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Rain could bring relief to firefighters battling Halifax-area wildfires
By The Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2023
HALIFAX – There are hopes that heavy rain in the forecast could bring relief to Nova Scotia firefighters, who are struggling to bring a major Halifax-area wildfire under control. Halifax Deputy Fire Chief David Meldrum said that Friday was a “pretty good day” for the fire effort near the city, as higher humidity and cooler ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong’s silenced Tiananmen vigil
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Some members of Canada’s Chinese diaspora are feeling the pressure to carry the torch as Hong Kong’s renowned vigil commemorating the June 4, 1989, massacre in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square falls silent. Sunday marks the 34th anniversary of China’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, in which tanks rolled into the heart of Beijing and hundreds, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to ‘significantly’ enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region: Anand
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
SINGAPORE – Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is committed to the support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, and is reinforcing its military presence in the region. Speaking in Singapore at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual intergovernmental security conference, Anand announced Canada will significantly enhance its military presence in the Indo-Pacific through Operation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister ‘shocked’ at reports of Paul Bernardo being moved to medium-security prison
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
The federal public safety minister says reports of teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo being transferred to a medium-security prison are “shocking and incomprehensible.” Citing prison union officials and the lawyer for the victims’ families, multiple media outlets say Bernardo was quietly transferred earlier this week to the medium-security La Macaza Institution, about 190 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halifax-area residents board buses to view dozens of homes destroyed by wildfires
By Micheal Tutton and Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
HALIFAX – Scores of Halifax-area residents whose homes were destroyed by wildfires boarded buses Friday to get a look at what little remains of where they used to live. Katherine Tarateski, a local real estate agent who lost her home during the fire, said she had already seen images of her house in ruins. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Denying bail OK if for a ‘just cause,’ says Charter statement on Liberal reform bill
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government’s Charter statement for its proposed bail reforms says there is “just cause” to deny bail if certain requirements are met. Justice Minister David Lametti introduced a bill last month that would make it harder for some repeat violent offenders to seek pretrial release by putting the onus on them to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau raises Poland’s democratic backsliding as prime minister visits Toronto
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he raised concerns about reports that LGBTQ rights and democracy are under threat in Poland during a Friday visit with its prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, in Toronto. The visit comes amid unprecedented economic and military collaboration between the two countries. “I certainly raised concerns that we have around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halifax-area residents board buses to view homes destroyed by wildfires
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
HALIFAX – Scores of Halifax-area residents whose homes have been destroyed by wildfires boarded buses Friday to get a look at what little remains of where they used to live. Bill Moore, the region’s executive director of community safety, told a news conference that about 200 people would be part of the grim tour through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau continues to stand by David Johnston despite calls that he step down
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is committed to keeping David Johnston in place as Canada’s special rapporteur on foreign interference, despite a majority of MPs voting in favour of his stepping down from the gig. Trudeau said in Toronto today that he looks forward to public hearings the governor general is expected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds open to cutting plastic production but global agreement will be hard: Guilbeault
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he is not opposed to cutting back on how many plastic products are made as the world works toward a global treaty to eliminate plastic pollution. But he says that may become one of the biggest sticking points in the negotiations, which are supposed to conclude at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nearly 700 more international firefighters coming to Canada to help battle fires
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Almost 700 firefighters from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the United States are set to arrive in Canada over the next two weeks to help with the unusually severe start to the wildfire season. There are already more than 500 international firefighters, incident commanders and other workers in Alberta, which has been ... Read More »
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