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G20 leaders reach consensus statement, softening stance on Ukraine
By The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi says global economic leaders have reached a consensus on a final communique, but the language surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — which is leading to geopolitical tensions — has softened since the leaders last met. The consensus statement from this year’s G20 summit in India was posted by ... Read More »
1 responseFrustration, despair at Montreal airport amid road traffic woes
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
MONTREAL – The entrance to Montreal’s airport rumbled with honks, groans and a few profanities on a recent afternoon as a herd of cars inched forward on the road leading to the terminals. The gridlock proved too much for some anxious travellers to bear. More than a dozen ditched their rides, some dashed hundreds of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives to close Quebec City convention with votes on party policy
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
QUEBEC – Conservatives gathered in Quebec City will vote today on a series of changes to their policy handbook on the final day of a three-day convention. More than 2,500 delegates have been gathered at a conference centre near the city’s historic walls to energize themselves to fight the next election and debate what to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign aid: Ottawa overhauling ‘risk-averse’ red tape for charities operating abroad
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada is reforming its bureaucratic system for funding foreign-aid initiatives in a bid to approve funding requests faster and eliminate multiple layers of red tape. Charities say Canada’s international aid system is notoriously cumbersome. The system provides more than $6.5 billion a year in development aid for everything from education and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau arrives at G20 Summit as most powerful countries focus on Global South
By The Canadian Press on September 9th, 2023
NEW DELHI – The G20 has kicked off in New Delhi, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arriving alongside other leaders from the world’s richest and powerful countries. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wants to make this summit about the Global South, also welcomed the African Union as its newest permanent member. The European Union ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No winning ticket sold for Friday’s $12 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $12 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 12 will be an estimated $17 million... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, Sept. 8, 2023
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Friday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $12 million: 15, 22, 25, 29, 30, 31 & 34. Bonus: 18 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre rallies Conservatives hungry for a ‘blue wave’ with stump speech, base hits
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
QUEBEC – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tried painting himself as a prime minister in waiting in an election-style speech to party faithful Friday, filling it with the messages he plans to take to Canadians, while throwing some red meat to his base. Poilievre’s address to the more than 2,500 supporters gathered for the party’s policy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residents of West Kelowna fire zone get brief home access but restrictions extended
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Residents of wildfire-ravaged Wilson’s Landing in West Kelowna, B.C., were granted a four-hour window Friday to access their homes to retrieve important items as an area-wide restriction order was extended to Sept. 15. The Central Okanagan Regional District says in a statement residents were temporarily permitted entry to the evacuation zone, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Marathon in a sauna’: emergency projects aim to help B.C. salmon through drought
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s prolonged drought risks damaging the salmon population for generations and has led to a series of emergency, rapidly deployed projects in an effort to intervene. The Pacific Salmon Foundation has funded four emergency projects, with more on the way, and convened a federal and provincial advisory group allowing for regulatory approval ... Read More »
1 responseVancouver cop charged after pedestrian struck in city’s Downtown Eastside last year
By The Canadian Press on September 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Prosecutors in British Columbia have approved multiple charges against a Vancouver police officer a year after a pedestrian was hit by a police car in the city’s Downtown Eastside. Const. Jack Zhao has been charged with driving without due care and attention, failing to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian, ... Read More »
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