing Coalition Avenir Québec is scheduled to introduce a bill today making the oath to the monarch optional for members of the provincial legislature. Jean-François Roberge, the minister responsible for democratic institutions, said in a news release that once the bill is adopted, members will only be required to swear loyalty to the people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Security breach detected in October, believed to be sponsored by the Chinese state
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
The Canadian branch of human rights organization Amnesty International says it was the target of a cyberattack it believes was sponsored by the Chinese state. In a statement posted on its website, Amnesty International Canada said the digital security breach was first detected on Oct. 5, 2022, when suspicious activity was spotted on Amnesty’s IT ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Security breach detected in Oct., believed to be sponsored by the Chinese state
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
The Canadian branch of human rights organization Amnesty International says it was the target of a cyberattack it believes was sponsored by the Chinese state. In a statement posted on its website, Amnesty International Canada says the digital security breach was first detected on Oct. 5, 2022, when suspicious activity was spotted on Amnesty’s IT ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flu surges on heels of RSV, COVID-19 to overwhelm children’s hospitals in Canada
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
A flu season that started early, hospitalized far more children than usual and overwhelmed emergency departments has revealed that Canada’s health-care system is chronically underfunded when it comes to the most vulnerable citizens, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist says. Dr. Jesse Papenburg, who works at Montreal Children’s Hospital, said a system that was already struggling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Bumbling and stumbling’: Alberta’s UCP caucus votes for changes to sovereignty bill
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
EDMONTON – Alberta’s governing United Conservative caucus says it wants changes to fix a bill that grants sweeping, unchecked powers to Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet to pass laws behind closed doors without the scrutiny and approval of the legislature. Smith, meanwhile, is facing Opposition demands to explain to Albertans whether she is authoritarian ... Read More »
1 responseCivil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
VANCOUVER – A Spanish civil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station operated by Chinese authorities. The group Safeguard Defenders said in a report in September that there were Chinese police operations around the world, including three in Toronto, and an updated report names another 48 locations. Safeguard Defenders – a ... Read More »
1 responseAspiring environmental engineer wins scholarship in memory of Polytechnique victims
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
MONTREAL – A Quebec environmental engineering student intent on researching solutions to the global climate crisis is the latest recipient of a $30,000 prize established in honour of the 14 women killed 33 years ago at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. The Montreal engineering school announced Monday that Sophia Roy is this year’s winner of its Order ... Read More »
1 responsePermanent residents can now apply to join the Canadian Armed Forces
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
OTTAWA – Permanent residents can now apply to join the Canadian Armed Forces, regardless of whether they have been trained by a foreign military. It’s the latest effort by Canada’s military to boost recruitment numbers, which are lagging well behind the target of adding 5,900 new members by March. Officials have blamed a series of ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta’s United Conservative caucus votes to propose changes to sovereignty bill
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2022
EDMONTON – Alberta’s governing United Conservative caucus says it is proposing two changes to fix concerns with a bill that grants unchecked powers to Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet. The caucus says in a news release that it has voted to propose an amendment to clarify that any changes cabinet makes to laws under ... Read More »
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