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NDP widens lead in tight B.C. election races, raising odds of forming government
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
VICTORIA – The resumption of counting in last week’s nail-biting British Columbia election has seen the NDP widen its lead in two crucial races and move within 14 votes of the B.C. Conservatives in another. No leads have changed in nine races that are too close to call, and the update provided by Elections BC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: NDP widens lead in tight British Columbia election races
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
VICTORIA – The resumption of counting in last week’s nail-biting British Columbia election has seen the NDP widen its lead in two crucial races and move within 14 votes of the B.C. Conservatives in another. No leads changed in nine too-close-to-call races, and the update provided by Elections BC increases the prospect of an NDP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court docs link Olympian’s alleged drug trafficking ring to Ontario homicide
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
TORONTO – New details are emerging that link a suspected transnational drug trafficking ring allegedly run by a wanted Olympian to an April homicide in Ontario. An affidavit filed by a Toronto police officer assigned to the fugitive squad says evidence collected from the cellphone of a suspected ring member shows how the group orchestrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frozen waffles from Whole Foods join Canadian recall list over listeria concerns
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – Whole Foods Market is joining the growing list of brands whose frozen waffles have been recalled in Canada this week because of possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the newest recall spans the Amazon-owned grocer’s organic homestyle and blueberry waffles sold under the 365 Whole Foods Market label. The agency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Final count begins in razor-thin provincial election in British Columbia
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbians are awaiting the final tally of last week’s razor-thin provincial election, with several ridings that could determine the next government still hanging in the balance. Election BC says counting of the more than 66,000 mail-in ballots gets underway today and is expected to be completed by late Sunday. Meanwhile, the elections ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris vs. Trump: Where the candidates stand on the climate crisis
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
WASHINGTON – Environmental experts are warning American voters that whoever takes the White House could set a path forward or pull the world backwards at a critical time for the climate crisis. “The U.S. election will be one of the most consequential moments determining the whole world’s ability to limit warming,” said Caroline Brouillette, executive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Indigenous leaders call Biden’s apology for residential schools ‘first step’
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
MONTREAL – Canadian Indigenous leaders say U.S. President Joe Biden’s apology for his country’s residential school system is only the first step toward healing generations of harm. On Friday, Biden apologized for the U.S. boarding school system that for more than 150 years separated Indigenous children from their parents, calling it “one of the most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!People with disabilities ask feds to restore ‘hope’ and raise benefit amount
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
TORONTO – Heather Thompson would love to work. The 26-year-old dreams of going back to university to study politics and environmental science, and ultimately pursue a career to “try and make things better” in society. “I’m not the person I want to be yet and I want to be able to achieve certain goals and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of votes to count in tightest British Columbia election races
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
Elections BC says several hundred ballots remain uncounted in the tightest undecided races after the province’s nail-biting vote last weekend. The NDP is ahead of the B.C. Conservatives by fewer than 100 votes in the two closest races, so the numbers released by Elections BC give room for the lead to switch, increasing the chance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Hundreds of votes to count in tightest B.C. election races
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
Elections BC says several hundred votes remain uncounted in the tightest undecided races after the province’s nail-biting election last weekend. The NDP is ahead of the B.C. Conservatives by fewer than 100 votes in the two closest races, so the numbers released by Elections BC give room for the lead to switch, increasing the chance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Journalist says claims that he is a Russian agent are ‘fabricated’
By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are “entirely false” claims by a former Conservative cabinet minister that he acted as a Russian agent. David Pugliese, a reporter with the Ottawa Citizen, said in a statement posted to X Friday that the claims Chris Alexander made at a House ... Read More »
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