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Critics question Quebec health-care worker suspensions for taking toast, doughnut
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
MONTREAL – Quebec’s emergency rooms are overcrowded and workers are in short supply, but for the past week a spotlight has shone on the price paid by health-care staff for illicit snacking. There was disbelief Dec. 2 when the Journal de Montréal reported that a nurse in a long-term care facility south of Montreal had ... Read More »
1 responseWhat could an Ontario byelection say about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre?
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
OTTAWA – Three months ago, Pierre Poilievre proved he was the populist fighter Conservatives wanted in the next federal election, winning the party’s leadership contest in a landslide. But how much is he fighting to win over the first of the country’s voters to have their say during his tenure? On Monday, people living in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s push for Southeast Asia ties raises human-rights questions
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada’s plan to deepen ties with Southeast Asian countries raises questions about how it will address human-rights concerns in the region, critics say. Last month, Ottawa unveiled its Indo-Pacific strategy, which calls for a greater presence in the region through diplomatic, military and trade ties. The strategy seeks to counteract China for undermining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tenacious whale swims across the Pacific with a broken spine: B.C. researchers
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
A humpback whale with a severe spinal injury used nothing but its pectoral fins to swim 4,800 kilometres between British Columbia and Hawaii, in what a researcher says is a heartbreaking example of a ship strike. Janie Wray, CEO and lead researcher for B.C. Whales, says it is likely to be the last journey for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amber Alert issued in Ontario for two 13-year-olds cancelled, kids found safe
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
TORONTO – Ontario Provincial Police have cancelled an Amber Alert for a boy and a girl. Police the two 13-year-olds have been found safe. They were reported missing earlier Friday night in Alliston, a community in Simcoe County north of Toronto. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 9, ... Read More »
1 responseCPNewsAlert: Amber Alert issued in Ontario for two 13 year olds
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
TORONTO – Ontario Provincial Police have issued an Amber Alert for a boy and a girl. Police identified the missing children as Shakir Charles and Shakira Charles. They are both 13 years old. Police say there are two suspects, both Black females, who were last seen in a black SUV in Alliston, a community in ... Read More »
1 responseCDC says B.C. flu surge is stabilizing after six kids die, but surgeon is alarmed
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia pediatric cardiac surgeon is calling for more transparency and urgency from public officials after the flu-related deaths of at least six children and youth in the province this season. “Parents need more knowledge (because) knowledge is essential in an emergency. What we have is ignorance, and ignorance is deadly in ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa announces Indigenous guardians network to fight climate change
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
MONTREAL – The federal government is announcing the creation of a new network that will help support Indigenous-led environmental initiatives. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement today at the United Nations COP15 meeting in Montreal. He said the First Nations National Guardians Network will build on the Indigenous guardians program, which has funded some ... Read More »
1 responseWinnipeg police chief won’t resign, supports exploring landfill search options
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
Winnipeg’s chief of police says he has no plans to resign and supports exploring options to recover the remains of two Indigenous women who are believed to be in a landfill outside the city. Chief Danny Smyth made the comments Friday in a statement to First Nations groups in Manitoba and the media. Smyth said ... Read More »
1 responseHaitians rally for interim government, but split on military intervention: experts
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
OTTAWA – Though citizen and business groups in Haiti are split on the idea of a military intervention amid humanitarian and political crises, experts warned Canadian members of Parliament Friday that the country is in dire need. As a senior Canadian envoy is deployed to Haiti to discuss possible solutions, human-rights researcher Gédéon Jean painted ... Read More »
1 responseExtinction risk to wild species must be eliminated by 2050: Conservation group
By The Canadian Press on December 9th, 2022
OTTAWA – The global organization that tracks threats to plants, animals and other organisms says a successful agreement to protect nature would be one that eliminates the threat of extinction for all species by the middle of this century. The International Union for Conservation of Nature issued an update to its “Red List” of species ... Read More »
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