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Family, friends mourn B.C. firefighter Zac Muise killed while fighting wildfire
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Family, friends and colleagues are mourning the young firefighter killed in northeastern British Columbia, the fourth fatality in one of the deadliest fire seasons in recent memory. The family of 25-year-old Zak Muise has launched a memorial fundraiser in his name, saying in a statement that he was “loved by many” and that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pledge to plant 2 billion trees lofty but attainable, Natural Resources Minister says
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – The federal government’s plan to plant two billion trees by 2030 is on track and is even exceeding its targets. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says in the first two years of Justin Trudeau government’s tree planting pledge, 110 million trees have been planted, exceeding early targets of 90 million trees during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP say body of Nova Scotia teen who went missing in flood has been found
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
WINDSOR, N.S. – Police in Nova Scotia say they have recovered a body believed to be that of a 14-year-old girl who was swept nearly 100 kilometres from where she disappeared in rushing floodwaters on July 22. RCMP told reporters Wednesday the province’s medical examiner was working to confirm the identity of the person found ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec court sides with English school boards fighting education reform
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec Superior Court judge has found that parts of a provincial law abolishing school boards violates English-language minority education rights. In a decision published today, Justice Sylvain Lussier ruled that several sections of the law cannot be applied to English school boards, including those that set limits on who can run for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police ‘engaged’ as Ottawa says video contains threat against Indian diplomats
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
Ottawa says law enforcement is “engaged” after a video circulating online appeared to threaten Indian diplomats in Canada. Public Safety Canada said in a Tuesday tweet that Ottawa will ensure the safety of all diplomats in Canada, but the department would not provide details. It referred queries to the RCMP, which refused to confirm whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police ‘engaged’ as video targets Indian diplomats
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
Ottawa says law enforcement is “engaged” after a video circulating online appeared to threaten Indian diplomats in Canada. Public Safety Canada said in a Tuesday tweet that Ottawa will ensure the safety of all diplomats in Canada, but the department would not provide details. It referred queries to the RCMP, which refused to confirm whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mission Impossible: Montreal’s new light-rail train traps users in railway garage
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
MONTREAL – Michel-André Grégoire’s plan to ride Montreal’s new light-rail train Monday night to the cinema for the new “Mission: Impossible” movie turned into an adventure of its own. Grégoire, his wife and a tourist from South America ended up trapped in the rail network’s garage after the driverless train unexpectedly drove backward from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives ran on similar media policy as Liberals, but now claim it’s censorship
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Liberal legislation aimed at social media platforms is ushering in censorship, despite his party running on similar policy in the last federal election. The Online News Act will require tech giants to enter into agreements that compensate Canadian news outlets for content shared or otherwise repurposed on their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau separating after 18 years of marriage
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau have announced they are separating after 18 years of marriage. In statements posted to Instagram on Wednesday they each say that “after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate.” “As always we remain a close family with deep ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riding ever higher in polls, Trump indicted for trying to overturn 2020 election loss
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
WASHINGTON – “You’re too honest,” Donald Trump allegedly told Mike Pence on the first day of 2021, six days before supporters of a defeated yet defiant president stormed Capitol Hill and tried to subvert the outcome of a free and fair election. That assessment of the former vice-president and his commitment to democracy is just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa monitoring Niger unrest, no Canadian evacuation currently planned for hundreds
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
Ottawa is monitoring the unrest in Niger following last week’s military coup, but has no imminent plans for evacuating the hundreds of Canadians in the West African country. Global Affairs Canada says 269 people have officially registered in Ottawa’s database of citizens abroad as being in Niger, where a faction of the military claims to ... Read More »
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