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‘Like a hot iron.’ B.C. man’s ultra-marathon Hawaiian swim is scuttled by jellyfish
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2024
Ultra-endurance athlete Nick Pelletier knew the Hawaiian channel he planned to swim had plenty of sharks, but he should have been worried about the jellyfish. Pelletier, who’s from Kelowna, B.C., flew to Hawaii last week for an attempt to swim across the Molokai Channel, a 41-kilometre stretch between the Hawaiian Islands of Molokai and Oahu. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland’s desk. Will Ottawa say yes?
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – A framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and with the federal budget just weeks away advocates hope the proposal will get the green light. The proposed plan comes as food prices continue to cause political headaches for governments across the country, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tech platforms face ‘whack-a-mole’ situation in battling health misinformation
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2024
TORONTO – When Dr. Garth Graham thinks about health misinformation on social media platforms, he envisions a garden. No matter how bountiful or verdant that garden is, even the head of YouTube’s global health division admits it’s often in need of tending. “How do you weed and pull out the bad information?” he questioned. “But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northern Quebec head-on crash kills five, including four from Cree community
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024
CHAPAIS, Que. – A head-on crash today between two vehicles has left five people dead in the town of Chapais in northern Quebec. Provincial police report that four men and one woman died after a collision that happened at around 1:15 p.m. on Highway 113, about 475 kilometres north of Montreal. Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Non-profit taken off support agency roster after Alberta stroke patient sent to motel
By Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024
Alberta’s health minister says a non-profit agency that shipped a stroke patient to a motel for his long-term recovery will be taken off a roster of agencies offered to provide such support. Adriana LaGrange said Thursday she doesn’t know who compiled the list or who was responsible for it when Blair Canniff, 62, was discharged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House of Commons rejects Conservative non-confidence motion over carbon pricing
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government will not be forced into an election over carbon pricing – at least not today. The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois all voted against a Conservative motion calling for a confidence vote in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for refusing to call off a planned April increase in Canada’s carbon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We are sorry’: Manitoba premier apologizes to two men switched at birth decades ago
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew formally apologized at the provincial legislature Thursday to two men who were switched at birth in a hospital almost 70 years ago. Kinew called it a terrible wrong that cannot be undone but must be acknowledged and atoned for. “Ed and Richard are here today as two people wronged ... Read More »
1 responseData transfer issue may have kept thousands of veterans from being hired: officials
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – A technical problem may have kept thousands of veterans and Canadian Armed Forces members from being hired or having the opportunity to apply for public service jobs. Officials say the issue began in November 2020 continued through January 2024. The Public Service Commission of Canada says the issue affected veterans who should have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Quebec premiers, citizens pay tribute to native son Brian Mulroney in Montreal
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – After two days of public tributes in Ottawa, it was Montrealers’ turn on Thursday to pay respects to Brian Mulroney – who was lauded by one citizen as “a little guy” from Quebec’s North Shore who never forgot his roots, even as he rose to become prime minister. Former premiers, old friends and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta health minister says non-profit that shipped stroke patient to motel off list
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024
EDMONTON – Alberta’s health minister says a non-profit that shipped a stroke patient to a motel for his long-term recovery will be taken off a roster of agencies offered to provide support after a hospital discharge. Adriana LaGrange says she doesn’t know who compiled the list nor who was responsible for it, when Blair Canniff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba premier apologizes to two men switched at birth decades ago
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew formally apologized Thursday to two men who were switched at birth in a hospital almost 70 years ago. Kinew, in a speech to the legislature, called it a terrible wrong that cannot be undone but must be acknowledged and atoned for. “Ed and Richard are here today as two ... Read More »
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