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Snow, cold, in Western Canada send icicles through the heart of Canadian travel plans
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VANCOUVER – The woes for travellers stranded by heavy snow at Vancouver’s airport are spreading across the country and Toronto’s Pearson Airport is now advising of an approaching storm that could derail things further. A statement from Vancouver International Airport says the “congestion” caused by 27 centimetres of snow Tuesday will be immediately addressed by ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec expanding urgent-care phone line to all children amid ER overcrowding
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
LONGUEUIL, Que. – Quebec is expanding a call-in service that allows parents to book urgent medical appointments for sick children, in an effort to reduce emergency room visits. Health Minister Christian Dubé says the 811 appointment-booking service for children – currently available in Montreal and neighbouring regions – will now be available provincewide. Dubé told ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec surpass its emissions target: environment minister
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
QUEBEC – The Quebec government is crediting the COVID-19 pandemic for helping the province surpass its climate change targets. Quebec cut emissions from greenhouse gases – which trap heat and warm the planet – by almost 27 per cent compared to 1990 levels between 2013-2020. The province’s goal was to cut emissions by 20 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing Wednesday. By 2030, the mandate will hit 60 per cent of all sales and by 2035, every passenger vehicle sold in Canada will need to ... Read More »
1 responseCandlelight vigil planned for victims of Toronto-area condo shooting
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – A candlelight vigil is expected to take place tonight for the victims of a Toronto-area condo shooting. York Regional Police say five people were killed and one woman seriously injured Sunday night when a 73-year-old gunman went on a shooting rampage in his Vaughan, Ont., condo building before he was shot dead ... Read More »
1 responseExtreme cold leads to flight cancellations in BC, Alberta : In The News for Dec. 21
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
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 Dec.21 … What we are watching in Canada … WestJet says snow in British Columbia and extreme cold in Alberta have caused hundreds of flight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Extreme cold in southern B.C. after heavy snow creates travel chaos
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VANCOUVER – An extreme cold is settling over parts of British Columbia’s Lower Mainland on the heels of heavy snow that grounded flights, jammed roads and delayed ferries. Environment Canada warns that bitterly cold temperatures and strong winds could make it feel between -20 C and -30 C in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. timber industry in throes of change, as premier warns of ‘exhausted forests’
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
British Columbia’s forest sector has “never been under greater stress,” Premier David Eby says. There is an “inescapable recognition “¦ that change is needed to ensure our forest industry is sustainable,” he writes in his mandate letter for the new forests minister, Bruce Ralston. Eby’s letter to the minister of water, land and resource stewardship, ... Read More »
1 responseFuneral for Ukrainian girl killed in hit and run will be held today in Montreal
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
MONTREAL – The funeral service for seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee Mariia Legenkovska will be held today in Montreal. Legenkovska, whose family moved to Montreal this year to flee the Russian invasion, was killed while walking to school with her brother and sister on Dec. 13 by a driver who didn’t stop to assist her. Her funeral ... Read More »
1 responseCanada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2025
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing Wednesday. By 2030, the mandate will hit 60 per cent of all sales and by 2035, every passenger vehicle sold in Canada will need to ... Read More »
1 responseExpert details condo conflict resolution process after deadly Vaughan, Ont. shooting
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
TORONTO – An industry expert says it would have been rare for a court to force the sale of a condo owned by a man who went on to kill five people at his Vaughan, Ont. building Sunday night. York Regional Police said Francesco Villi opened fire on three different units in the highrise, killing ... Read More »
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