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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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!Abandoned mines among most expensive territorial contaminated sites
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Environmental advocates say costly cleanups of former non-renewable resource projects in the North show the need for better planning. Three of Canada’s top five most expensive federal contaminated sites are abandoned mines in the North: Giant Mine in the Northwest Territories at an estimated $4.38 billion and the Faro and United Keno Hill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remote Labrador location potential training ground for astronauts
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2023
When scientists determined in the mid-1970s that the Mistastin crater in Labrador had lunar-like properties, the last Apollo mission had flown and it was too late for astronauts to take advantage of the site for training. But now, as Artemis astronauts prepare for the next moon mission, one Canadian expert says the remote crater could ... Read More »
1 responseLotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023
By The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Saturday’s Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 08, 11, 27, 35, 38 & 45. Bonus: 48 The winning number for the guaranteed $1 million: 52706401-01 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prominent Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet denies second allegation of sexual misconduct
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is denying allegations of sexual misconduct made against him by a woman in 2020. On Friday, the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Quebec City confirmed that it had received a second complaint against Ouellet, the former archbishop in the provincial capital A Vatican investigation was conducted in the wake of ... Read More »
1 responseSecond officer dies in hospital after avalanche near Kaslo, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
NELSON, B.C. – The second off-duty officer who was caught in an avalanche in the British Columbia Interior earlier this month has died. The City of Nelson says Const. Mathieu Nolet suffered severe internal injuries and died this morning in a Kelowna hospital. The officers were backcountry skiing near Kaslo, B.C., in a mountain pass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: second officer dies in hospital after avalanche near Kaslo, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
NELSON, B.C. – The second off-duty officer who was caught in an avalanche in the British Columbia Interior earlier this month has died. The City of Nelson says Const. Mathieu Nolet suffered severe internal injuries and died this morning in a Kelowna hospital. The officers were backcountry skiing near Kaslo, B.C., in a mountain pass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa announces $2.8 billion to settle remaining part of B.C. day scholar lawsuit
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The federal government has come to a $2.8-billion agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by two British Columbia first nations related to the collective harms caused by residential schools. At a Saturday morning news conference in Vancouver, Crown-Indigenous Affairs Minister Marc Miller said the government signed the deal with plaintiffs representing 325 ... Read More »
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