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Canada silent on Polish democratic backslide as prime minister visits Ottawa
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to Canada Friday as the federal Liberals keep quiet about a democratic backslide in his country. “There is too much silence, and I think we are on the edge in Poland,” said Marcin Gabrys, a political scientist with Jagiellonian University in Krakow. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meta to test blocking news on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last the majority of the month. The Silicon Valley tech giant is following in the steps of Google, which blocked news links for about five weeks earlier this year for some of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meta will test blocking news on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians
By The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last the majority of the month. The company says it wants to work out the kinks before permanently blocking news on its platforms when the Liberal government’s online news act becomes law. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada has announced the government is giving nearly $6 million for Indigenous communities in British Columbia to develop clean energy projects. Harjit Sajjan says the funding shows Canada is committed to working with First Nations to help them grow their economy and take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. man who worked at drug rehab centre faces three sexual-assault charges
By The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Police in New Westminster, B.C., say a 50-year-old man who worked at a drug recovery organization has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. The New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit says Adam Haber of Vancouver was arrested on May 30. The department says 11 alleged victims have come ... Read More »
1 responseMassive wildfire in southwestern Nova Scotia has coastal town of Shelburne on edge
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
HALIFAX – The largest wildfire ever recorded in Nova Scotia continued to grow Thursday as an adjacent fire in the province’s southwest corner kept the coastal town of Shelburne on edge. In all, there were four wildfires in the province burning out of control on Thursday, including the massive Barrington Lake fire in Shelburne County, ... Read More »
1 responseEmergency preparedness minister warns wildfire situation is unprecedented, dangerous
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – A massive amount of land has already been scorched by wildfires in Canada this year, and federal fire officials warn the hot, dry weather fuelling the burns is nowhere near over. The unusually severe start to fire season is prompting warnings to Canadians to know their risk and concerns about a shortage of ... Read More »
1 responseOntario commits to cover 1/3 cost of Stellantis deal, Ford urges feds to close deal
By Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
Ontario has committed to paying a third of the cost to save a $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., premier Doug Ford said Thursday. The province and the federal government are “inches” away from a deal with automaker Stellantis, he said, but did not provide financial details. Ford said he has been on ... Read More »
1 responseIndependent probe into Montreal’s Lakeshore hospital ER includes 135 recommendations
By The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – A report into problems plaguing a suburban Montreal hospital emergency room makes 135 recommendations for improving the situation, chief among them accelerating the building of a replacement for the aging critical care unit. The report into the Lakeshore General Hospital was ordered by Health Minister Christian Dubé in February after a series of ... Read More »
1 responseBill Blair blames CSIS director for not passing along memo warning of threats to MP
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Bill Blair is blaming Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault for the fact he didn’t receive a memo warning about the alleged targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family by a Chinese diplomat. “The director determined this was not information the minister needed to know,” Blair said Thursday afternoon. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forest fire forces evacuation of 500 homes in Chapais in northern Quebec
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency said Thursday that two wildfires were burning out of control in the province, including one in northern Quebec that has led to the evacuation of about 500 homes. A forest fire remained out of control in Chapais, a community of just over 1,500 in northern Quebec. On Wednesday ... Read More »
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