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Montreal city councillors table motion to declare state of emergency on homelessness
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
MONTREAL – A pair of independent Montreal city councillors have tabled a motion to get the city to declare a state of emergency on homelessness next week. The motion calls on the city to usher in a host of measures including requisitioning private accommodation spaces to shelter the unhoused before winter comes and allocating more ... Read More »
1 response76-year-old cyclist dies after collision with SUV in Montreal
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
MONTREAL – A 76-year-old cyclist died Friday after being struck by a vehicle in the Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles borough of Montreal. Montreal police say they received a call about the collision at 3:30 p.m. They say they found the cyclist lying on the ground unconscious and in critical condition when they arrived on the scene. Paramedics attempted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau talking trade with South American leaders at APEC in Peru, will address media
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
LIMA, Peru – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with South American leaders in Peru today, in his second day at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. He is scheduled to have an official meeting with the summit host, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, as well as Chilean President Gabriel Boric. Trudeau will also likely have informal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First presumptive human case of H5N1 avian flu acquired in Canada detected in teen
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
British Columbia’s Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of highly pathogenic avian flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C. A statement from the office of the provincial health officer says a teenager in the region covered by Fraser Health tested positive for avian flu, thought to be the H5N1 variant, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to attend embassy Trump inauguration party
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to attend the Canadian Embassy’s inauguration party in Washington, D.C., where she is to remotely watch the swearing-in of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Her office says the event is to include Canadian and American officials, but it didn’t name specific groups or individuals. The premier’s press secretary says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Claims open in $12.5M class-action settlement over WestJet baggage fees
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Some travellers who checked baggage on certain WestJet flights between 2014 and 2019 may now claim their share of a class-action settlement approved by the British Columbia Supreme Court last month and valued at $12.5 million. A statement from Evolink Law Group says anyone in the world who paid a fee for their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa rules out early intervention to end Canada Post strike
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Liberal government in Ottawa is signalling it’s not currently planning to intervene to end the Canada Post strike, even though the two sides appear to be far apart and the strike is hitting at the busiest time of year for the postal service. Some 55,000 workers hit the picket lines across Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to expedite complaint from Jewish teachers’ group
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A group of teachers says British Columbia’s Human Rights Tribunal has agreed to expedite a complaint of antisemitism against their union as more allegations surface. Vancouver labour lawyer Paul Pulver, who represents BC Teachers Against Antisemitism, filed the complaint this year over what he called the “erasure of Jewish and Zionist voices and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration cuts will help housing gap, PBO says, but less than government projects
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is overestimating the impact its cuts to immigration will have on the country’s housing shortage, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer said in a new report. In the analysis published Friday, the PBO said its projections still indicate the country’s housing gap should fall by 45 per cent, assuming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Acadian journalist appointed lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
FREDERICTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the appointment of a former journalist and women’s rights advocate as the next lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick. Louise Imbeault was a reporter for Radio-Canada Acadie, where Trudeau says she “promoted” Acadian culture across the world. Her work earned her numerous honours, including being named to the Order ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Wasn’t as clear as I could have been’: Boissonnault sorry for Indigenous claims
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
EDMONTON – Canada’s Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is apologizing after shifting claims about his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny. The Liberal member of Parliament said at an unrelated announcement in Edmonton on Friday that he’s sorry he wasn’t as clear as he could have been “with everything that I know now.” “I apologize that I ... Read More »
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