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Octopus battles B.C.’s bomb cyclone in ocean floor video
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week’s bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force winds. The giant Pacific octopus was spotted by an Ocean Networks Canada video camera on the sea floor off Vancouver Island’s west coast, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post quarterly loss tops $300M as strike hits second week — and rivals step in
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
MONTREAL – Canada Post saw hundreds of millions of dollars drain out of its coffers last quarter, due largely to its dwindling share of the parcels market – while an ongoing strike continues to batter its bottom line. The Crown corporation said Friday it lost $315 million before tax in the third quarter, larger than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post losses top $300M as strike enters second week — and rivals step in
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
MONTREAL – Canada Post saw hundreds of millions of dollars drain out of its coffers last quarter, due largely to its dwindling share of the parcels market – while an ongoing strike continues to batter its bottom line. The Crown corporation said Friday it lost $315 million before tax in the third quarter, larger than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halifax security forum begins amid questions about Canada’s military spending
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
HALIFAX – The Halifax International Security Forum opened Friday with Defence Minister Bill Blair defending Canada’s military spending amid mounting pressure on NATO members to do more following Donald Trump’s win in the U.S. presidential election. About 300 policy analysts, politicians and defence officials from 60 countries are participating in the 16th annual gathering in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Immoral depravity’: Two men convicted in case of frozen migrant family in Manitoba
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A jury has found two men guilty on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel were each convicted Friday on all four counts they faced related to bringing unauthorized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. school bus crash was ‘tragic accident,’ set off by medical event: police
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say a June school bus crash followed by the death of a pedestrian was a “tragic accident” triggered when the 60-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol says the evidence shows there was no criminality involved in the crash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Quebec pension fund workers charged in U.S. in Indian government bribery case
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with United States authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., in an alleged scheme to give hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to the Indian government. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the trio were involved between 2020 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury convicts men of human smuggling in case of frozen migrant family in Manitoba
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A jury has found two men guilty on all charges related to human smuggling in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U. S. border. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel have each been convicted on four counts, including conspiracy to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police officer acquitted in 2016 death of Ottawa man testifies at coroner’s inquest
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – A police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of an Ottawa man is telling a coroner’s inquest that his goal was to “distract” Abdirahman Abdi with punches during the arrest. Ottawa Police Const. Daniel Montsion is among those testifying at the inquest into Abdi’s death following his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada ordered to address Jordan’s Principle backlog, find new solutions
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Canada to address a backlog of requests under Jordan’s Principle which is meant to ensure First Nations children don’t wait to receive assistance because of jurisdictional battles. The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society raised concerns that Ottawa was taking too long to process requests ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Jury finds men guilty of human smuggling in case of frozen family
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A jury has found two men guilty on all charges related to human smuggling in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel have each been convicted on four counts. More coming... Read More »
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