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Montreal blacksmith says he has a ‘place in paradise’ as Notre-Dame reopens its doors
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2024
MONTREAL – Five years ago, Notre-Dame Cathedral erupted in flames. A column of smoke rose above the Paris skyline as the historic cathedral, which took 182 years to build between the 12th and 14th centuries, was reduced to a smouldering shell. Yet against all odds, the Gothic masterpiece is reopening its doors on Saturday – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada to release November labour force survey today
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is set to release its November jobs report this morning. According to LSEG Data & Analytics, economists polled by Reuters expect the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.6 per cent last month. The jobless rate was 6.5 per cent in October. Job creation has lagged population growth considerably this year as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s not a right’ — Kenya blocking Canadians from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya – The United Nations says the Kenyan government is blocking Western countries like Canada from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees, leaving hundreds of desperate people languishing in dangerous refugee camps and safe houses in Kenya. The government’s blocking of exit permits has led some to flee Kenya for even more precarious conditions in South Sudan, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 climbers from US and Canada believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand mountain
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2024
OTTAWA – Officials in New Zealand says a Canadian is one of three mountain climbers who are believed to have died in a fall on Aoraki, the country’s tallest peak. A state from Aoraki Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker says a break in the weather Thursday allowed crews to search the mountain. A helicopter crew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brown: Indian diplomat pushed back when he used the words “Sikh nation”
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2024
OTTAWA – Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said foreign interference did not tip the scales in the Conservative party’s last leadership race that installed Pierre Poilievre at the helm. But he offered up Thursday that he changed some of the language he was using after getting pushback from an Indian diplomat that some of his comments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warning over hiking apps after ‘virtually identical’ rescues on Vancouver North Shore
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The search and rescue organization for Metro Vancouver’s North Shore mountains is warning people to do their research after international visitors became stranded in two separate incidents while relying on hiking apps to plan their routes. North Shore Rescue was called in on Nov. 28 to rescue a man from Norway who the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. premier says feds and premiers have right-left strategy to tackle Trump tariffs
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby says his fellow premiers and the federal government have hatched a game plan to fight U.S. tariffs, with conservative premiers lobbying Republican counterparts, left-leaning provincial leaders courting the Democrats, and Ottawa focusing on president-elect Donald Trump. The premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talked about using their political ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier to attend Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening Saturday in Paris
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2024
Quebec Premier François Legault will attend the inauguration and reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday. The historic church was renovated and rebuilt after being ravaged by a fire in April 2019. The premier’s office announced Thursday that Legault’s trip will be a short one – he will return to the province on Sunday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hiking apps prompt warnings after separate rescues from B.C.’s backcountry
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2024
The search and rescue organization for Metro Vancouver’s North Shore mountains is warning people to do their research after two international visitors became stranded while relying on hiking apps to plan their routes. Allan McMordie with North Shore Rescue managed the Sunday night rescue of a man from Goat Ridge, a backcountry area behind Grouse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief ‘disappointed’ to see clean water used as a political ‘tactic’ by Conservatives
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2024
OTTAWA – Cowessess First Nation Chief Erica Beaudin says she is “disappointed’ that Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer used clean drinking water legislation as a political “tactic.” Bill C-61 recognizes First Nations have an inherent right to clean drinking water and commits the government to providing “adequate and sustainable” funding for water services in First ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASA delays Artemis mission featuring Canadian astronaut to 2026
By The Canadian Press on December 5th, 2024
MONTREAL – Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s trip to the moon has been delayed once again. NASA announced Thursday that the next mission in the Artemis program ““ sending four astronauts around the moon and back ““ is now targeted for April 2026 at the earliest, after previously being delayed until September 2025. The agency says ... Read More »
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