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Year in review: A look at news events in March 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2022
A look at news events in March 2022: 1 – Russian forces escalated their attacks on populated urban areas of Ukraine. In strategic Kharkiv, explosions tore through the region’s Soviet-era administrative building and residential areas on the sixth day of the invasion. Ukrainian authorities said five people were killed and five wounded in the attack ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at news events in February 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2022
A look at news events in February 2022: 1 ““ The demonstrators still taking part in a protest in front of Parliament Hill said they were staying put until all COVID-related restrictions were lifted. Some extended their stays at hotels or asked to rebook for the coming weekend. 1 ““ Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at news events in January 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2022
A look at news events in January 2022: 4 ““ An Ontario court awarded $107 million to the families of six of the victims of the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines flight two years ago. More than 100 of the 176 people killed when the Iranian military fired a missile at the plane had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Dec. 16: Are Canadians losing money by not filing taxes?
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 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. 16 … What we are watching in Canada … Canadians who don’t file their tax returns are sometimes shocked to find out how much ... Read More »
1 response‘Money on the table’: Those who don’t file tax returns miss benefits delivered by CRA
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadians who don’t file their tax returns are sometimes shocked to find out how much money they’re owed by the government for years of missed benefits, says the head of a non-profit organization working to build financial literacy among low-income people. Prosper Canada CEO Elizabeth Mulholland says her organization collaborates with other community ... Read More »
1 responseAs clock ticks for Montreal nature talks, UN official warns of ‘trust deficit’
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations says the ongoing tension around public financing to save nature stem from a “trust deficit” because wealthier countries have failed to fulfil their financing promises to developing nations in the past. Amina Mohammed joined the COP15 nature talks in Montreal this week as negotiations went their ... Read More »
1 responseCrown tasked with rare case of no body and no identity in alleged serial killer case
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2022
WINNIPEG – More than two weeks have passed since police laid additional murder charges against an alleged serial killer, including one for the killing of an unidentified woman whose remains have not been found. The move to lay a first-degree murder charge against an accused when there is no body and no known identity is ... Read More »
1 responseContraband tobacco inhales 30 to 50 per cent of B.C. market, retailers, industry fear
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2022
VICTORIA – At first, Cory Holland thought government anti-smoking measures were working when he noticed tobacco sales at his British Columbia convenience store started to drop. Holland said he recalled thinking that perhaps tax increases and the shift to plain packaging to deter young people from buying cigarettes actually convinced more people to quit smoking. ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau’s call-out yields questions on everything from mermaid sex to dog pants
By Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not have started the day thinking about whether mermaids reproduce like fish or like humans, but that’s what one person is asking him to consider. In a tweet, Trudeau invited people to ask him any question they want, and the denizens of Twitter immediately granted that request with ... Read More »
1 responseNo guarantees, but expert says search of landfill for women’s remains may succeed
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
WINNIPEG – In 2002, investigators started a massive search of Robert Pickton’s pig farm in British Columbia and eventually found the remains of several women. Twenty years later, the lead forensic anthropologist on that effort says a search of a landfill north of Winnipeg for women’s remains has a chance of success, although it is ... Read More »
1 responseRespiratory illnesses surge beyond pre-pandemic numbers in Nunavut
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Nunavut health officials say there has been a surge of respiratory illnesses across the territory this year. Dr. Sean Watchel, the territory’s chief public health officer, says cases of respiratory syncytial virus or RSV, along with the flu and COVID-19 have increased dramatically. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 142 cases of ... Read More »
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