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Stranded orca calf remains in B.C. lagoon, breaching at regular intervals
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A stranded killer whale calf is showing signs of regular activity as it breaches every seven to 10 minutes in a lagoon near the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos. The two year-old orca has been alone in the lagoon near Little Espinosa Inlet since March 23 when its mother became trapped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal review must include Canada’s underreported forestry emissions: Enviro groups
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
Nearly a dozen environmental groups are calling on the federal government to expand its review of Canada’s forestry sector emissions, saying the current scope fails to address their concerns about underreporting. In an open letter, the groups say the federal government’s review must consider how forestry emissions are estimated in the first place. The letter, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Han Dong, political party officials set to address foreign interference inquiry
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2024
OTTAWA – A federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to hear from the Independent MP at the centre of allegations about foreign meddling in Canadian elections. Han Dong left the Liberal caucus after it was alleged he willingly participated in Chinese interference efforts and won his seat with Beijing’s help in 2019 – claims ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers in B.C. hope AI will help reunite orphaned whale with its family
By The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The latest advancements in identifying killer whales with the help of artificial intelligence are being put to use to help reunite an orphaned B.C. orca with its pod, but first it needs to leave the lagoon where its mother died. The B.C.-based whale research group Bay Cetology is offering access to its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It just needs to stop’: Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2024
COCHRANE, Alta. – Horns blared along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on Monday as a protest against the hike in the federal carbon price slowed traffic to a crawl. Hundreds of protesters, many waving Canadian and Alberta flags and holding “axe the tax” signs, blocked the major highway down to a single lane. RCMP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rescuers hope AI will help reunite orphaned whale with its family in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – It will be another day of waiting for those hoping to coax an orphaned whale out of a northern Vancouver Island lagoon, while rescuers turn to artificial intelligence to help track the calf’s family. The Fisheries Department says the tides in the remote location continue to be too low for efforts to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premiers making ‘political hay’ out of carbon pricing increase, Trudeau says
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says premiers would rather complain and “make political hay” out of his federal carbon pricing program than present an alternative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Trudeau made the remarks after Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey wrote a letter urging him to convene an “emergency meeting of leaders” to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Haiti airlift expands to include relatives, residents and charter flight
By The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada is expanding its evacuation of citizens from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian permanent residents. The government has also arranged for a charter flight for Canadians who pay a market rate to fly between the Dominican Republic and Montreal. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced a week ago that Canada was airlifting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Petapan Treaty: Innu accuse Quebec of bad faith on talks for innovative agreement
By The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2024
QUEBEC – Three Innu communities in Quebec are accusing the provincial government of acting in bad faith a year after the deadline passed to conclude a treaty that has been under negotiation for more than 40 years. The chiefs of Essipit, Pekuakamiulnuatsh, and Nutashkuan say the Quebec government reneged on a commitment to finalize the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau announces national school food program to feed 400,000 more kids per year
By The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the upcoming federal budget will include a national school food program. Trudeau made the announcement in Toronto today with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Families Minister Jenna Sudds as part of the Liberal government’s pre-budget tour. The program is expected to provide meals to 400,000 more kids per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newfoundland’s premier asks Trudeau for meeting to discuss carbon price alternatives
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2024
OTTAWA – One of seven premiers who asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to pause the consumer carbon price increase is now asking for a meeting to discuss alternatives, while another is calling for a change in government. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey penned a letter to Trudeau over the weekend asking for an “emergency ... Read More »
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