March 28th, 2024

National News

Montreal public health reports two new measles cases, bringing Quebec total to 12

By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024

MONTREAL – Quebec health officials are reporting two more measles cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the province to 12. The new cases are both in Montreal, adding to the seven that were previously reported in the public health jurisdiction that encompasses the city and its on-island suburbs. Quebec’s Health Department says ... Read More »

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Mother and four kids killed, father injured in gruesome attack at Ottawa home

By Stephanie Taylor and Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024

Ottawa police said four children and two adults were killed and a seventh person injured in a violent attack at a home in a southern city suburb late Wednesday night. A single male suspect was arrested at the scene and remains in custody. He is expected to make his first appearance at the courthouse Thursday ... Read More »

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Trudeau won’t say if Canada will restore funding to UN relief agency in Gaza Strip

By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t say whether Canada intends to restore funding to a UN relief agency operating in the Gaza Strip. In response to reporters’ questions at a news conference today, Trudeau says he has no announcement to make and Canada will move forward thoughtfully. He says ministers are in the Middle ... Read More »

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Eby says exit of Robinson from B.C. NDP is ‘humbling,” but disagrees on antisemitism

By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024

VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby says the decision of former cabinet minister Selina Robinson to quit the NDP, citing antisemitism in the caucus, is a “humbling” moment for him. But Eby says he disagrees with Robinson’s “characterization” of her colleagues, and he supports all members of the caucus. He says he spoke to ... Read More »

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Jewish groups tell Eby to address antisemitism in B.C. NDP caucus

By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024

VANCOUVER – Three groups representing B.C’s Jewish community say Premier David Eby needs to address antisemitism in the ruling NDP caucus and beyond after former cabinet minister’s Selina Robinson’s decision to quit the party. Robinson announced Wednesday she had left the party and would sit as an independent, citing antisemitism in the caucus and indifference ... Read More »

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‘Sweetest kids you’ll ever meet:’ School mourns family killed in plane crash

By Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024

VAUGHAN, Ont. – Students and staff at a private school north of Toronto are “completely distraught” as they grapple with the loss of a family of five killed in a plane crash in Nashville, a school administrator said Thursday, calling the family “an integral part” of the community. Forty-three-year-old Victor Dotsenko, his 39-year-old wife Rimma ... Read More »

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The latest on Ottawa homicide: six dead, including four kids, in Barrhaven townhome

By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024

OTTAWA – 10:49 a.m. The Ontario legislature held a moment of silence for victims of the multiple homicide. Premier Doug Ford said earlier this morning on social media that the news is heartbreaking. He says his thoughts are with the family and friends of the six victims and the entire Ottawa community that is reeling ... Read More »

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‘It’s so sad’: B.C. gardeners grieve as they take stock of cold snap’s toll

By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024

RICHMOND – If you ask the “King of Succulents” Johnny Tai how his plants are doing, do it gently. The 80-year-old Richmond, B.C., gardener hasn’t recovered yet from what he calls the “crime scene” he found in two greenhouses one morning in mid-January – thousands of dead and dying plants, thanks to a sudden cold ... Read More »

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‘They all had such a positive energy:’ School mourns family killed in plane crash

By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024

VAUGHAN, Ont. – A private school north of Toronto is expressing “profound sadness and grief” as it mourns a family of five who died in a plane crash in Nashville. Forty-three-year-old Victor Dotsenko, his 39-year-old wife Rimma Dotsenko and their three children, 12-year-old David, 10-year-old Adam and seven-year-old Emma, were killed Monday as a single-engine ... Read More »

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Staff in Canada’s women’s shelters are facing a burnout crisis, new report finds

By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A new report says staff at women’s shelters and transition homes across the country are feeling burned out, underpaid and overburdened with administrative work. The review from national non-profit Women’s Shelters Canada surveys more than 300 shelter and transition house employees across Canada and finds about 30 per cent of respondents ... Read More »

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