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Next storm looms as B.C. cleans up from bomb cyclone. What’s behind the foul weather?
By Nono Shen and Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
VANCOUVER – A new storm system is bearing down on British Columbia and is expected to bring another blast of potentially damaging winds, as the province continues to clean up from this week’s powerful bomb cyclone. Environment Canada has issued a fresh round of special weather statements ahead of the storm’s expected arrival on Friday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alleged smugglers at Manitoba border cared more about money than lives: prosecution
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Closing arguments have been made in the trial of two men accused of smuggling migrants across the border between Manitoba and Minnesota. Prosecutor Michael McBride told the jury Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel cared more about money than people’s lives, and sent migrants out walking for hours in deadly weather. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Next U.S. ambassador Hoekstra ‘easier to do business’ with: former envoy
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly welcomed president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the next U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, a former longtime Michigan congressional representative who voted for NAFTA and later wavered on new free trade deals. Joly said at a news conference on Thursday at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., that she takes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Petition by RFK Jr. fan prompts Montreal council to end water fluoridation
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – Municipal officials have opted to end water fluoridation on the Island of Montreal in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A council representing Montreal and the suburban municipalities on the island decided Thursday evening to stop putting fluoride in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
VICTORIA – A new case of chronic wasting disease, an incurable illness that has the potential to decimate deer populations, has been identified in British Columbia. The B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says the discovery of the infection in a white-tailed deer hunted in the Kootenay region last month brings the total ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probe
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – A Liberal MP says his committee colleagues are wasting time by launching a third inquiry into the former employment minister instead of focusing on important legislation for Indigenous Peoples. Jaime Battiste, who is Mi’kmaq, said there has been an “attack” on fellow Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, who left his position as employment minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec fiscal update brings $2.1B in new spending, axes tax credit for older workers
By Caroline Plante, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled an economic update on Thursday with $2.1 billion in new spending over five years amid what he described as a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year’s economic slowdown. Girard painted a positive picture of the province’s finances despite a projected $11-billion deficit that remains unchanged from March’s budget. “Quebec is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Postal service is a lifeline’: Seniors feel isolated due to Canada Post strike
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
Envelopes full of handwritten letters and donations for various charities are piling up on Dianne Parker’s desk due to the Canada Post strike. She says it has been heart-rending she can’t ship them off to mailboxes across Canada and the world, including to her granddaughter who works an ocean away in Switzerland. “(My granddaughter) loves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body worn cameras
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
The officer in charge of the RCMP detachment in Mission, B.C., says he’s grateful that Mounties in his community will be among the first to wear body cameras to record police interactions with the public. Insp. Ted Lewko says 44 cameras will be used by his officers starting next week, and he’s “very hopeful” that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halifax security forum gathers as Trump’s support for Taiwan, Ukraine in question
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
HALIFAX – Uncertainty is a key theme this year at the annual, three-day gathering in Halifax of political leaders, defence officials and policy analysts who aim to promote democratic values around the globe. The 300 delegates from 60 countries will take part in the Halifax International Security Forum, which begins Friday, less than three weeks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phone, banking records shown to jury in human smuggling trial
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – The jury in a human smuggling trial was presented with phone, banking and other information Thursday that the prosecution says shows two accused men carried out plans to sneak people across the Canada-U.S. border between Manitoba and Minnesota. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel are charged with participating in several smuggling operations ... Read More »
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