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How Paul Bernardo’s prison transfer renewed an old legal debate over just two words
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives say Canadians angry over Paul Bernardo’s move to a medium-security prison have a Liberal government law to blame. Leader Pierre Poilievre points to a bill passed in 2019 that sought to end solitary confinement, which also amended the law governing Canada’s prisons to stipulate inmates should be held in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four Liberal ministers announce they won’t seek re-election as cabinet shuffle looms
By The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Four Liberal ministers say they will not run in the next federal election, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is widely expected to shuffle his cabinet in the coming days. They include Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek and Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blazes burn near Invermere, Cranbrook, Kamloops, as B.C. faces record wildfire season
By The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A wildfire in southeastern British Columbia that was first spotted Monday afternoon has charred three square kilometres in less than 24 hours and is threatening more than 1,000 properties, including a ski resort, west of Invermere. The BC Wildfire Service says smoke and challenging flying conditions have prevented accurate mapping of the blaze ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alghabra joins Liberal ministers not seeking re-election as cabinet shuffle looms
By The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra say they will not run in the next federal election. They are the second and third Liberal ministers to make such an announcement this week, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau widely expected to shuffle his cabinet in the coming days. Jaczek, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second Liberal minister says she won’t seek re-election as cabinet shuffle looms
By The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek says she will not seek re-election as a member of Parliament. She is the second Liberal minister to make such an announcement this week, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau widely expected to shuffle his cabinet in the coming days. Jaczek, who was first elected in 2019, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for today: Floods, fires and food Insecurities concerning Canadians
By The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… — Correlation between flooding, wildfires in Nova Scotia The fingerprints of climate change are all over the supercharged weather witnessed this year in Nova Scotia — and the rest of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate change: Correlation between wildfires, flooding in Nova Scotia
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
FREDERICTON – The fingerprints of climate change are all over the supercharged weather witnessed this year in Nova Scotia — and the rest of the country — from raging wildfires to devastating flooding. A series of punishing thunderstorms dumped up to 250 millimetres of rain on Nova Scotia this weekend, killing at least two people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blazes burn near Kamloops, Cranbrook, B.C., amid record wildfire season
By The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Recent heavy rain in parts of British Columbia has done little to quench major wildfires burning near the cities of Kamloops and Cranbrook. The St. Mary’s River fire north of Cranbrook has burned close to 41 square kilometres and forced residents in 51 homes to evacuate, although an evacuation order of 16 homes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. crews hopeful of forecasted heavy rain dampening massive Donnie Creek wildfire
By The Canadian Press on July 25th, 2023
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Crews fighting British Columbia’s largest ever wildfire are hoping a “heavy, prolonged rain” in the forecast can help them turn the corner on the massive blaze. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the northeastern corner of the province where the Donnie Creek fire has burned close to 6,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP suspect Amber Alert kids taken off grid after ‘preplanned’ abduction by B.C. mom
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Police say they have “credible information” that two children who are the subject of an Amber Alert have been taken “off the grid” in an alleged “preplanned” abduction by their mother. Surrey RCMP say they believe Verity Bolton, along with her father Robert and boyfriend Abraxus Glazov are living in trailers in ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. resort manager says ‘biggest shocker’ is how quickly wildfire neared its site
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The manager of an evacuated resort near the Ross Moore Lake wildfire in British Columbia’s Interior said he could not believe how fast the fire grew over the weekend. Jason Upton, manager of the Lac Le Jeune Nature Resort south of Kamloops, escaped to nearby Merritt with four staff members after the blaze ... Read More »
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