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What we learned from the inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada’s elections
By Laura Osman and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – If one thing from the public inquiry into foreign interference is clear, it’s that China attempted to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 elections. But the evidence is hazy on whether or not it succeeded. Here’s what we learned over the past 10 days of fact-finding hearings, which ended Friday and included testimony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. rescue team regroups after little orca thwarts capture in remote lagoon
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The team attempting to rescue an orphaned killer whale trapped in a remote B.C. lagoon is regrouping today after an initial attempt to capture the young orca failed. Rescuers say the orca evaded capture during Friday’s initial attempt to corral her into the shallows of the lagoon with a net, place her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eddy Nolan, Montrealer who ran Terry Fox run every year for 43 years, dies at 67
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
MONTREAL – Every year for 43 years, Montrealer Eddy Nolan took to the streets for a Terry Fox Run, usually carrying a big red and white Terry Fox flag on a pole as packs of schoolchildren jogged behind him. This year, at age 67, Nolan decided he could not run anymore. On Friday – the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overdoses prompt B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot’in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The Cariboo-area nation says in a statement that toxic drugs combined with the historical and present-day harms of colonialism are contributing to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada advises against all travel to Israel, West Bank due to heightened risk
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canadians are being told to avoid all travel to Israel and the West Bank because of the “unpredictable security situation” in the region. Global Affairs Canada says there is a heightened risk of attacks on Israeli territory, while tensions and violence are high in the West Bank. Palestinian health officials say a Palestinian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overdoses prompts B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot’in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The Cariboo area nation says in a statement that toxic drugs combined with the historical and present-day harms of colonialism are contributing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Very smart’ B.C. orca calf evades rescuers, forcing switch in tactics
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The team trying to rescue an orphaned killer whale trapped in a British Columbia lagoon says they will have to change tactics after being “truly humbled at the intelligence, adaptability and resilience” of the calf that managed to evade capture Friday. A statement issued by the Ehattesaht First Nation chief and council ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. orca calf ‘decided that she is not ready to be moved,’ rescue team says
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The team trying to rescue an orphaned killer whale trapped in a B.C. lagoon says they are “truly humbled at the intelligence, adaptability and resilience” of the calf that managed to evade capture today. A statement issued by the Ehattesaht First Nation chief and council and the rescue team says they made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DNA tests shows B.C. woman was killed by dogs, not bear: coroner’s report
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A woman killed while picking blueberries on a farm east of Vancouver was initially thought to have died in a bear attack in August 2021, but a newly released coroner’s report says she was mauled by dogs from another property. The report says the dogs responsible for the death of 54-year-old Ping (Amy) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Priest accused of sex assaults against children in Nunavut dies in France
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
A priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut decades ago has died in France after a long, undisclosed illness. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate, including the Oblates of Lacombe Canada and the Oblate Province of France, say Joannes Rivoire died Thursday. He was in his 90s. Rev. Ken Thorson with the Oblates of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First attempt to catch orphaned orca calf in B.C. lagoon is unsuccessful
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – An orphaned killer whale stranded in a remote Vancouver Island lagoon is proving difficult for rescuers to catch. An official at the site says the capture operation is in the “demobilization stage” today after an unsuccessful attempt to rescue the two-year-old orca that began before dawn. Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John ... Read More »
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