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Premiers to focus on energy costs, health care at Halifax meeting of 13 leaders
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023
The effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada is slated to take centre stage at this week’s meeting of the country’s 13 premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax. That focus comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last month a three-year pause on carbon pricing for home fuel oil, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sex offender in 2011 B.C. child abduction wanted Canada-wide
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023
A high-risk sex offender who abducted a three-year-old boy in 2011 is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after failing to return to his halfway house in Vancouver. Police say 58-year-old Randall Hopley was last seen Saturday at 3 p.m. and has a history of convictions for assault, property and sexual crimes, including three sex offences ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians stuck in Gaza tentatively set to leave as early as Monday
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government has told Canadians trapped in the besieged Gaza Strip they will likely have to wait at least until Monday to escape the war-torn territory and cross the Rafah border into Egypt, but even that date remains uncertain. Dalia Salim received an email from Global Affairs Canada Saturday evening that says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations seek salmon return to Columbia Basin in new treaty with U.S.
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023
First Nations groups on the Canadian side of the Columbia River Basin are adamant that salmon runs that have long been blocked by dams in the United States must be restored, potentially in a renewed river treaty between the two countries. But experts say possible solutions – such as “salmon cannons” that suck fish through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many veterinarians in Canada are facing extreme burnout and declining mental health
By Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023
Veterinarians in Canada say they are experiencing extreme burnout and plummeting mental health due to staff shortages, a booming number of animal patients and the round-the-clock stress of the job. Neil Pothier, a veterinarian since 1985 who runs an animal hospital in Digby, N.S., said caring for animals has never been easy, but it’s a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No movement for Canadians stuck in Gaza after Rafah border crossing closure
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canadians awaiting word on when they can leave the war-torn Gaza Strip by crossing into Egypt still don’t appear to have the green light to begin their journey home. Global Affairs Canada had previously told affected people that they may be able to leave “as early as Sunday,” but the trickle of foreigners ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demonstrations in support of Gaza take place in at least two dozen Canadian cities
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023
Protesters gathering in more than two dozen Canadian cities today are voicing support for residents of the Gaza Strip, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict after war broke out last month. The protests follow a call by the Palestinian Youth Movement for a national day of demonstrations in cities across Canada including Toronto, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demonstrations in support of Gaza planned in at least two dozen Canadian cities
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – Demonstrations are set to take place in more than two dozen Canadian cities today, with participants expected to voice support for residents of the Gaza Strip and the deteriorating humanitarian situation they face since the latest war between Israel and Hamas broke out last month. Many of the rallies follow a national call ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spy service director expressed ‘full confidence’ in employees after ‘troubling’ leak
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service told employees he stood by the spy agency’s handling of sensitive information following a “troubling” leak of classified material, a newly released memo shows. In a Feb. 24 message to staff, CSIS director David Vigneault expressed continuing faith in employees’ dedication and adherence to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. conditions are magic for mushrooms in bumper season for fungi, tasty and toxic
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Mushrooms large and small, tasty and toxic, are popping up across British Columbia this year in what experts say is a bumper season for fungi. B.C. forest ecologist and mycologist Andy MacKinnon said he’s been out picking edible fungi this year with fellow mushroom expert Paul Kroeger on Cortes Island, one of B.C.’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clocks set to ‘fall back’ Sunday as daylight time ends for most Canadians
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023
TORONTO – Most Canadians will be turning their clocks back by an hour early Sunday morning. Daylight time, which allows people to enjoy an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day, ends tomorrow morning and transitions to standard time in most provinces and territories. The change means darkness will arrive earlier in ... Read More »
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