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Sarah Polley, Domee Shi among top Canadian Oscar nominees
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
Toronto filmmakers Sarah Polley and Domee Shi are among the Canadians competing in the top categories at this year’s Academy Awards. Polley’s “Women Talking” receiveda best picture Oscar nomination as well as an adapted screenplay nod. The movie is based on Manitoba author Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel of the same name. It’s about a group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Animated short ‘The Flying Sailor’ about Halifax explosion snags Oscar nom
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
An animated short film based on a story about the 1917 Halifax explosion has snagged an Oscar nomination. “The Flying Sailor,” made by Calgary-based animators Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, is nominated for best animated short. It’s inspired by a maritime tale about a seaman who was blasted into the air after two ships collided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Jan. 24: Will Rogers’ takeover of Shaw get scuttled in court?
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 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, Jan. 24, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … The fate of Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. goes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Passport backlog update expected as federal cabinet retreat enters second day
By The Canadian Press on January 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Liberal cabinet will head into the second of a three-day retreat in Hamilton today with a lengthy to-do list, including tackling inflation and making the country more competitive. Later today, however, they intend to show proof of one thing mostly ticked off the list: passports. Families Minister Karina Gould is set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New health funding deal with provinces to be discussed at cabinet retreat in Hamilton
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
HAMILTON – Canada’s premiers are waiting to see if the federal cabinet can make headway towards a new deal on health-care funding as the ministers meet for a retreat in Hamilton this week. On Monday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and most of his cabinet trickled into the city west of Toronto, where they will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cameroon government says it never authorized Canada peace talks
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Cameroon’s state-affiliated newspaper says the country’s government never authorized Canada to lead peace talks aimed at ending an escalating conflict in the west-central African country. Ottawa announced last Friday that it has been hosting talks with the government of Cameroon and various factions to come up with a peace process for a political ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nicole Chan was ‘frustrated’ by handling of sex assault case before suicide: officer
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – One of the last members of the Vancouver Police Department to see Const. Nicole Chan before her suicide said Chan was angry about the treatment of her complaint that a co-worker was extorting her for sex. Supt. Shelley Horne told a coroner’s inquest Monday that she spoke to Chan at Vancouver General ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man guilty of promoting hatred against Jews in article on neo-Nazi site
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – To advocate for Nazism is to call for the persecution of Jews, a Quebec court judge ruled Monday in a decision against a 36-year-old man who wrote hundreds of online articles for an American neo-Nazi website. Gabriel Sohier Chaput “actively promoted the detestation of people of the Jewish faith” in a 2017 article ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Majority of survey respondents vote to end seasonal time change in N.W.T.
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The Northwest Territories is considering whether to end seasonal time changes after a survey suggested there’s interest in the move. More than 86 per cent of 3,545 survey respondents say they are in favour of adopting a permanent time standard in the territory. Of those, more than half said they preferred mountain daylight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa police preparing for possible weekend protests on ‘Freedom Convoy’ anniversary
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
Ottawa police Chief Eric Stubbs says resources, tow trucks and staffing plans are in place as the city prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the “Freedom Convoy.” On Jan. 28 and 29, 2022, thousands of people gathered on streets in front of Parliament Hill with trucks and big rigs, protesting COVID-19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sister of VPD officer Nicole Chan believes she was blackmailed into sex by colleague
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – The sister of a Vancouver police officer who died by suicide told a coroner’s inquest Monday that she believed Const. Nicole Chan was being blackmailed to have sex with another officer in the department. Jennifer Chan told the inquest she believed her sister’s mental health problems stemmed from sexual assault and extortion ... Read More »
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