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Nature ‘under attack’ says Trudeau as UN biodiversity conference opens in Montreal
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
MONTREAL – In the 73 minutes on Tuesday afternoon that it took for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and five other dignitaries to officially open the 15th global talks to save nature from human destruction, statistics suggest another 4,000 hectares of forest around the world was lost to that same force. It is the kind of ... Read More »
1 responseIndigenous women call on federal government to act in light of Winnipeg killings
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
OTTAWA – The daughters of an Indigenous woman police believe to have been the victim of a serial killer urged the federal government on Tuesday to act on what they call an ongoing genocide. Police believe Morgan Harris was one of four victims of an alleged serial killer in Winnipeg, but her body has not ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec Press Council upholds complaint over question to Blanchet at leaders debate
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
MONTREAL – The Quebec Press Council has upheld a complaint regarding a question the moderator asked Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet during the English-language federal leaders debate last year. The complaint was lodged against moderator Shachi Kurl and the CBC, one of the networks that broadcast the debate, by Julie Lapierre the day after the ... Read More »
1 responseWinnipeg police defend decision to not search landfill for women’s remains
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
Winnipeg police have released more details of their decision to not search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women believed to have been the victims of a serial killer. Police believe the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran ended up in the Prairie Green landfill north of the city in the spring. ... Read More »
1 responseCOP 15: Quebec premier says province will protect 30 per cent of territory by 2030
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
MONTREAL – Quebec Premier François Legault says the province will protect 30 per cent of its land and water by 2030, up from the current 17 per cent. The premier made the commitment today at the official opening ceremony of the COP 15 biodiversity conference in Montreal. Legault says the province will acquire land, particularly ... Read More »
1 responseUN biodiversity head warns COP15 nature talks in Montreal are already off course
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
MONTREAL – Negotiators from 196 countries are in Montreal for the next 14 days, where they’re expected to hammer out an agreement nature experts say could be the earth’s last-gasp attempt at survival. But even before the COP15 UN nature talks officially opened Tuesday afternoon, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, the executive secretary for the UN convention ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby’s new B.C. cabinet builds speculation about early election call, says expert
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
VICTORIA – Political pundits are expecting Premier David Eby to appoint new cabinet ministers who have fire in their bellies for the challenging jobs ahead, and the possibility of an early election call. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin will swear in Eby’s new cabinet during a ceremony at Government House in Victoria on Wednesday. While B.C.’s next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kamloops, B.C., company slays industry giants to win acoustic guitar of the year
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A small guitar company from Kamloops, B.C., has triumphed over industry giants to have one of its models named acoustic guitar of the year. Riversong Guitars and its River Pacific design beat out Taylor, Yamaha and Martin guitars to walk away with the prestigious Musical Merchandise Review Dealers’ Choice Award. Each year, ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec minister introduces bill making oath to King optional for legislators
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
Quebec’s Coalition Avenir Québec government tabled a bill on Tuesday that would make the oath to the monarch optional for members of the provincial legislature. Jean-François Roberge, the minister responsible for democratic institutions, got a standing ovation from his colleagues as he introduced the bill in Quebec City. The purpose of the legislation is to ... Read More »
1 responseMilitary faces calls to return general to duty after sexual assault acquittal
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces is facing calls to return Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin to duty after the senior officer, who previously oversaw the Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, was acquitted of sexual assault. The military says it is considering the implications of the ruling, which was handed down by a Quebec civilian judge on Monday ... Read More »
1 responseNo legal obligation to bring Canadians home from Syria, federal lawyer tells court
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
OTTAWA – A government lawyer is telling a Federal Court hearing that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not obligate Ottawa to repatriate Canadians held in Syrian camps. Family members of 23 detained Canadians are asking the court to order the government to arrange for their return, saying that refusing to do so violates ... Read More »
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