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Canada marks National Ribbon Skirt Day, inspired by 10-year-old Saskatchewan girl
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is marking the first National Ribbon Skirt Day on Wednesday – an event inspired by a young girl who was shamed for wearing one to school several years ago. Isabella Kulak, a member of the Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan, wore a ribbon skirt to her rural Saskatchewan school in December 2020 ... Read More »
1 responseFuneral procession underway for slain Ontario police officer killed in ambush
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2023
BARRIE, Ont. – A public funeral procession is underway for an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot in an ambush attack last week. Officers are walking towards the Sadlon Arena in 28-year-old Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala’s hometown of Barrie, Ont. this gloomy morning after he was shot while responding to a call for a ... Read More »
1 responsePrivate funeral in Barrie, Ont. today for slain OPP officer
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2023
BARRIE, Ont. – A private funeral is set to be held this morning for an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot dead in an ambush attack last week. The OPP says the service for 28-year-old Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala will start at 11 a.m. at the Sadlon Arena in his hometown of Barrie, Ont. ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Jan. 4: What’s the story behind the first National Ribbon Skirt Day?
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 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 Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … Today marks Canada’s first National Ribbon Skirt Day. Manitoba Sen. Mary Jane McCallum’s ... Read More »
1 responseCanada marks first National Ribbon Skirt Day
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – Today marks Canada’s first National Ribbon Skirt Day. Manitoba Sen. Mary Jane McCallum’s bill to recognize the day every Jan. 4 passed in Parliament late last year. It was inspired by Isabella Kulak, a member of the Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan who wore a ribbon skirt to her rural Saskatchewan school in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. becomes first province to require three-day cooling-off period for homebuyers
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has become the first province to require a three-day cooling-off period for buyers after they’ve signed an agreement to purchase a home. The new homebuyer protection period is designed to give purchasers more time to arrange financing or home inspections after a deal has been accepted, details that the provincial government ... Read More »
1 responseU.S. family on ski trip finds lost bag at Vancouver’s airport on their way home
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
RICHMOND, B.C. – Robyn Fant and her family found their final missing suitcase among a sea of unclaimed bags at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday, just as they were to board a flight home to North Carolina after an annual ski trip to Whistler, B.C. Their bag was one of 1,500 that officials said remained ... Read More »
1 responseAbout 1,500 checked bags remain unclaimed in Vancouver after holiday travel chaos
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
RICHMOND, B.C. – About 1,500 checked bags remain unclaimed at Vancouver International Airport after winter storms wrecked havoc on holiday travel last month. Robyn Fant says her family recovered their final lost bag today, just in time for the flight home to North Carolina after an annual ski trip to Whistler, B.C. Walking through the ... Read More »
1 responseBusiness groups optimistic despite China’s pushback on air-travel test requirements
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Chinese government is unhappy that Canada and other countries are creating new COVID-19 restrictions for people flying in from China, but business groups say the policy won’t affect trade. “If you’ve been living in China, you’ve been having PCR tests on an almost daily basis for many, many months,” said Sarah Kutulakos, ... Read More »
1 responseGovernments, Saskatchewan travellers want Sunwing held accountable for travel chaos
By Colette Derworiz and Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
Sunwing says it has completed all of its scheduled recovery flights to bring home passengers stranded in Mexico as federal officials and travellers call for the company to be held accountable for the chaos during the holidays. The travel company said in a statement that winter storms disrupted its operations and teams worked around the ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. becomes first province to require 3-day contract waiting period for homebuyers
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to require a three-day waiting period for buyers after they’ve signed an agreement to purchase a home. The new homebuyer protection period is designed to give purchasers more time to arrange financing or home inspections after a deal has been accepted, details that the ... Read More »
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