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Bigger boats, more nets, people arrive in Zeballos, B.C., for new orca rescue attempt
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon. The flat-bottom aluminum vessel has a built-in crane-like device for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa mass killing suspect not seeking bail, as emails show college search for intel
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – The 19-year-old Sri Lankan national charged in the mass killing of a newcomer family in Ottawa has no plan to seek bail, his lawyer says. Febrio De-Zoysa was arrested and charged in early March with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, after police found the family dead in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Guilbeault is taking the stand after Tuesday’s federal budget promised to amend the Financial Administration Act so government payments accepted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
BURNABY, B.C. – The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage in 2019 has told a B.C. coroner’s inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on top of her captor, who was holding a knife to her throat with a gun in his other hand. Cpl. ... Read More »
1 responseViolinist tries to serenade B.C. orca calf to freedom, as others ready nets and boats
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – Carol Love watches the tides at a Vancouver Island lagoon, and when the time is right, she starts to play her violin. She plays for an audience of one, a killer whale calf that has been trapped alone in the lagoon for almost a month. Preparations for more conventional efforts to save ... Read More »
1 responseCorrectional service says it’s tackling ‘evolving threat’ posed by drone smugglers
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Correctional Service of Canada says it’s taking multiple steps to combat the “evolving threat” of drones dropping contraband into prisons, after B.C. guards held a rally to call attention to violence that they say is fuelled by the smuggling. The correctional service says in a statement it’s using a “layered approach” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
LANGLEY, B.C. – British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and houses to flip. Eby made his comments today in advance of the rule changes on May 1 that limit short-term rental units to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speaker of Ontario legislature stands by keffiyeh ban; Ford, opposition seek reversal
By Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
TORONTO – The Speaker of Ontario’s legislature is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement, even after the premier and all opposition parties asked him to reverse it. The legislature has a long-standing rule that members can’t use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corrective to April 17 dental care story
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Canadian Press erroneously reported that Conservative health critic Stephen Ellis alleged only eight dentists were enrolled in the new federal dental plan in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. In fact, he was speaking about New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police charge man with manslaughter in death of Calgary toddler
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
CALGARY – Police in Calgary have charged a man with manslaughter in the death of a two-year-old girl. Olivia Hayden was rushed to hospital in September 2022 and was later pronounced dead. The toddler’s death was deemed a homicide following an autopsy and a lengthy police investigation. Winston Campbell, who is 45, was arrested Wednesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – Métis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they’ll keep on the path toward self-government, but the future of a contentious bill set to do just that is now uncertain. The Métis Nation – Saskatchewan was included in a piece of federal legislation set to recognize Métis governments in that province, Alberta and Ontario, ... Read More »
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