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CP NewsAlert: B.C. woman found dead after home swept away by mudslide
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say a woman has been found dead after her home was swept away by a mudslide triggered by torrential rain across British Columbia’s south coast. RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., say emergency crews had been searching for the 57-year-old since the slide occurred Saturday, and her body was found Sunday evening. More ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!11 Montreal teachers suspended with pay over allegations they mistreated students
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – Eleven Montreal teachers who were suspended for allegedly creating a climate of fear and intimidation inside a primary school are being paid pending the outcome of disciplinary hearings. Their union says it hasn’t yet filed any grievances to challenge the suspensions, adding that it doesn’t have all the information for each case against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National revenue minister to leave federal politics, run for Sherbrooke mayor
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
SHERBROOKE, Que. – National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau will run for mayor of Sherbrooke, Que., in the municipal elections slated for next fall. The Liberal MP for the Quebec riding of Compton-Stanstead confirmed Monday morning that she will complete her current term in Ottawa, but will not seek re-election. Bibeau, who has been national revenue ... Read More »
1 responsePublic inquiry grapples with definition of foreign interference in its final week
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – A federal public inquiry into foreign interference is grappling with how to define its central issue as it begins the final week of hearings in Ottawa. The inquiry will hear from expert panels this week on disinformation, national security and how to ensure electoral integrity. This morning, experts talked about the challenge in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire smoke pollution linked to thousands of annual deaths: global study
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
A new international study co-authored by a Canadian researcher says climate change is contributing to thousands more wildfire smoke-related deaths than in previous decades. The modelling study estimates that about 12,566 annual wildfire smoke-related deaths in the 2010s were linked to climate change, up from about 669 in the 1960s. Sian Kou-Giesbrecht, an assistant professor ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: MPs returning, but it’s hardly business as usual
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… MPs returning, but it’s hardly business as usual The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, but it’s unlikely to be business as usual. Members of Parliament are slated to resume debating a Conservative demand for ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal man detained in Sudan gets day in court with lawsuit against Ottawa
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – Fifteen years after filing a lawsuit against the Canadian government over his detention in Sudan, Abousfian Abdelrazik is getting his day in court. An eight-week civil trial, slated to begin in Federal Court today, will revisit events that unfolded two decades ago against a backdrop of heightened vigilance against the threat of extremism. ... Read More »
1 responseB.C.’s final election result won’t be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
VANCOUVER – The final results of British Columbia’s weekend election won’t be known until at least next week. Elections BC says official recounts are being held in two tight ridings where the difference between the New Democrat and B.C. Conservatives candidates is less than 100 votes. The NDP candidates hold slim leads in both the ... Read More »
1 responseParliament returns amid partisan wrangling, rumblings about Trudeau’s leadership
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, but it’s unlikely to be business as usual. Members of Parliament are slated to resume debating a Conservative demand for documents about federal spending on green technology projects. The matter of privilege has all but paralyzed House business as the Liberals try to ... Read More »
1 responseMinimum wage to hire higher-paid temporary foreign workers set to increase
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadian staff. Under the current program’s high-wage labour market impact assessment (LMIA) stream, an employer must pay at least the median ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. election recounts triggered in two ridings, delaying result for a week
By Dirk Meissner and Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s redrawn political landscape won’t be settled for about a week, with manual recounts triggered in two key ridings after a nail-biting provincial election that has yet to produce a clear winner. Elections BC said Sunday the recounts will take place from Oct. 26 to 28 in Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey ... Read More »
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