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Testy B.C. election campaign sees leaders attacking each other more than policy
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s election campaign enters its final day in what is viewed as a too-close-to-call contest where David Eby’s New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives led by John Rustad debated big issues of housing, health care, affordability and the overdose crisis, but also tangled over plastic straws and a billionaire’s billboards. The two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing, health, and plastic straws: Here’s how B.C. politicians are wooing voters
By Ashley Joannou and Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 18th, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s political party leaders have spent the 28-day provincial election campaign wooing voters with promises on critical issues including health care, housing, the cost of living and the environment. Here is a look at some of the top promises made by each major party ahead of election day on Saturday: NDP – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amber Alert cancelled in Saskatchewan, newborn baby found safe
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
An Amber Alert for a baby boy in Saskatchewan has been cancelled after police say the infant was found and appears safe. RCMP initially said a five-day-old baby boy had been taken from a health clinic in Montreal Lake. They later said he had actually been taken from a residence in the community, roughly 100 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AFN vote on $47.8B child welfare reform deal doesn’t pass after lengthy debate
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with the Canadian government. At a special chiefs assembly in Calgary hosted by the Assembly of First Nations, 267 out of 414 chiefs voted against a resolution in support of the deal after a lengthy debate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Amber Alert cancelled in Saskatchewan, newborn baby found safe
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
An Amber Alert for a baby boy in Saskatchewan has been cancelled after police say the infant was found and appears safe. RCMP say the boy will be assessed by emergency medical services. They say a suspect is in custody. Police say an investigation is ongoing... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AFN votes to reject $47.8B child welfare reform deal with Canada
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with the Canadian government. At a special chiefs assembly in Calgary, 267 out of 414 chiefs voted against it after a lengthy debate that at points was emotionally charged as they argued either for or against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: AFN votes to reject child welfare deal
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with the Canadian government. The deal was struck between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations after a nearly two-decade legal fight over the federal government’s underfunding of on-reserve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amber Alert issued for five-day-old baby in Saskatchewan
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
RCMP in Saskatchewan have issued an Amber Alert after a newborn baby was allegedly abducted from a health centre in the community of Montreal Lake. Police say they were told this afternoon that five-day-old Koda Moccasin had been taken from the community, roughly 100 kilometres north of Prince Albert. The baby boy was last seen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here are the key numbers in the deal proposed by three tobacco giants
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay billions of dollars to provincial and territorial governments as well as smokers across Canada as part of a corporate restructuring process set off by a legal battle over the health effects of smoking. Here are the key numbers of the proposal, based on a court filing as well ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Amber Alert issued for five-day-old baby in Saskatchewan
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
RCMP in Saskatchewan have issued an Amber Alert after a newborn baby was reportedly abducted from the health centre in the community of Montreal Lake. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5B to provinces, smokers in ‘historic’ proposed deal
By Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to tens of thousands of Quebec smokers and their loved ones as part of a corporate restructuring process triggered by a long-running legal battle. The companies – JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges and Imperial ... Read More »
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