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New B.C. Premier David Eby announces $100 electricity credit, highlights initiatives
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s new Premier David Eby looked down at his shiny shoes and explained to the audience at his swearing-in ceremony that they were a tribute to his father. But the fancy footwear could just as easily symbolize how Eby has decided to hit the ground running. Eby, sworn in Friday as B.C.’s ... Read More »
4 responsesDrought state of emergency lifted for B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
SECHELT, B.C. – A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast has been lifted as water flow returned to a key water source. A statement from the Regional District of Sunshine Coast, the District of Sechelt and shishalh Nation says levels in the watershed have risen slightly because of ... Read More »
2 responsesOttawa touts larger military presence in Asia, Europe amid troop, equipment challenge
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand faced questions Friday about whether the Canadian military is being stretched too thin, as she underscored the importance of growing Canada’s military footprint in Asia while offering vague reassurances about sending more troops to Europe. The two international flashpoints emerged again and again as Anand appeared at a series ... Read More »
3 responsesFeds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made the announcement on the waterfront in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, saying the government is building on six years of work together with ... Read More »
3 responsesAlberta chief critical of Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous roots
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
EDMONTON – A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and, in 2012, declared herself as a person of mixed race. Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation says that a true Indigenous person would not go against treaty ... Read More »
1 response‘Warped stance on COVID’: Fired Alberta Health Services board member calls out Smith
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
EDMONTON – A health system leader fired by Premier Danielle Smith has fired back in an open letter, saying her abusive, divisive attacks, blended with “warped” anti-science beliefs, make her a poor excuse for a leader and one literally putting Albertans in harm’s way. “(Albertans) are entitled to governance that is principle-based, respects decency and ... Read More »
1 responseUkrainian president Zelenskky calls on Canada to help with long-term peace
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
OTTAWA – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on Canada to help on a long-term peace plan with Russia. The Ukrainian leader made the request in a pre-recorded video address to an international security conference in Halifax. Zelenskyy, whose country was invaded by Russia in February, said real peace will require agreement on 10 different ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec man charged with terrorism in Haitian coup plot will fight charges: lawyer
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
MONTREAL – The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Moïse says his client will fight the charges. On Thursday, the RCMP said Gérald Nicolas, 51, will appear at the Quebec City courthouse on Dec. 1 to face three terrorism-related charges. Nicolas is charged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Quebec men in court for allegedly hunting wild boars, elk in safari park
By The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
GATINEAU, Que. – Two Quebec men appeared in a Gatineau, Que., courtroom Friday on charges that they broke into a safari animal park and killed three wild boar and one elk. Provincial police allege Mathieu Godard, 47, and Jeremiah Mathias-Polson, 21, had four animal carcasses in their vehicle when they were arrested Nov. 10 inside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘No idea too crazy’: Cabinet given suite of options before invoking Emergencies Act
By Laura Osman and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
OTTAWA – Cabinet ministers did not exhaust every option they had to resolve the protests blockading Ottawa streets and border crossings across the country last winter before turning to the Emergencies Act, a federal inquiry heard Friday. Thousands of protesters rolled into Ottawa in big rigs and other vehicles to voice their opposition to COVID-19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fate of prime minister’s residence up in the air as staff move out due to hazards
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Canadian government has spent billions trying to solve the country’s housing crisis. But when it comes to fixing the prime minister’s own crumbling official residence? That’s a different story. The picturesque mansion, known by its address of 24 Sussex Drive, spans 34 rooms and is tucked beside the Ottawa River. Built in ... Read More »
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