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Youth arrested for bear-spray attack on Sikh teen in Kelowna, B.C.: RCMP
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
KELOWNA – RCMP say they’ve arrested a youth after a bear-spray attack on a Sikh teenager who was riding a bus in Kelowna, B.C. Corp. Michael Gauthier with Kelowna RCMP says in a statement that video shows the suspect assaulting and spraying the victim during an attack that took place both on and off a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman who was one of eight people to overdose Sunday in Montreal has died: police
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
Montreal police have announced the death of a 42-year-old woman who was one of eight people who overdosed on Sunday in the city’s downtown. Const. Jeanne Drouin says the woman died in hospital Tuesday and that the coroner’s office will investigate the cause and circumstances of her death. Six people were sent to hospital Sunday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mohawk Mothers seek halt to excavation amid former Montreal hospital grave search
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
MONTREAL – A group of Indigenous elders known as the Mohawk Mothers are in court today to stop drilling and excavation at the site of a former Montreal hospital where they think unmarked graves may be located. Their motion seeks to stop work that began Monday at the construction site, managed by McGill University and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More E. coli cases from Calgary daycares, but fewer patients with serious illness
By Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
CALGARY – The number of E. coli cases linked to an outbreak at several Calgary daycares continues to rise, but doctors say there are fewer patients in hospital with serious complications. There were 310 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection as of Wednesday. The outbreak at 11 Calgary daycares was declared Sept. 4. “It can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legault invited to UN climate summit, seen as recognition of province’s efforts
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
Quebec Premier François Legault will be attending a United Nations climate summit in New York next week. Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres invited Legault to attend the UN General Assembly and to participate in the first Climate Ambition Summit. The premier’s office says Legault was the only Canadian premier invited to the summit, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Visible homelessness in Quebec rose about 44 per cent since 2018, report finds
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
MONTREAL – A new report has found that visible homelessness in Quebec has increased by about 44 per cent between 2018 and 2022. The analysis by province’s public health institute says homelessness increased in all the regions included in the survey but rose sharpest in certain areas outside Montreal. The survey was carried out on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government will remove GST on new rental builds, senior source says
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce today that Ottawa is removing the GST on construction of new rental apartment buildings, according to a senior government source. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters that were not yet public. The change would lower the cost of labour and materials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘This is love’: Defence to show different side of ‘Freedom Convoy’ social media posts
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence lawyers for two “Freedom Convoy” organizers are showing the court videos that show a more peaceful view of the protest as they cross-examine the officer assigned to social media evidence in the case. Chris Barber and Tamara Lich are on trial for their role on the protest that gridlocked Ottawa for three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau in New York next week to talk climate, development at UN General Assembly
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to New York next week to take part in the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed today that Trudeau will be at the UN Sept. 19-21, with the climate crisis and sustainable development at the top of his agenda. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MPs in ‘solution mode’ as they talk cost-of-living, climate at caucus retreat
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – The Liberals are insisting they can reverse their slumping poll numbers as MPs gather for the last day of strategy planning ahead of Parliament’s return next week. Most of the party’s 158 MPs are in London, Ont., for a three-day caucus retreat, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his focus is hearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricane watches issued for southwestern Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick
By The Canadian Press on September 14th, 2023
HALIFAX – Residents of western Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick are being warned to prepare for power outages and localized flooding as hurricane Lee is expected to become a powerful post-tropical storm on Saturday when it makes landfall in the region. The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax issued a tropical cyclone statement this morning ... Read More »
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