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In the news today: Justin Trudeau and Canada criticized by Donald Trump’s appointees
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trump’s appointees have criticized Trudeau, warned of border issues with Canada Donald Trump’s second administration is starting to take shape, and many of the people landing top jobs have been critical of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What do you do when a goose dies in your backyard, amid concerns about avian flu?
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
Carolyn Law didn’t think much of it when a snow goose landed in her Richmond, B.C., backyard, on Halloween. But hours later it had barely moved. Then it started bobbing its head repeatedly. About eight hours after she first saw the bird, it rolled over, began convulsing and died. “It was quite a sad thing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s appointees have criticized Trudeau, warned of border issues with Canada
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s second administration is filling up with some of his most loyal supporters and many of the people landing top jobs have been critical of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and security at Canada’s border. One expert says there are not many Canadian allies, so far, in the president-elect’s court. “I don’t see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swearing-in ceremonies at B.C. legislature mark start of new political season
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
VICTORIA – Two newly elected members of British Columbia’s Green Party will officially take their seats in the legislature following the first of three swearing-in ceremonies since last month’s provincial election. The two Greens – lawyer Rob Botterell, representing Saanich North and the Islands, and geological engineer Jeremy Valeriote, of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, who ... Read More »
1 responseChrystia Freeland says carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Canada carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free. In a statement posted to X late Tuesday, Freeland clarified the parameters of the program after an advocacy group for small business raised concerns that the rebate would be a taxable benefit. Dan Kelly, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swearing in ceremonies at B.C. legislature mark start of new political season
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
VICTORIA – Two newly elected members of British Columbia’s Green Party will officially take their seats in the legislature following the first of three swearing-in ceremonies after last month’s provincial election. The two Greens, lawyer Rob Botterell, representing Saanich North and the Islands, and geological engineer Jeremy Valeriote, of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, who were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former B.C. premier John Horgan, who connected with people, dies at 65
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
VICTORIA – John Horgan would often say he believed most people in British Columbia were New Democrats deep down but they just didn’t know it yet. Horgan, Canada’s ambassador to Germany and a former NDP premier who formed a minority government in 2017, winning a majority three years later with a snap election call at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union says it will challenge Ottawa’s intervention in B.C. port work stoppages
By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
The union representing locked-out port workers in British Columbia says it plans to challenge the federal government’s intervention in the ongoing labour dispute. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Ship & Dock Foremen Local 514 called the government’s move an insult to the union and to workers’ bargaining rights. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon intervened Tuesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘He was a fighter’: Tributes to former B.C. premier John Horgan
By Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
Tributes to former British Columbia premier John Horgan are flowing after his death on Tuesday at the age of 65. Here are some of them: “John embodied kindness and courage. He was a fighter. He will be celebrated for his leadership and the progress he made on so many important issues. Above all, we will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drugs disguised as dog treats seized by Metro Vancouver Transit Police
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Two people have been charged after a Metro Vancouver Transit Police investigation turned up guns and illicit drugs, including fentanyl disguised as dog treats. Police say they began investigating an alleged drug trafficking operation based in Surrey, B.C., last spring, leading to the arrest of a man and a woman from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa provides $9 million to fight homelessness among veterans in B.C., Yukon
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – The federal government is providing more than $9 million in funding for programs in British Columbia and Yukon to combat homelessness among veterans. The announcement, which comes a day after Remembrance Day, includes $4.7-million for the VRS Communities’ Affordable Housing Program at Legion Veterans Village in Surrey, B.C. The Department of Housing, ... Read More »
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