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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 »
Be the first to comment!Transport Canada must be ‘more vigilant,’ relatives say two years after N.S. sinking
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
MILTON, N.S. – Geno Francis loved most things about fishing on the high seas, but his son says that in his final year, fear overshadowed that passion. “My father said, ‘After this trip, this was it,’ because it was quite dangerous,” Michael Francis said during a recent interview at his home in Milton, N.S., a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal biodiversity conference to discuss role of financial sector in conservation
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
MONTREAL – The role of private money and industry in preserving enough natural ecosystems to keep the planet functioning will be the focus of talks Wednesday at an international conference on biodiversity in Montreal. While negotiators continue to try to hammer an overall conservation deal, discussions are also scheduled on how global capital flows can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives retaining lead over Liberals with slightly wider gap, new poll says
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – A new poll suggests the Tories still have a small lead over the governing Liberals and have slightly widened the gap. The poll conducted by Leger over the weekend says 33 per cent of respondents would vote for the Conservatives and 30 per cent would vote for the Liberals if a federal election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside SickKids: As the operating room sits quiet, staff worry about growing backlog
By Liam Casey, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
TORONTO – Three large television screens in the nerve centre of the operating room at Canada’s largest pediatric hospital display a list of its surgical spaces, showing which ones have children undergoing procedures at the moment. There are a lot of blank spots. Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children usually runs its operating room at 100 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2022
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Tuesday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $30 million: 12, 13, 14, 31, 35, 39 & 50. Bonus: 48 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
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