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Environmental group takes federal government to court over piping plover habitat
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2022
Environmental advocates are taking the federal government to court over new rules to protect the habitat of an endangered shorebird species known as the piping plover. Ecojustice Canada, representing the Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists and the East Coast Environmental Law Association, filed a lawsuit on Oct. 31 seeking a judicial review of a habitat ... Read More »
4 responsesPolicing in flux across B.C., as political pledges prove complex to implement
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2022
SURREY, B.C. – When Novi Jette left her job with the Vancouver Police Department to join the new Surrey Police Service, she knew she was taking a risk but felt she’d done her homework. Jette resigned her position after 23 years to assume a new rank in Surrey, where she said she looked forward to ... Read More »
3 responsesTrudeau pledges $1 million for clearing landmines, cluster bombs in Cambodia, Laos
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2022
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing nearly $1 million to help remove unexploded landmines and cluster bombs from Southeast Asia. He made the $990,000 pledge at an event focused on women in security, as the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations draws to a close in Cambodia. The funding ... Read More »
3 responsesActivists throw maple syrup at Emily Carr painting at Vancouver art gallery protest
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
VANCOUVER – Climate activists calling for an end to a gas pipeline project in northern British Columbia threw maple syrup on an Emily Carr painting and glued themselves to the wall at the Vancouver Art Gallery. A spokesman for the environmental group Stop Fracking Around says two activists splashed maple syrup on Carr’s painting “Stumps ... Read More »
1 responseJoly won’t meet her Russian counterpart, but is open to working with China
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Canada’s foreign affairs minister says she won’t meet with her Russian counterpart when the two cross paths at international summits in the coming days. Mélanie Joly says she is open to the idea of working with China on certain issues, but says Russia must be treated like a pariah. Joly is ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau puts cash behind Indo-Pacific pledges during visit to Southeast Asia summit
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a slew of funding announcements in Cambodia on Saturday aimed at deepening economic and academic ties with Southeast Asia, after decades of sporadic engagement with the region. “This is a generational shift,” Trudeau told leaders gathered in Phnom Penh for a summit of the Association of ... Read More »
1 responseVoting begins for Green leadership as candidates look to revitalize embattled party
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
OTTAWA – After a disappointing federal election result last year, a series of public scandals over internal conflicts and continued a downward trend in fundraising, the federal Green Party is getting ready to install a new leader – or leaders. Green members can start casting their ballots Saturday in a contest that will culminate with ... Read More »
1 responseSix people vying for leadership of Green Party as voting starts Saturday
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
OTTAWA – Around 22,000 people will be able to start voting Saturday for the next leader of the Green Party of Canada, with the winner set to be announced Nov. 19. The Greens are the fifth-largest federal party, holding two seats in the House of Commons: Mike Morrice in Kitchener-Centre and former leader Elizabeth May ... Read More »
1 responseRemnants of hurricane Nicole bring heavy rain to southern Quebec and Atlantic region
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
MONTREAL – The remnants of hurricane Nicole are bringing heavy rainfall to much of southern Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Environment Canada said Friday that Nicole would merge overnight with a cold front and track into the Maritimes. New Brunswick is expected to receive up to 70 millimetres of rainfall by this morning. The agency says ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau arrives in Cambodia for ASEAN summit as Canada seeks deeper Indo-Pacific ties
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has touched down in Cambodia for a summit aimed at deepening Canada’s economic ties with Southeast Asia. He is attending the leaders’ summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh. That includes a Saturday evening commemorative event to mark Canada’s 45 years of relations ... Read More »
1 responseNo winning ticket sold for Friday’s $29 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2022
There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $29 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Nov. 15 will be an estimated $36 million... Read More »
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