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BC United loses MLA as Abbotsford South’s Bruce Banman bolts to Conservatives
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
VICTORIA – The political landscape in British Columbia shifted slightly Wednesday with the defection of an Opposition BC United caucus member to the provincial Conservatives, who will now have two members in the legislature. Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman announced he is crossing the floor to join his friend B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Delegation to honour Indigenous soldiers who died during Second World War
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Veterans Affairs Canada says there are plans to honour the graves of Indigenous soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands during the Second World War. The Indigenous Legacy Project, which was founded earlier this year, says it has identified 81 Indigenous soldiers buried in the northwestern European country. It says the delegation abroad will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of the E. coli outbreak linked to Calgary daycares and a central kitchen
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
CALGARY – More than 250 people, mostly children, have been infected in an E. coli outbreak linked to 11 daycares in Calgary. Twenty-five are in hospital. Six of those patients are on dialysis, which is a treatment for kidney failure. Here’s a timeline of key developments in the outbreak: Aug. 31 to Sept. 3: Patients ... Read More »
1 response‘Needle in a haystack’: Experts say finding daycare E. coli outbreak source complex
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
CALGARY – Public health investigators and scientists in Alberta are working like detectives – interviewing people, gathering evidence and waiting for lab test results – to find out what caused a massive E. coli outbreak at several daycares. “Just like a criminal investigation, the idea is the same,” said Siyun Wang, an associate professor of ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal to expand Mount Royal Park, ban cars from part of main access road
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
Montreal has announced plans to expand its famous Mount Royal Park by closing one of the two access roads to vehicular traffic. Camillien-Houde Way, which provides access to the park from the northeast, will be reserved for pedestrians, cyclists and emergency vehicles. The city says the park – which spans Montreal’s namesake central hill – ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec government says data not compromised after websites hit by cyberattack
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
QUEBEC – The Quebec government has been hit with a denial-of-service style cyberattack allegedly carried out by the pro-Russian hacker group NoName, with some government-linked websites down as a result. Éric Caire, the province’s cybersecurity minister, told reporters today the websites hit include the province’s Treasury Board, the Quebec securities regulator, the Economy Department and ... Read More »
1 responseTamara Lich identified in video as president of ‘Freedom Convoy,’ court hears
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – “Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich was identified as the president of the corporation formed to manage donations for the protest in a video played for the court Wednesday. A courtroom scattered with supporters watched recordings of several lengthy press conferences hosted by spokespeople during the protest on Wednesday, though neither of the organizers ... Read More »
1 responseMan walked naked out of shower, found Mountie in his bedroom: lawsuit
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A British Columbia man who is suing the RCMP claims he walked naked out of his shower to find a female uniformed Mountie standing in his bedroom. Kirk Forbes says the encounter in his Coquitlam home in June 2022 left him “shocked, confused and embarrassed.” In a notice of civil claim filed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ibrahim Ali’s DNA matched sample taken from teenage girl’s body, court is told
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali’s murder trial says his genetic profile matched DNA found on the body of the teenage girl he is accused of killing six years ago. Christine Crossman has told a B.C. Supreme Court jury that only DNA from the alleged victim, whose name is protected by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Needle in a haystack’: Expert says finding daycare E. coli outbreak source complex
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
CALGARY – Health investigators and scientists are diving deep into food and fecal samples to zero in on the cause of an ongoing E. coli outbreak affecting Calgary daycares, but experts say definitive answers may be hard to come by. “You are trying to find the same organism with the same fingerprint,” said Timothy Sly, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ibrahim Ali’s DNA matched sample from dead girl, court is told
By The Canadian Press on September 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali’s murder trial says his genetic profile matched DNA found on the body of a teenage girl he is accused of killing six years ago. Christine Crossman has told the B.C. Supreme Court jury that only DNA from the alleged victim and Ali were found on swabs ... Read More »
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