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Republican presidential hopeful wants to build a wall — along the Canada-U.S. border
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
WASHINGTON – It was a well-worn Canadian punchline during the Trump years: someone should build a wall along the Canada-U.S. border. One of the former president’s would-be successors says he wants to do exactly that. During Wednesday’s Republican primary debate, a straight-faced Vivek Ramaswamy called it an example of skating to where the puck is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians and other foreign nationals still waiting for border crossing to reopen
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
A key crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt has remained closed today as hundreds of people connected to Canada await news of when – and whether – they will be able to escape the besieged Palestinian territory. The federal government confirmed that no Canadians were able to leave the Gaza Strip on Wednesday because ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for today: Gaza bombardment overnight hits close to hospital
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Israel and Hamas conflict continues The general director of Gaza City’s main hospital says scores of wounded people are being treated at the Al-Shifa Hospital following overnight Israeli strikes and shelling. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Study looks back centuries to peer into the future for polar bears
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
New research suggests that ancient polar bear populations shrank as sea ice dwindled, adding weight to concerns about the predator’s future as climate change melts the Arctic. “The population size seems to have decreased at a time when temperatures went up and sea ice went down,” said Paul Szpak, a professor at Trent University and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supports for Gaza Strip evacuees to be determined based on need, minister says
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the immigration status and supports available for evacuees who escape from Gaza Strip will have to be determined based on individual circumstances once people make their way to Canada. The federal government has been working to secure the safe passage of more than 400 people with connections to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Ontario election advertising case
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada is set to indicate today whether it will hear an appeal of a ruling that struck down third-party election advertising rules in Ontario. The law in question added more onerous restrictions to the amounts that third parties, such as unions and special interest groups, are allowed to spend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say they have dozens of tips about missing B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver say they’ve received dozens of tips about the whereabouts of escaped sex offender Randall Hopley, who left a halfway house on Saturday and remains at large. The VPD also released updated images of Hopley showing what he was wearing the day he went missing, including “distinctive” dark blue running shoes, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From Gaza to Egypt, Canadian woman describes fleeing Israel-Hamas war with young kids
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
When Rana Nassrawi got to a hotel room in Cairo, nearly 24 hours after fleeing from Gaza with her two young children, she finally allowed herself to cry. The Mississauga, Ont., resident was among the first cohort of Canadians who were able to evacuate from the besieged Palestinian territory. She said getting to safety in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Head of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami accuses Labrador group of ‘co-opting’ Inuit identity
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is accusing an organization in Labrador of co-opting Inuit identities to secure lands, rights and financial resources. Natan Obed argues that NunatuKavut Community Council, which represents some 6,000 people in south and central Labrador it claims to be Inuit, is advancing “illegitimate claims” of Indigenous identity. Todd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter, repatriated from Syrian camp granted peace bond
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A judge has placed a terrorism peace bond on a British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada last year from a Syrian prison camp after she married an ISIS fighter. Chilliwack provincial court Judge Kristen Mundstock says Kimberly Polman must follow several conditions while under bond, including reporting to a parole ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec public sector strikes: Nurses, health staff launch two-day walkout
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2023
MONTREAL – Some unionized Quebec health-care workers launched a two-day strike Wednesday, the latest group to walk off the job over stalled contract talks with the provincial government. The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec, or FIQ, represents 80,000 nurses, licensed practical nurses, respiratory therapists and other health professionals, and the strike is affecting ... Read More »
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