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Ottawa’s ‘night mayor’ wants to transform quiet capital into after-dark destination
By David Cummings, The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s capital has long held a reputation as a town that fun forgot. Mathieu Grondin wants to be the one to change that for good. Grondin was hired in June as Ottawa’s first nightlife commissioner – a position that’s become known as the “night mayor.” His goal is to transform the city from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clocks fall back an hour as daylight time ends for much of Canada
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2024
Clocks turned back one hour across most of Canada this morning as daylight time came to an end. While the shift to standard time offered many Canadians a chance to sleep an extra hour, it also means darkness will start arriving earlier in the evening. Sunrise will come an hour earlier each morning except in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at U.S. presidential candidates’ ties to Canada ahead of this week’s election
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2024
MONTREAL – Among the millions glued to their TV sets Tuesday night watching U.S. election results will be a group of people in Montreal with a particular connection to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris – her high school classmates. Long before she became an American vice-president and presidential candidate, Harris spent several years in Montreal and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews work in Nunavut hamlet to restore power that’s been off since Thursday
By The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
KIMMIRUT, Nunavut – The Nunavut government has declared a state of emergency in Kimmirut after a power outage hit the Baffin Island hamlet two days ago. Community and Government Services Minister David Joanasie says in a news release that the territory’s emergency management staff are working closely with local officials and other territorial partners to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec religious group focused on suicide prevention files constitutional challenge
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec religious group headed by a man who lost his son to suicide has filed a constitutional challenge against the municipality of Waterloo after it was ticketed for going door-to-door to share its message about suicide prevention. Groupe Jaspe, a Christian group based in Magog, Que., received two tickets in February, worth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anti-suicide religious group files constitutional challenge against Waterloo, Que.
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec religious group has filed a constitutional challenge against the municipality of Waterloo after it ticketed one of its members for going door-to-door to share its message about suicide prevention. Groupe Jaspe, a Christian group based in Magog, Que., received two tickets in February worth several hundred dollars for violating a municipal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. deluge shows why cities struggle to keep up with extreme rain
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
VANCOUVER – Heavy rain isn’t unusual for the community of Deep Cove in North Vancouver, but when Ashifa Saferali saw an e-bike floating down the middle of the street she knew this storm was something different. Saferali is the owner of Honey Doughnuts and Goodies, a fixture in the community where she has lived and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Election seems really close’: Americans in Canada cast ballot ahead of U.S. election
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
EDMONTON – Stephen Winters says watching the U.S. election campaign from Canada as a dual citizen is like a parent watching their kid play sports. “When you’re on the sideline it makes you more nervous than when you’re in it,” Winters said in an interview from Calgary. “My friends and family at home are like, ... Read More »
1 responseCSIS tracked intelligence flow across government in foreign interference leak probe
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s spy service tracked the flow of its intelligence reports across government and studied how other agencies handled them as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information about foreign interference, a newly released memo shows. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service described the “tireless efforts” in the memo prepared for staff who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supporters share cautious optimism and anxiety ahead of divisive U.S. election
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
MILWAUKEE – Tens of thousands of people from opposite sides of the political divide gathered at duelling rallies in Wisconsin on Friday, hosted by Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump as they made a final push for votes in the critical swing state. “It feels great,” said William Dahms, holding a giant Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why so many elections in 2024? Chalk it up to the ‘beauty of math,’ says professor
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Tuesday’s vote in the United States may be dominating social media feeds, but it is just one of more than 70 national elections that will have taken place this year by the end of December. Mauritanians went to the polls in June, the same month Mexico elected its first female president ... Read More »
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