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B.C. commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has plans to make Holocaust education mandatory for high school students with additions to Grade 10 curriculum coming in 2025. Premier David Eby says it’s been a “frightening time” for the Jewish community after deadly terrorists attacks by Hamas militants in Israel earlier this month. He saysthere has been a rise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says B.C. deserves heating bill relief too, after federal tax on fuel oil paused
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby says it’s unfair that Atlantic Canada is being targeted for federal relief on heating bills that won’t apply to B.C., after Ottawa announced a three-year pause on carbon pricing for home fuel oil. The pause announced last week applies to the 10 provinces and territories where the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau to host top EU officials in Newfoundland, amid growing focus on green tech
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to welcome the top two leaders of the European Union to Newfoundland next month. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is to visit St. John’s alongside European Council President Charles Michel in late November. Trudeau’s office noted that the meeting takes place at one of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa push for temporary pause in Israel-Hamas fight doesn’t meet mark for advocates
By Sarah Ritchie and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – A temporary respite from Israel-Hamas hostilities should not be Canada’s focus, Israeli and Palestinian advocates argued separately on Parliament Hill Monday, even as the Canadian government continued to push for “humanitarian pauses.” Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said in a Monday speech to the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto that a humanitarian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian, Israeli advocates in Ottawa reject temporary pauses in Gaza fight
By Sarah Ritchie and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – A temporary respite from Israel-Hamas hostilities should not be Canada’s focus, Israeli and Palestinian advocates argued separately on Parliament Hill Monday, even as the Canadian government continued to push for “humanitarian pauses.” Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said in a Monday speech to the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto that a humanitarian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – The head of British Columbia’s police watchdog says caring for intoxicated prisoners is a health-care issue and shouldn’t be a police responsibility. A report released by Ronald J. MacDonald, the chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office, says holding those who are intoxicated in jail cells is outdated and offers no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing group brings renters’ troubles with corporate landlords to review panel
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
HALIFAX – A national housing advocacy group delivered about 400 stories of renters’ difficulties in dealing with large corporate landlords to federal offices in 10 Canadian citiestoday. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, held rallies in cities including Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver and Ottawa as they provided the testimonials to Liberal MPs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour shortages: Quebec to fast-track training for some in-demand construction jobs
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
QUEBEC – The Quebec government is offering paid fast-track training programs for workers in skilled trades that are most in demand in the province’s construction industry. Quebec Premier François Legault told reporters today he hopes to train anywhere from 4,000 to 5,000 new carpenters, excavator operators, heavy machinery operators, refrigeration technicians and tinsmiths – workers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. coalition seeks ‘critical’ crackdown on violent retail crime
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A group of more than 30 British Columbia retailers, trade associations and other organizations is calling for a co-ordinated government response for repeat offenders they say are behind a wave of theft, vandalism and violent crime. The Save Our Streets coalition says the need for immediate action is “critical” to meet threats to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to deport Montreal man facing death sentence in Egypt
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – An Egyptian refugee claimant in Montreal says the Canadian government is deporting him to face a death sentence at the hands of the Egyptian legal system. Ezzat Gouda has been ordered to return to Egypt by Nov. 1, despite claims that he will be persecuted and killed in Egypt because of his political ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada expands drug strategy to prevent more overdoses, provide additional services
By The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2023
The federal government is expanding its drug and substance use strategy to try to save more lives and provide more services to people disproportionately affected by Canada’s overdose crisis. The Public Health Agency of Canada says the drug landscape has changed with an increasingly toxic supply since the strategy was first developed in 2016. It ... Read More »
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