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Canada to get rare asteroid sample after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo to Earth on Sunday
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on September 24th, 2023
MONTREAL – Seven years after it blasted into space to snag a sample of an asteroid, a spacecraft is set to deliver its rare cargo on Sunday – and Canada is getting a piece of the interstellar bounty. The NASA-led mission launched OSIRIS-REx into space in 2016 to collect from the surface of an asteroid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A year after Fiona, a traumatized Newfoundland town backs away from the sea
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on September 24th, 2023
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – One year after a wave driven by post-tropical storm Fiona slammed into the back of her house and twisted it like a corkscrew, Lori Dicks now lives up on a hill, far from the water. She still has a view of the ocean, but she’s far enough away that there’s no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. mule deer stressed by wildfire, but still much to learn about wildlife impacts
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on September 24th, 2023
Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia’s southern Interior can be found in their poop, although researchers say there’s still much to learn about what increasingly severe blazes mean for wildlife. Shaun Freeman, a wildlife and habitat biologist with the Skeetchestn First Nation, said his team began gathering mule ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with first-degree murder in shooting death of B.C. RCMP officer
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2023
A 25-year-old Coquitlam, B.C., man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of RCMP officer Rick O’Brien. Police allege Nicholas Bellemare fatally shot the Ridge Meadows RCMP constable on Friday in Coquitlam during a drug investigation originating in Maple Ridge, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team and the Coquitlam and Ridge Meadows ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with first degree murder in shooting death of B.C. RCMP officer
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2023
A 25-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of an RCMP officer in Coquitlam, B.C. Police allege Nicholas Bellemare fatally shot Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien on Friday during a drug investigation originating in Maple Ridge, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team and the Coquitlam and Ridge Meadows RCMP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Man charged with first degree murder in death of B.C. RCMP officer
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2023
A 25-year-old man has been charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of an RCMP officer in Coquitlam, B.C. Police say Nicholas Bellemare fatally shot Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien on Friday during a drug investigation originating in Maple Ridge, B.C. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sikh groups ask Canadian political parties to present ‘united front’ against India
By The Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2023
Two groups in the Canadian Sikh diaspora are calling for Canada’s political parties to “present a united front” on India after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a “potential link” between the shooting death of a local leader and the Indian government. In a joint statement, the Ontario Gurdwaras Committee and the British Columbia Gurdwaras Council ... Read More »
1 responseDeath of B.C. Mountie casts pall over law enforcement across Canada
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2023
The death of a Metro Vancouver RCMP officer who was shot dead while executing a search warrant is reverberating with law enforcement officials across the country. The National Police Federation, which represents RCMP members across Canada, says it has launched a GoFundMe fundraising campaign for the family of Const. Rick O’Brien, 51, who died yesterday ... Read More »
1 responseSmoke prevents Yellowknife from holding welcome home celebration
By The Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Smoke has forced Yellowknife to cancel a celebration marking the return of residents to the city after a wildfires-prompted evacuation that lasted for weeks. The Northwest Territories capital had planned a “Welcome Home” gathering on Saturday at Somba K’e Civic Plaza, featuring live music, bouncy castles and a shop-local contest. But the city ... Read More »
1 responseManitoba could make history by electing first First Nations premier to lead province
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2023
WINNIPEG – A First Nations premier would head a province for the first time in Canadian history if the New Democrats win the Oct. 3 Manitoba election, and the significance is not lost on party leader Wab Kinew. “My dad was not allowed to vote when he was a young man, and I have a ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. frog relocation project aims to better understand conservation practice
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Almost every day this summer, University of British Columbia master’s student Megan Winand waded through wetlands with an antenna, following the beeping sounds to find Columbia spotted frogs. Winand is one of the first to study the impacts of mitigation translocation, or the movement of animals from one location to “the next available ... Read More »
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