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There’s a hungry Arctic predator with a lot of arms that eats polar bears
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
On the Arctic sea floor lie hungry predators that can eat polar bears. The voracious carnivores are seastars, better known as starfish, and a new study by a national research group says they tie with polar bears as the top predators of the Arctic marine ecosystem. Co-author Remi Amiraux, a post-doctoral fellow at the University ... Read More »
1 responseNo winning ticket sold for Friday’s $26 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $26 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Jan. 31 will be an estimated $31 million... Read More »
1 responseLotto Max winning numbers for Friday, Jan. 27, 2023
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Friday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $26 million: 04, 05, 09, 13, 29, 30 & 35. Bonus: 20 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
1 responseFamily of Tyre Nichols pleads for calm as U.S. confronts ‘horrifying’ video evidence
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
WASHINGTON – The grieving family of Tyre Nichols called for calm across the United States on Friday as a country racked by racial and cultural divisions witnessed for itself visceral new video evidence of another young Black man enduring brutal, deadly violence at the hands of police. Authorities in Memphis, Tenn., released a series of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!129 neglected cattle seized from B.C. property with ‘numerous’ dead animals: SPCA
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
CAWSTON, B.C. – Animal protection officers with the SPCA have seized 129 cattle from a property in southeastern British Columbia. The society says the neglected cattle were being housed in substandard conditions on a property in Cawston, B.C., with no access to shelter or protection from the elements. The society’s Eileen Drever says in a ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. health minister Dix ‘delighted’ premiers finally set to meet PM on funding
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says he’s “delighted” Canada’s premiers are set to meet with the prime minister early next month to discuss a potential deal to increase federal health funding. Adrian Dix says the premiers had long been asking to meet Justin Trudeau as they call on Ottawa to boost its contributions through ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta Justice spokespeople deliver duelling statements on prosecutor email review
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
EDMONTON – An Alberta government email review of whether Premier Danielle Smith’s office interfered with Crown prosecutors has taken a confusing turn, with duelling statements from two spokespeople on what was investigated. Ethan Lecavalier-Kidney, a spokesman for Justice Minister Tyler Shandro, has issued a statement that appears to call into question earlier comments made by ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. First Nations face complex, stressful choice: should school sites be excavated?
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The chief of the Williams Lake First Nation says he would support excavating possible unmarked graves at the site of the former St. Joseph’s Mission residential school if that’s what elders and the community decide is best. But the decision is complex, involving dozens of other First Nations whose children also ... Read More »
1 response‘We must meet this moment’: Trudeau says in speech to Liberal caucus
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on his Liberal caucus to meet the moment on Friday, as Canadians deal with the high cost of living, a struggling health-care system and the effects of climate change. In a 12-minute speech to MPs, Trudeau laid out the minority government’s priorities for the upcoming sitting of the ... Read More »
1 responseA Quebec coroner says Montreal’s Champlain Bridge needs anti-suicide barrier
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec coroner says Montreal’s Samuel-De Champlain Bridge must have a suicide-prevention barrier installed, after a 38-year-old man jumped to his death from the structure last May. Dr. Jean E. Brochu said in his report released Jan. 5 that the current barrier along the bridge’s pedestrian pathway should be made impossible to climb. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian police chiefs speak out on death of Black man beaten by U.S. officers
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian police chiefs are speaking out on the death of a Black man who was beaten by police during a traffic stop in the United States. The condemnation of the actions that led to Tyre Nichols’ death comes hours before authorities in Memphis, Tenn., plan to release a video of what happened. Nichols ... Read More »
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