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Pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at two more B.C. universities
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
VICTORIA – Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up encampments at two more British Columbia universities, as a wave of demonstrations at North American post-secondary institutions continued to spread. The University of Victoria confirmed Wednesday that a protest site had been established on campus, saying the school was “taking a calm and thoughtful approach” to minimizing disruptions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Squamish, B.C., rejects LNG company’s plan for floating work camp
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers at a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council. The ship arrived in B.C. waters in January after a 40-day journey from Estonia, where it had sheltered Ukrainian refugees, but the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saks says drug criminalization decision ‘urgent’, B.C. says feds have all they need
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
OTTAWA – Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks said she needs more information from British Columbia before she can make a decision about recriminalizing public drug use in that province, but the province says she already has everything she needs. Last week B.C. asked Health Canada to amend an exemption that decriminalized hard drugs in that province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public servants to be in-office 3 days a week as of Sept. 9
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
OTTAWA – Federal public servants will have to work from their offices at least three days a week as of Sept. 9. The new rules also stipulate that executives will have to be in the office at least four days a week. The Treasury Board of Canada says the new rules are being put in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C’s auditor general to review government’s response to 2021 Lytton wildfire
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
LYTTON, B.C. – British Columbia’s auditor general says his office is doing a review of the province’s response to the 2021 wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C. Michael Pickup says in a video statement that the report will focus on the B.C. government’s roles and responsibilities for disaster recovery, its support for Lytton, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hate-crime probe: Vancouver woman arrested over speech that praised Hamas attack
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
VANCOUVER – Police say a 44-year-old woman has been arrested in a hate-crime investigation over a speech in Vancouver that praised the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. A statement from the Vancouver Police Department says the woman “referred to a number of terrorist organizations as heroes.” It says a criminal investigation is underway ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blair says he couldn’t sell Canadians, cabinet on ‘magical threshold’ of NATO target
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Bill Blair says it’s hard to convince cabinet and Canadians that meeting the NATO spending target is a worthy goal, because “nobody knows what that means.” Instead, he said Wednesday, he’s tried to argue that Canada must do more to defend itself – and that will require more money. All NATO ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. woman arrested over speech that praised Hamas attack
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
VANCOUVER – Police say a 44-year-old woman has been arrested in a hate-crime investigation over a speech in Vancouver that praised the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. A statement from the Vancouver Police Department says the woman “referred to a number of terrorist organizations as heroes.” More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Human-rights advocates pan budget plan to detain immigrants in federal prisons
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
OTTAWA – Human-rights groups are urging Ottawa to reverse course on plans to allow immigrant detention in federal prisons, saying vulnerable people could be exposed to unreasonably harsh conditions. Ottawa can detain foreigners without charge when they can’t be identified or when it is suspected they won’t show up to hearings to determine whether they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dental care program accepting claims for 1 million seniors
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
OTTAWA – Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech says 1,200 seniors have already visited a dentist and had their claims processed by the federal government’s new dental care plan. He says 1 million seniors received their benefits card and are eligible to make claims under the program as of today. The first patient was seen at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LNG company’s plan for floating work camp is rejected by Squamish, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2024
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers as they build a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council. The ship arrived in B.C. waters in January after a 40-day journey from Estonia, where it had sheltered Ukrainian refugees, ... Read More »
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