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Montreal electronic traffic signs hacked to display pro-Palestinian political slogans
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
Montreal police are investigating after electronic message boards at two road construction sites in Montreal displayed pro-Palestinian political slogans Wednesday morning instead of usual traffic alerts. The message boards that normally advise motorists of roadwork were hacked to display phrases such as “free Palestine,” “escalate now,” and “globalize the intifada.” By the end of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. judge finds delays in child sex assault case went beyond trial ‘ceiling’
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
VICTORIA – A British Columbia judge says trial delays for a man accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl went beyond a “ceiling” set by the Supreme Court of Canada as he stayed the case more than two years after charges were laid. Provincial court Judge Mayland McKimm says in a decision released in May ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jasper wildfires growing, menacing historic Alberta townsite from two directions
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
EDMONTON – Fuelled by whipping winds, fires in Jasper National Park are edging closer from two directions to the historic Rocky Mountain townsite of Jasper. Parks Canada says a wildfire to the north is five kilometres away while another approaching from the south is eight kilometres distant. No critical infrastructure in Jasper has been damaged, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal traffic signs apparently hacked to display pro-Palestinian political slogans
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – Members of Quebec’s Jewish community are looking for answers after they say electronic message boards at two construction sites in Montreal displayed pro-Palestinian political slogans instead of usual traffic alerts. The message boards were apparently hacked to display phrases such as “free Palestine,” “escalate now,” and “globalize the intifada.” Intifada means “shaking off” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House committee launches investigation into purchase of Canada’s new $9M condo in NYC
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee will look into the Liberal government’s recent purchase of a $9-million condo in Manhattan for its consul general to New York. The government operations and estimates committee unanimously agreed today to hold several meetings next month to investigate the purchase. The committee has directed Global Affairs Canada to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1 dose of HPV vaccine now recommended for younger groups, immunization committee says
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is now recommending one dose of HPV vaccine for children and youth between nine and 20 years old. It is maintaining its two-dose recommendation for people 21 to 26 years old. The committee says research shows that one dose of the vaccine is highly effective against human papillomavirus infection, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The cat came back: Montreal owners reunite with Indie, feline missing for 8 years
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – Indie the cat did indeed come back, but it took her about eight years and a little help from the Ottawa Humane Society. After years on the lam and with memories of adventures only she knows about, Indie the 11-year-old tuxedo cat has been reunited with her Montreal family after being found by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire team focuses on containment line around destructive B.C. wildfire
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
British Columbia’s wildfire service is working to create containment lines around an “aggressive” blaze that has already destroyed at least six homes. Jeff Walsh, an incident commander with the BC Wildfire Service, says crews were using heavy equipment on the mountain slopes above Spences Bridge to prevent fire from burning downslope toward the southern Interior ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jasper wildfire evacuees find relief after slow drive through smoke, ash and heat
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
GRAND PRAIRIE, ALBERTA – Addison McNeill had just put her bags down after moving to Jasper from Edmonton for her new job as a line cook when she got an alert on her phone that she needed to leave immediately. “I moved there two hours before the evacuation notice,” said the 24-year-old in an interview ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ethics commissioner flags conflict at Sustainable Development and Technology Canada
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – The ethics commissioner says the former chair of a foundation responsible for doling out federal funds for sustainable technology projects failed to recuse herself from decisions that benefited organizations to which she had ties. Sustainable Development and Technology Canada was abolished last month in response to an auditor general report that cited lapses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here are the facts about British Columbia’s wildfire situation on July 24
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
These are the facts about British Columbia’s wildfire situation, according to the BC Wildfire Service dashboard at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Active fires: 430 Wildfires of note: Four. Shetland Creek fire, Kamloops Fire Centre; Antler Creek fire, Cariboo Fire Centre; Aylwin Creek fire, Southeast Fire Centre; Komonko Creek fire, Southeast Fire Centre. Fires started in last ... Read More »
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