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Eby deplores ‘most hateful’ speech praising Hamas attack, as UBC protest camp begins
By Chuck Chiang and Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby and other politicians have denounced remarks at a demonstration in Vancouver where protesters chanted “long live Oct. 7,” praising that day’s attacks by Hamas on Israel. Charlotte Kates of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network told the rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Friday that the attack ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau says he will help keep jobs local for EV projects
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
GATINEAU, Que. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his Liberal government will do everything it can to make sure most jobs linked to electric vehicle projects in Canada will stay locally. Trudeau spoke to a crowd of 500 construction union leaders from all provinces today at the Canada’s Building Trade Unions annual conference. CBTU wrote ... Read More »
1 responseUnderstanding what’s happening in space a top priority for Canadian Forces: commander
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces Space Division says gaining awareness of what’s going on outside our planet is one of his top priorities. Brig.-Gen. Michael Adamson made the comments in front of the House of Commons national defence committee as it studies the military’s role in defending space. He says the ... Read More »
1 responseFeds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – A federal inquiry into foreign interference has yet to present its initial report, but the Liberal government is already advancing plans to overhaul a suite of national security laws and procedures. The government says recent consultations found general support for measures to respond to foreign meddling, along with some concerns about the potential ... Read More »
1 responseTeachers union joins bid to have Supreme Court rule on Quebec religious symbols ban
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
MONTREAL – A major Quebec teachers union says it will follow the lead of the English Montreal School Board and seek to challenge the province’s secularism law before the Supreme Court of Canada. The Fédération autonome de l’enseignement, or FAE, says in a statement today that in particular it opposes the Quebec government’s use of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
Research suggests climate change, not habitat loss, may be the biggest threat to the survival of threatened caribou herds. Biologists have long thought the herds are menaced by wolves using cutlines and clear cuts to follow deer into old-growth forests that once protected caribou. They thought restoring that habitat would reduce deer numbers and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says Vancouver speech praising Hamas attack was ‘most hateful’ he can imagine
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier David Eby has joined other politicians denouncing remarks at a demonstration in Vancouver where protesters chanted “long live Oct. 7,” praising that day’s attacks by Hamas on Israel. The rally outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Friday was also told by a speaker that the attacks by Hamas that killed about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women starts with bid to toss jury
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
WINNIPEG – The trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women began this morning with a preliminary matter before the jury is called in next week. Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois and a fourth unidentified woman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Marc Miller says international students will be able to work off-campus up to 24 hours per week starting in September. The Liberals temporarily waved the 20-hour cap on work hours for international students during the COVID-19 pandemic in a bid to ease labour shortages. That waiver expires tomorrow. The work hours ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parliament spaces out microphones after another interpreter is injured
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is being forced to adjust the setup in the House of Commons and committee rooms after another language interpreter suffered a significant hearing injury. The Canadian Association of Professional Employees says the injured employee has been off work for weeks, and it blames both this incident and other injuries on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives push federal Liberals on drug decimalization after B.C. reverses course
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to end allowing drug use in public after British Columbia announced it wants to scale back its decriminalization pilot project. B.C. Premier David Eby says the province is looking for an “urgent” change to a Health Canada exemption so that police can step in if they ... Read More »
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