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In The News for Jan. 23 : Will inflation-driven prices ever go down?

By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 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 Jan. 23 … What we are watching in Canada … A Bank of Canada report on consumer expectations released last week says more than a ... Read More »

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Verdict expected today in trial of Montreal man charged with promoting hatred

By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023

MONTREAL – A Quebec court judge is scheduled to deliver his verdict in the trial of a Montreal man accused of promoting hatred against Jews. Gabriel Sohier Chaput faces a single charge of wilfully promoting hatred in connection with an 2017 article he wrote for neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer — one of hundreds he wrote ... Read More »

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet begin three-day retreat in Hamilton

By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023

HAMILTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers are gathering at a Hamilton hotel today to begin a three-day cabinet retreat. The strategy session comes during what Trudeau said are “tough times,” with a potential recession on the horizon and Canadians feeling the strain of high inflation. Trudeau is fresh off a week of ... Read More »

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Feds say ‘no willing partners’ to bring fire codes onto First Nations — including AFN

By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023

OTTAWA – The federal government does not have a willing partner to find a way to introduce fire codes on First Nation reserves, a newly released document shows. The senior director for the Indigenous Fire Marshal Service, however, says there are steps Ottawa can take now to better protect communities. “Doing nothing is not an ... Read More »

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Funeral held in Montreal for man who died near irregular border crossing

By The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2023

MONTREAL – More than three dozen people gathered at Montreal-North funeral home today to pay their last respects to a man few in attendance had ever met. The body of Fritznel Richard, 44, was found in a wooded area in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que. earlier this month, and provincial police have said they believe he likely died ... Read More »

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Five things to know about Lunar New Year and the Year of the Rabbit

By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2023

Canadians across the country and people around the world kicked off the first day of Lunar New Year celebrations Sunday and welcomed the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit. Here are five things to know about the annual tradition widely celebrated in Asian countries and expatriate communities around the world:: What is the Lunar ... Read More »

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Deadly California shooting casts pall over Canadian Lunar New Year festivities

By The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2023

VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his “heart breaks” for the people whose Lunar New Year celebrations were “violently attacked” and whose lives were forever changed after a mass shooting in California. A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park, Calif., a city on the ... Read More »

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Funeral taking place for Montreal man who died near irregular border crossing

By The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2023

MONTREAL – A funeral is taking place today for a Haitian man whose body was found earlier this month near an unofficial border crossing south of Montreal. Provincial police have said they believe Fritznel Richard, 44, likely died of hypothermia while trying to enter the United States. Frantz André, a spokesman for a Montreal-based group ... Read More »

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Israel envoy to Canada signals resignation over ‘different policy’ under Netanyahu

By The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2023

OTTAWA – Israel’s ambassador to Canada says he intends to leave his post early after a change in government back at home. Ronen Hoffman said on Twitter late Saturday that he is making the move due to the “different policy” Israel’s new government is pursuing. Hoffman said his personal and professional integrity compelled him to ... Read More »

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Woman, 75, dies after apartment fire in Montreal’s Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough

By The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2023

Montreal police say a 75 year-old woman has died after a fire in the city’s north end. Police spokeswoman Const. Véronique Dubuc says the fire department was called to an apartment in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough around 10 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters found an unconscious woman in the apartment. She was transported to hospital in critical condition, ... Read More »

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Priciest territorial contaminated sites include abandoned mine, former town site

By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2023

YELLOWKNIFE – Three of Canada’s five most expensive federal contaminated sites are abandoned mines in the North. Former resource extraction projects are also among the most costly sites where the territories are responsible. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the most expensive federal contaminated site is Giant Mine in Yellowknife. That’s followed by Faro Mine ... Read More »

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