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Canada Post reports $315M quarterly loss as strike enters second week
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – 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!Uncertainty hangs over COP29 as tense climate finance negotiations down to the wire
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
Canada’s environment and climate change minister was critical of Azerbaijani leadership at the United Nations climate summit as tense negotiations on a new finance deal came down to the wire. Steven Guilbeault, speaking late Thursday, said he had so far been “disappointed” by the talks hosted by Azerbaijan, adding that time was “rapidly running out.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Decision expected today in trial for Convoy protester Pat King
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – A judge is expected to issue a decision this morning in the criminal case against one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa. Pat King pleaded not guilty to mischief, counselling others to commit mischief, obstructing police and other offences for his role in the blockade. His defence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post reports $315M Q3 loss before tax compared with $290M loss a year earlier
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada Post says it lost $315 million before tax in the third quarter compared with a loss before tax of $290 million a year earlier. The corporation says revenue growth in its direct marketing did not make up for a drop in its parcels results. The financial results come as Canada Post deals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meta fights CRTC, refuses to publicly release info on news blocking measures
By Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – Meta is refusing to publicly disclose information that could determine whether it is subject to the Online News Act despite blocking news from its platforms. It has declined to follow CRTC directions to either publicly release that information or explain in detail why it should remain confidential, a move that Heritage Minister Pascale ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Halifax forum starts amid wars, uncertainty
By The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Halifax forum starts amid wars, uncertainty The Halifax International Security Forum begins today amid a tense atmosphere of wars and uncertainty over the direction of the incoming administration of United States president-elect Donald Trump. About 300 policy analysts, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman accused in drowning of girl at Alberta lake had been under house arrest
By Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
STONY PLAIN, Alta. – A bail hearing has heard that a woman accused in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl in an Alberta lake didn’t know the child and was supposed to be under house arrest. Mary Quinn, 35, is charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life after the girl was found ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Emotional time’ for B.C. poultry farmers who have to cull thousands of birds
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2024
Mark Siemens is a third-generation egg farmer in B.C.’s Fraser Valley and he recalls his grandfather sharing a story about fighting an unknown disease that raced through the farm decades ago, forcing him to cull the entire flock. Siemens didn’t expect to be facing a similar fight so many years later. He noticed some birds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No evidence linking Modi to criminal activity in Canada: national security adviser
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – A senior official says the Canadian government is not aware of any evidence linking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to alleged criminal activity perpetrated by Indian agents on Canadian soil. Nathalie Drouin, the national security adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, also says there is no evidence pointing to India’s External Affairs Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cargo jet removed after sliding off runway at Vancouver airport
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
RICHMOND – A Boeing 767 cargo jet that went off a runway at Vancouver International Airport has been safely removed. Vancouver International Airport says the north runway will remain closed until further notice as systems and infrastructure are assessed. The aircraft went off the runway after landing Tuesday afternoon, though none of the three crew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body-worn cameras
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
British Columbia’s top Mountie says rolling out body-worn cameras for officers in the province will address calls to “enhance public trust,” but a sociologist who studies technology’s effect on policing says evidence of it reducing use-of-force incidents is “inconsistent.” Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, commanding officer of the RCMP’s E Division in B.C., said Thursday that ... Read More »
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