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RCMP make arrests again at B.C. logging blockades after court odyssey
By The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. – Mounties are back enforcing an injunction against anti-logging protesters on Vancouver Island less than a week after the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the acquittal of a protester at the same site because police failed to fully read out a court order. RCMP say in a statement that there have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air conditioners ‘a necessity’ as B.C. heat breaks records set almost a century ago
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
VANCOUVER – When Nicky Fried and her husband arrived in Vancouver from South Africa more than 30 years ago, they didn’t need an air conditioner. Now they have two, she said on Tuesday as she enjoyed an iced coffee and shade outside a Cambie Street café. “I don’t think it’s that wildly expensive. They do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ministers told to find $15 billion in government spending cuts by October deadline
By Liam Fox, The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Treasury Board President Anita Anand is tasking federal cabinet ministers with finding $15.4 billion in government spending cuts by a deadline of Oct. 2. A spokesperson for Anand says the government wants to refocus underutilized funds on critical services such as health care – and it doesn’t expect to cut any public-service jobs. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forecasted winds pose biggest wildfire threat amid heat wave: BC Wildfire Service
By The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – While scorching temperatures are expected to reach their climax Tuesday in a prolonged heat wave in southern British Columbia, the BC Wildfire Service says the greatest wildfire risk won’t come until later this week. Fire information officer Sarah Budd says a cold front from the northwest due Thursday will hit the high-pressure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at British Columbia’s heat wave, by the numbers
By The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here’s a look at data associated with the hot spell that began Sunday, provided by Environment Canada. Information is correct as of noon Tuesday. Hottest temperature: 41.5 C at Lytton on Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa poised to offer update on response to Emergencies Act inquiry recommendations
By The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Liberal government says it will soon provide an update on how it plans to address recommendations that stemmed from a public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act during the “Freedom Convoy” protests. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to having a plan in place within six months of Justice Paul Rouleau’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Montreal schoolteacher sentenced to eight years for abusing young girls
By The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
MONTREAL – A former Montreal primary school teacher has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually abusing five young girls. Quebec court Judge Mélanie Hébert says Dominic Blanchette was in a position of authority and trust when he abused the victims, some of whom were as young as 10. She says the 29-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Georgia indictment brings total Trump charges to 91, with prospect of televised trial
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s defiant march deeper into infamy barely broke stride Tuesday after a grand jury in Georgia finally handed up another long-awaited indictment of the former president – his fourth in five months. “Communism has finally reached America’s shores,” Trump’s campaign, seemingly buoyed by his mounting legal woes, declared in a fundraising missive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP back at B.C. logging blockades after high court confirmed protester’s acquittal
By The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. – Mounties are back enforcing an injunction against anti-logging protesters on Vancouver Island less than a week after the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the acquittal of a protester at the same site because police failed to fully read out a court order. RCMP say in a statement that there have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 activity showing early signs that it may be increasing, new PHAC data says
By The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
New datafrom the Public Health Agency of Canada suggests that COVID-19 infections may be slowly starting to rise again in Canada. On its website, the agency says there are signs of continued fluctuations in some COVID-19 activity indicators after a long period of gradual decline. It says this may be an early sign of increases, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military members can now take sexual misconduct complaints to human rights commission
By The Canadian Press on August 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Members of the military now have the option to bypass the Canadian Armed Forces grievance process and taking complaints of sexual misconduct, harassment or discrimination to a third party. The military announced today that the independent Canadian Human Rights Commission will hear new and existing complaints. Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour recommended ... Read More »
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