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‘Not hiding’: Transport minister says Ottawa will be accountable on travel mess
By Stephanie Taylor and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Thursday the Liberal government is “not hiding” from the travel debacle that unfolded over the holidays. The minister is the latest witness to appear during marathon hearings Thursday in front of the House of Commons transport committee. Members of Parliament are probing what went wrong in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bat fungus that causes fatal White-Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
EDMONTON – A fungus that causes a disease nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the United States has made its first appearance in Alberta. The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, which starves bats to death by interrupting their winter hibernation, was identified in several locations in the province last year after being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airline executives say winter weather the culprit of messy holiday travel season
By Stephanie Taylor and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Airlines executives offered a mix of explanation and apology Thursday, as they laid the blame for the chaotic holiday travel season on Mother Nature. Representatives from Sunwing Airlines, WestJet and Air Canada appeared before the federal transport committee to explain to MPs what happened in the days before and after Christmas, when thousands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workers reported missing after explosion rocks propane facility north of Montreal
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
SAINT-ROCH-DE-L’ACHIGAN, Que. – Municipal officials say as many as four workers are missing after an explosion today at a propane facility in St-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Que. Stéphanie Therrien, deputy director general for the Montcalm regional municipality, says a search is underway because three or four employees are unaccounted for. The explosion occurred at about 11:17 a.m. at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japanese PM Kishida visits Ottawa, asks for Canada’s help on clean energy transition
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is looking to Canada to help his country wean itself off fossil fuels from places like Russia. Kishida is in Ottawa today for his first visit as Japan’s head of government, as part of a tour of other G7 countries. Japan holds the G7 presidency this year and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Workers missing after explosion at Quebec propane facility
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
SAINT-ROCH-DE-L’ACHIGAN, Que. – Municipal officials say workers are missing after an explosion at a propane facility in St-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Que. Quebec provincial police say evacuations are underway in the town north of Montreal. The Montcalm regional municipality says more explosions are possible because of the propane tanks on site, and it is warning people to stay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officer testifies in case of New York couple kidnapped and smuggled into Quebec
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec police officer told a trial today that a couple from Upstate New York were kidnapped and smuggled into Quebec in 2020 because of a drug deal involving their grandson. Investigator Guillaume Poirier is on the stand in the trial of Gary Arnold, a Quebec man facing seven charges in an alleged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. creates $500 million fund to buy old rental buildings and protect tenants
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – The British Columbia government says it will save rental homes and protect tenants from “housing speculators and profiteers” with the creation of a half-a-billion-dollar Rental Protection Fund. Premier David Eby says the fund will allow non-profit groups to buy older buildings and protect renters from property speculators. Eby says in B.C. and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radar shows 2,000 areas of interest at former residential school site in Saskatchewan
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
STAR BLANKET CREE NATION – The Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan says ground-penetrating radar has discovered more than 2,000 areas of interest at the site of one of the longest-running residential schools in the country. Project lead Sheldon Poitras says his team is looking at options, including DNA testing, to confirm what is there, ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Radar shows 2,000 areas of interest at Saskatchewan residential school
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
STAR BLANKET CREE NATION – The Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan says ground-penetrating radar has discovered more than 2,000 areas of interest at the site of one of the longest-running residential schools in the country. Project lead Sheldon Poitras says his team is looking at options, including DNA testing, to confirm what is there, ... Read More »
1 responseSupreme Court of Canada won’t hear appeal from supporters of slain Mexican activist
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company’s mining project. The applicants had asked the top court to review a federal ombudsman’s decision not to investigate the matter. The case stretches back to 2007 when ... Read More »
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