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Save the Children advocate says aid cut hinders Canada’s leadership in youth rights
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Save the Children’s global advocate says Canada could lead an effort to have youth steer the reform of global institutions to fight climate change, while urging Ottawa to reverse aid cuts. “Canada is uniquely placed today to really help the world to lead differently, to help young people to find hope for the ... Read More »
1 responseOverdoses from smoking toxic drugs outpace B.C. prevention sites
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on October 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – Nearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after smoking illicit drugs, yet only 40 per cent of the supervised consumption sites in the province offer a safe place to smoke, and the chief coroner says that needs to change. Lisa Lapointe said the latest data show 65 per ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. cities condemn posters found touting ‘whites only’ kids’ playtime
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Two Metro Vancouver cities have issued statements about posters popping up that advertise playtime for only white children and their parents, saying they have no place in their communities. The City of Coquitlam says in a statement that it is aware of notices posted around the community that were exclusionary based on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Most evacuation orders, alerts lifted in B.C.’s Okanagan wildfires
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted for all but one property in West Kelowna, B.C., about five weeks after thousands were chased out by a fast-moving wildfire. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says BC Wildfire Service crews are now patrolling the fire’s edge, working to extinguish any remaining hot spots, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three fishers die after boat sinks off Quebec coast, three others rescued
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police say three people are dead after a fishing boat sunk off the province’s Lower North Shore early this morning. The Canadian Coast Guard says six people were aboard the Silver Condor, out of Blanc Sablon, Que., about 1,300 kilometres northeast of Montreal. The Coast Guard says it received a distress ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal minister criticizes Manitoba Tory ad that cites rejection of landfill search
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives came under fire Monday for taking out a newspaper ad that highlights, in part, the province’s decision to not search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women. The full-page ad, on Saturday in the Winnipeg Free Press, touts the governing Tories’ promises on a few issues including tax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada names new ambassador to Armenia amid Nagorno-Karabakh tensions
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s government has announced the ambassador who is to helm a new embassy in Armenia at a time of escalating military conflict in neighbouring Azerbaijan. Andrew Turner, a career diplomat, will be posted to Yerevan as soon as next month, as the Liberals try to form closer ties with countries moving away from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Quebec police say three fishers are dead after boat sinks
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police say three people are dead after a fishing boat sunk off the province’s Lower North Shore. Police say six people were aboard the boat out of Blanc Sablon, Que., when it ran into trouble around midnight. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cost of living: Pepsi and Coca-Cola absent in meeting with federal industry minister
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
Canada’s industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola for not sending representatives to a meeting he convened on Monday with manufacturing companies to discuss stabilizing grocery prices. François-Philippe Champagne singled out the two companies when asked by a journalist what the consequences would be if major industry players did not succeed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New immigration minister says one-click citizenship oath still worth considering
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the controversial idea to allow new Canadians to take their oath of citizenship with the click of a button is still a good option that’s worth considering, but there are no immediate plans for implementation. The government asked for public feedback in February about the idea to allow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Groups call for more careful consideration of artificial intelligence measures
By The Canadian Press on September 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Dozens of civil society organizations, experts and academics are calling on the Liberal government to remove proposed measures on artificial intelligence from a federal privacy bill, saying they must be considered separately. The Liberals introduced privacy legislation last year to give Canadians more control over how their personal data is used by commercial ... Read More »
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