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CP NewsAlert: Ontario NDP MP Charlie Angus not seeking re-election
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Veteran New Democrat MP Charlie Angus has announced he will not run in next federal election, marking the end of a 20-year career in politics. Angus, who represents a northern Ontario riding, says it is time to pass the baton. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring storm across much of Eastern Canada, power outages increase in Quebec, Ontario
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
More than 255,000 Hydro Quebec customers are in the dark this morning as a significant spring storm rolls through the region. The utility says on its web-based outage map that the affected area ranges from near Gatineau to Montreal’s suburbs, with strong gusts of wind and broken tree branches cutting power lines. Hydro One, in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring storm across much of Eastern Canada, Power outages spread in Quebec, Ontario
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
More than 244-thousand Hydro Quebec customers are in the dark this morning as a significant spring storm rolls through the region. According to the utility’s web-based outage map, the affected area ranges from near Gatineau to Montreal’s eastern suburbs. Hydro Ontario is reporting that as many as 45-thousand of its customers have no electricity. However, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spring storm across much of Eastern Canada, Power outages spread in Quebec
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
More than 220-thousand Hydro Quebec customers are in the dark this morning as a significant spring storm rolls through the region. According to the utilities web-based outage map, the affected area ranges from near Gatineau to Montreal’s eastern suburbs. Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings from much of the region. The forecasts called for as much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: NATO at 75, Canada’s top spies to testify on foreign interference
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… NATO alliance marks 75 years in Brussels Brussels is playing host to foreign ministers from 32 countries this week to mark 75 years since the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plans to lift a B.C. orca calf out of remote lagoon aim for two-week timeline
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A rescue effort that involves lifting a killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island could happen within the next two weeks. Federal Fisheries Department officials, the area’s Ehattesaht First Nation and marine mammal rescue experts say they’re convinced the only way to save the two-year-old orca ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chasing clear weather, eclipse watchers to converge on Quebec’s Eastern Townships
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
MONTREAL – Evan Zucker has been on a cross-continent journey from San Diego, chasing clear skies ahead of Monday’s total solar eclipse. While he originally planned on watching in Texas, a cloudy forecast had him and his wife, Paula, packing up their Kia SUV with their cameras and telescopes and starting the long drive to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top brass from intelligence, diplomatic services testify at foreign meddling inquiry
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – The ongoing inquiry into foreign interference is set to hear today from the top brass of Canada’s intelligence agencies and foreign service. The Communications Security Establishment, which handles signals intelligence, will have its deputy head Dan Rogers appear. He’ll be followed by the director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, David Vigneault, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg MP pushes ‘Red Dress’ alert system for missing, murdered Indigenous women
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – A Manitoba MP is trying to create an alert system to notify the public when Indigenous women go missing – an endeavour she hopes will lead to fewer deaths and more safe reunions with loved ones. “This is a critical initiative,” New Democrat MP Leah Gazan, who represents the riding of Winnipeg Centre, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As NATO alliance marks 75 years, Russia and Donald Trump again threaten its future
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Brussels is playing host to foreign ministers from 32 countries this week to mark 75 years since the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. As the alliance celebrates its anniversary, it’s staring down the familiar threat of an unpredictable Russia. It’s also bracing for the prospect of another perilous situation that it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian flights to be unaffected by total solar eclipse, airlines say
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
TORONTO – Canadian airlines say travellers won’t see their flight times affected by Monday’s total solar eclipse, though passengers should protect their eyes during the astronomical event. Air Canada says there won’t be any operational impacts when the moon casts a shadow over the sun in parts of Eastern Canada on Monday afternoon, though it ... Read More »
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