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B.C. woman tries to coax trapped killer calf out of tidal lagoon with her violin
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A Nanaimo, B.C., woman says she is serenading a killer whale calf with her violin, hoping to entice the orca to leave the remote lagoon where she has been trapped alone for almost four weeks. Carol Love says she is watching the tides at the Vancouver Island lagoon and will be playing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals buck global trend by ‘doubling down’ on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government’s return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global decline in aid. “It was a good moment for Canada to step up and show global leadership by making this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police arrest man in death of two-year-old girl in Calgary
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
Police in Calgary have made an arrest in the death of a toddler. Olivia Hayden was rushed to hospital in September 2022 and was later pronounced dead. The two-year-old’s death was deemed a homicide following an autopsy and a lengthy police investigation. Police say a man was arrested Wednesday, but he has not been formally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre’s working-class overtures as ‘fraud’
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – The head of Canada’s largest labour organization is calling Pierre Poilievre a “fraud” for portraying himself as a friend of the working class. Canadian Labour Congress Bea Bruske wants union leaders to do everything they can to expose him before the next federal election. Bruske delivered her call to arms today as delegates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some 100 correctional officers set to hold demonstration in Abbotsford, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
Around 100 members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers are set to hold a protest in Abbotsford, B.C., today. The demonstration outside the Pacific regional headquarters of the Correctional Service of Canada aims to highlight the violence faced by its members, who often sustain injuries while on the job. John Randle, one of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Foreign aid increasing, housing and labour shortages linked
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 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… Liberals buck global trend in raising foreign aid Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government’s return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year while asking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say a suspect is in custody, and manslaughter charges are pending
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
Police in Calgary have made an arrest in the death of a toddler more than a year and a half ago. Following a lengthy investigation and an autopsy by the chief medical examiner’s office, the two-year-old girl’s death was deemed a homicide. The victim, now identified as Olivia Hayden, was rushed to hospital in September ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union says some 100 correctional officers will demonstrate at Abbotsford HQ
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
Around 100 members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers plan to hold a protest in Abbotsford, B.C., today. The demonstration outside the Pacific regional headquarters of the Correctional Service of Canada aims to highlight the violence faced by its members, who often sustain injuries while on the job. John Randle, one of the union’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s the biggest election in history. Here’s why few Indians in Canada will take part
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – Parmod Chhabra is deeply invested in the Indian general election that gets underway on Friday, with almost a billion people eligible to vote, but he won’t be casting a ballot. Nor will the vast majority of the overseas Indian community in Canada. The reasons are simple. India requires overseas citizens to travel back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks Canada removes trash bins along Lachine Canal to spur citizen responsibility
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
MONTREAL – On warm days, Montreal’s Lachine Canal can attract thousands of picnickers, cyclists and pedestrians. But since Parks Canada recently removed around 30 trash bins from the paths along the historic waterway, Ariana Ranjbar says she has begun to notice a new phenomenon at one popular lawn. “I started noticing a lot of poop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals buck global trend in ‘doubling down’ on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government’s return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global decline in aid. “It was a good moment for Canada to step up and show global leadership by making this ... Read More »
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