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‘We have a responsibility:’ Trudeau urges global leaders to support pact for future
By The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is laying out a choice for world leaders in a time of increasing instability: bury your heads in the sand or put differences aside for the sake of future generations. In a speech to the Summit of the Future in New York, Trudeau says leaders have a collective ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Day 2 of B.C. campaign sees Conservatives and New Democrats focus on Metro Vancouver
By Brieanna Charlebois and Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
The leaders of British Columbia’s two main political parties are focusing on the challenges facing Metro Vancouver communities as the provincial election campaign enters its second day. John Rustad’s B.C. Conservatives are scheduled to be in Surrey, while David Eby and his New Democrats are focusing on housing across Metro Vancouver. Rustad says in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New seats redrew B.C. legislature’s floor plan. They bring political calculations too
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
VANCOUVER – Work crews have been busy in the British Columbia legislature over the summer, prying apart desks in the historic chamber and piling them up in hallways as they tried to work out how to fit in six more seats. The renovation, with an estimated budget of $300,000, including new red carpet, was needed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at the new districts in B.C.’s fall election as legislature grows to 93 seats
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
The Oct. 19 election in British Columbia will feature new electoral districts that increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93. Here is a look at some of the new seats: Vancouver The biggest change in Vancouver is the creation of three seats from an area largely covered by Vancouver-False Creek ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Day 2 of B.C. election campaign sees Conservatives and New Democrats in Metro area
By The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives are set to take their election tours to Metro Vancouver cities today as the campaign enters its second day. John Rustad’s B.C. Conservatives are scheduled to be in Surrey, with David Eby’s New Democrats focusing on Metro Vancouver. Eby spent Saturday criss-crossing the Lower Mainland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City of Montreal, insurers question future of basement apartments after floods
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
MONTREAL – Pasquale Monaco says he’s debating whether to keep renting out the two-bedroom basement apartment of the Montreal building he owns after it was flooded – again – in August, when the remnants of tropical storm Debby sent four feet of water rushing into the space. Monaco says the basement of the five-unit building ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau to attend United Nations General Assembly amid turbulence around the world
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2024
NEW YORK – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to be in New York this week for the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future amid increasing geopolitical instability around the world. “Canada will have a leading role in making the world fairer and more prosperous,” Trudeau said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. leaders officially start election campaign talking health, addiction, economy
By Dirk Meissner and Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
It didn’t take long for the leaders of the two contending parties in British Columbia’s election to take a few personal jabs. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin issued the writ Saturday for the 43rd provincial general election, which will take place on Oct. 19. A fixed election date meant leaders have been unofficially campaigning for weeks, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recall expands for Nutrabolics vegan bars over undeclared milk
By The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a recall of Nutrabolics brand Feed Me Vegan Real Food Protein & Oats bars due to undeclared milk has been expanded. The most recent recall notice, which was issued Friday, says not to consume the recalled products if you are allergic or sensitive, warning they may cause a serious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. candidates kick off campaigns as election officially starts
By Dirk Meissner and Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
British Columbia’s election campaign is officially underway, New Democrat Leader David Eby told a crowd of cheering supporters on Saturday during a visit to a Metro Vancouver suburb. Eby’s own re-election bid officially launched on Friday, but Saturday marked the day Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin issued the writ for the vote set to take place on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with weapon possession after three people injured at Montreal-area mosque
By The Canadian Press on September 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – A 24-year-old man is facing a weapon-related charge after allegedly entering a Montreal-area mosque on Friday while carrying a knife, leading to an altercation that left three men with minor injuries. Châteauguay Police spokesman Marc-Olivier Chatelois says the suspect, Younes Abib, is a resident of Châteauguay, a suburb southwest of Montreal. Chatelois says ... Read More »
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