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Newfoundland’s fishing towns were built to survive, but Fiona changed the game
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – For generations, Cory Munden’s family has been building and living on the same piece of oceanside land in the southwestern Newfoundland town of Port aux Basques. The town is a former fishing village, and like many of the houses destroyed by post-tropical storm Fiona on the morning of Sept. 24, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian commander says NATO battle group in Latvia could beat back Russian attack
By Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
RIGA, Latvia – The Canadian officer commanding a NATO battle group in Latvia says Russian forces would be routed if they dared launch an attack against Canadian troops and their allies stationed in the Baltic country on Russia’s western border. “I think we’d win by a fair margin,” Lt.-Col. Jesse van Eijk, head of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trade ties, global economics on table as Trudeau arrives in Thailand for APEC
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
BANGKOK – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now in Thailand for his third international summit in less than a week as Canada tries to expand its trade relationships in Asia. This is the third stop on a 10-day foreign trip that began at a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cambodia and ... Read More »
2 responsesCRTC chair says online streaming bill won’t police user-generated content, algorithms
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
OTTAWA – The chair of Canada’s broadcasting regulator says a controversial online streaming bill will not result in the policing of user-generated content or the mandating of specific algorithms on platforms. Ian Scott told a Senate committee studying the bill this evening that his previous comments about a controversial online streaming bill were taken out ... Read More »
3 responsesMan accused of first-degree murder of B.C. Mountie appears in court
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The man accused of fatally stabbing a Mountie in Burnaby, B.C., has made a brief appearance in provincial court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham appeared virtually in court on Wednesday after a significant delay wearing a red shirt, a beard and his black hair reached past his shoulders. Ham was ordered remanded until Nov. ... Read More »
3 responsesTop doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says masks should be worn in crowded public places, the same as the recommendation by her counterpart in Quebec, which, like elsewhere in Canada, is facing the threat of a “spicy cocktail”of respiratory viruses. Dr. Bonnie Henry said Wednesday that health-care settings and crowded buses are examples of places ... Read More »
2 responsesB.C. Liberal Party members approve name change to ‘big tent’ BC United: Falcon
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia Liberal Party members have voted to change the party’s name to BC United. Leader Kevin Falcon said 80 per cent of the voters who cast a ballot were in favour of the name change, and he was thrilled with the result. “It’s about individuals who are united by common principles and ... Read More »
2 responsesFederal ministers reject request by Nunavut iron mine to double production
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
POND INLET – Federal cabinet ministers have denied a request to expand an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal has issued a letter to the Nunavut Impact Review Board saying Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation’s proposal should not proceed at this time. He cites concerns with potential ... Read More »
2 responsesCanada adds new sanctions against Iran as crackdown on protests continues
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced a fifth package of economic sanctions against Iran as the country continues its crackdown on human-rights protesters. Joly said in a statement that two aviation companies, Shahed Aviation Industries and Qods Aviation Industries, are being added to Canada’s sanctions list for their ties to the Islamic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says no need for ‘heavy hand’ of mask mandate
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer says she doesn’t believe there’s a need for the “heavy hand” of a mask mandate. Dr. Bonnie Henry says while influenza cases are up, 90 per cent of people in the province have some immunity to the COVID-19 virus through vaccination and infection or both. Henry says masks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. health officer says no need for mask mandate
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer says she doesn’t believe there’s a need for the “heavy hand” of a mask mandate. Dr. Bonnie Henry says while influenza cases are up, 90 per cent of people in the province have some immunity to the COVID-19 virus through vaccination and infection or both. More coming... Read More »
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