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Trudeau, French president Macron meet in Ottawa as trade deal challenges continue
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – French President Emmanuel Macron is in Canada for a brief visit to Ottawa and Montreal. Macron arrived last night from New York and had an informal dinner at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s home at Rideau Cottage. The two are having a formal meeting on Parliament Hill this morning before travelling to Montreal, where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disability rights groups launching Charter challenge against MAID law
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
TORONTO – A coalition of disability rights groups says it is launching a Charter challenge against a part of Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying. The group, which also includes two individual plaintiffs, argues that what’s known as track two of the MAID law has resulted in premature deaths. Under the law, patients whose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Disability rights groups launching Charter challenge against MAID law
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
A coalition of disability rights groups says it is launching a Charter challenge against a part of Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying, arguing it has resulted in premature deaths. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada and allies call for immediate 21-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
Canada has issued a joint statement with its allies calling for “an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel border,” citing an “unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation.” The statement, issued along with the United States, Australia, European Union, United Arab Emirates and eight other countries, calls on the governments of Lebanon and Israel and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocates say fate of B.C. public health hangs on election
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
A health-care advocacy group wants to know where British Columbia politicians stand on six key issues ahead of an election it says will decide the future of public health in the province. The BC Health Coalition wants improved access to care for seniors, universal access to essential medicine, better access to primary care, reduced surgery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief cyberspy among federal officials appearing at meddling inquiry today
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – Caroline Xavier, the chief of Canada’s cyberspy agency, is slated to appear at a federal inquiry into foreign interference today. Xavier was appointed in 2022 to lead the Communications Security Establishment, which has a lead role in fending off online threats to Canada. Other senior officials from the CSE are also scheduled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Leaders agree on Involuntary care for severe drug addictions
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… B.C., N.B. leaders seem to agree on drug treatment As they both campaign for re-election, the premiers of British Columbia and New Brunswick appear to agree on one controversial issue: involuntary care for those with severe drug addictions. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pride, sorrow mix for Franklin expedition descendant after DNA match with sailor
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
Nigel Gambier has always been proud of his ancestor, who captained one of the ill-starred ships on Sir John Franklin’s disastrous expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. Now, after DNA analysis has identified the remains of Gambier’s predecessor and confirmed his relationship with James Fitzjames, there’s sorrow mixed in with the pride. “He’s a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How much have consumer costs risen in B.C. since 2017, the year NDP came to power?
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
British Columbia’s high cost of living has made it a pivotal issue in the provincial election on Oct. 19. Here is a look at changes in components of the consumer price index in British Columbia since 2017, the year the NDP came to power, with the index based on 2002 cost levels being set at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Life is hard’: Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation
By Liam Casey, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. – Every other day, Derek Moonias drives 15 minutes to the airport in Neskantaga First Nation and fills his pickup truck with cases of bottled water flown in on the dime of the federal government. The community some 450 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont. ““ accessible only by air and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evacuation orders near Grand Forks, B.C., downgraded, but U.S. fire is still a threat
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2024
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – Wildfire officials say an evacuation order for the B.C. southern Interior town of Grand Forks, has been downgraded to an alert, even as an out-of-control wildfire in Washington state surges north and threatens to cross the border. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary says residents must be ready to leave at ... Read More »
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