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Black federal employees say creation of mental health program plagued by racism
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – A group of Black federal public servants is accusing the government of racism, and is threatening to pull out of the development of a mental health action plan meant for Black workers. The Federal Black Employee Caucus sent a letter to the Treasury Board’s chief human resources officer this month, saying the workers ... Read More »
1 responseChief science adviser releases recommendations to combat long-COVID
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada’s chief science adviser is encouraging the government to develop a list of criteria to diagnose long-COVID and guidelines for doctors to treat it. Mona Nemer released the recommendations today from a task force that was established in the summer to respond to post-COVID-19 condition, or long-COVID. Nemer says as of August, about ... Read More »
1 responseNew N.S. top Mountie says public wants to keep force despite mass shooting response
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
HALIFAX – The RCMP’s new commanding officer in Nova Scotia believes the public wants a renewed relationship with his police force despite its widely criticized response to the 2020 mass shooting. Assistant Commissioner Dennis Daley said in an interview today that while it’s possible a public inquiry may recommend the province examine alternative policing models, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000, highest level since October
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Health Department says there are more than 2,000 hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 across the province, the highest number since Oct. 19. Officials say 2,081 people are in hospital with the disease, a rise of 60 from the day before, after 207 people in the past 24 hours were admitted and 147 discharged. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations, governments working to establish Indigenous protected area in Manitoba
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
MONTREAL – Four First Nations in Manitoba are working with the provincial and federal governments to establish a new Indigenous protected area. The groups announced today at the COP15 global biodiversity talks in Montreal that they are working together to assess the feasibility of a protected area in the Seal River Watershed in northern Manitoba. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing charge after Ukrainian refugee, 7, dies in Montreal hit and run
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
MONTREAL – A seven-year-old girl who was killed in a hit and run Tuesday in Montreal had recently arrived in Canada with her mother and two siblings after they had fled the war in Ukraine. Michael Shwec with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress says a parish priest is in contact with the mother and says an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre tells Tory caucus to stand for the ‘common people’ in pre-holiday message
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – Pierre Poilievre told his Conservative members of Parliament today that it’s their job to stand on the side of “common people.” He delivered the message to the Tory caucus in Ottawa as the House of Commons sitting winds down and MPs get ready to return to their constituencies for the holidays. In his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!87-year-old identified as Montreal driver who hit baby in carriage without stopping
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
Montreal police have identified an 87-year-old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off. Police had asked for the public’s help to find the driver, who was recorded hitting a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an Orthodox ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Developing countries walk out of Montreal biodiversity conference over funding
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
MONTREAL – Developing countries have walked out of global talks in Montreal on conserving the world’s biodiversity over concerns about funding. David Ainsworth, an information officer for the COP15 talks, says the countries left the negotiations early this morning. Ainsworth says there are a number of disagreements. He says the main one concerns the creation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Dec. 14 : New poll shows Tories retaining lead over Liberals
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 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. 14 … What we are watching in Canada … A new poll suggests the Tories still have a small lead over the governing Liberals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supply-chain turbulence is here to stay, so what is Canada doing about it?
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has lots of reasons to be losing sleep. Soaring living costs have Canadians lined up at food banks. The federal Liberals are anticipating a possible recession. And Freeland is personally connected with people living all across war-torn Ukraine. But in April, the finance minister said there was another looming ... Read More »
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