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Canadian wildfires ‘entirely’ drove surge in global tree loss in 2023, study says
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A global forest study says Canadian wildfires last year were “entirely” to blame for a worldwide surge in tree losses. The study released by researchers at the University of Maryland on the Global Forest Watch website says tree cover loss in 2023 reached 28.3 million hectares globally, a 24 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa to launch $1.5B fund designed to ensure rentals plentiful, affordable: Trudeau
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a new $1.5-billion housing fund Thursday that he billed as helping non-profit organizations acquire more rental units across Canada and ensure they remain affordable. The new Canada Rental Protection Fund will be part of the April 16 federal budget, which Trudeau’s Liberals are already promoting aggressively as part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airstrikes on aid workers don’t ‘just happen,’ Trudeau says after Netanyahu comments
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Attacks on aid workers are not just something that happens in war, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, slamming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence of a deadly airstrike on aid workers in central Gaza on April 1. Canadian Army veteran Jacob Flickinger, 33, was among those killed while delivering food aid for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airstrikes on aid workers don’t ‘just happen,’ Trudeau says of Netanyahu’s reaction
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he “takes issue” with Israel’s assertion that the airstrikes that killed seven aid workers in central Gaza on Monday were just part of the cost of war. Thirty-three year old Canadian army veteran Jacob Flickinger was among those killed while delivering food aid for World Central Kitchen. Israeli ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No criminal probes into foreign meddling during last two general elections: RCMP boss
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – The head of the RCMP says the police force did not open any foreign interference-related criminal investigations during the last two general elections. RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme also says none of the force’s partners referred intelligence to the Mounties that would have warranted such criminal investigations. However, after the 2021 general election, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP MPs Charlie Angus, Carol Hughes, Rachel Blaney opt against seeking re-election
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – NDP MPs Carol Hughes and Rachel Blaney have joined Charlie Angus in deciding that they won’t run again in the next federal election. The federal New Democrats delivered the news in a joint announcement, saying all three want more family time after years of dedicated public service. Angus, a 20-year veteran of Parliament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: NDP MPs Carol Hughes, Rachel Blaney, Charlie Angus not running again
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – NDP MPs Carol Hughes and Rachel Blaney have joined Charlie Angus in deciding that they won’t run again in the next federal election. The federal New Democrats delivered the news in a joint announcement, saying all three want more family time after years of dedicated public service. Angus, a 20-year veteran of Parliament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government to launch $1.5B fund to protect affordable rentals
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a new $1.5-billion housing fund will help non-profit organizations acquire more rental units across Canada and make sure they remain affordable. The new Canada Rental Protection Fund will be included in the upcoming federal budget, to be tabled on April 16. Trudeau says the fund will provide $1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario NDP MP Charlie Angus will not run in next election
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Veteran New Democrat MP Charlie Angus has announced he will not run in the next federal election. Angus, who represents a northern Ontario riding, says it is time to pass the baton after a 20-year career in Parliament. In a statement on Facebook, he says one political era is ending and another one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WCK urges Canada, others to back call for independent probe of deadly airstrike
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – World Central Kitchen is asking Canada to back its demand for an independent investigation into the Israeli airstrikes that killed seven aid workers. Canadian army veteran Jacob Flickinger was among those killed Monday, along with a Palestinian driver and citizens of Australia, Poland, and the United Kingdom. The group was in a clearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring storm hits Eastern Canada, tens of thousands without power in Quebec, Ontario
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
A spring storm that brought heavy, wet snow across Quebec and Ontario on Thursday knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers and closed schools. In Quebec, more than 258,000 homes and businesses had no electricity as of 11 a.m. The province’s power utility said the affected area ranged from Gatineau, Que., in the ... Read More »
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