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Ontario man dead, woman critical after gondola crash at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant
By The Canadian Press on July 17th, 2023
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. – The man killed and the woman seriously injured over the weekend at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant resort were from Ontario, police said Monday. The two were ejected from a gondola climbing Mont-Tremblant when their cable car struck a drilling machine around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Quebec provincial police Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said. A ... Read More »
1 responseDigital publication fights CRA finding that it does not produce ‘original news’
By The Canadian Press on July 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – A digital publication is asking the Federal Court to review a decision by the Canada Revenue Agency that prevents it from accessing incentives for journalism. The Academic Journalism Society, which runs The Conversation Canada, is seeking a judicial review of the agency’s decision. In a court filing submitted last week, the society says ... Read More »
1 responseWildfires: Quebec ends ban on open fires inside forests for first time since May
By The Canadian Press on July 17th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec has completely lifted its ban on open fires in or near forests in the southern half of the province for the first time since May. The Forests Department says 23 fires remain active in that region, known as the intensive zone, which includes towns as far north as the Cree village of ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: Record-breaking wildfires, North American Indigenous Games
By The Canadian Press on July 17th, 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… Canada sees record-breaking wildfire season Canada’s wildfire season has broken an unfortunate record, with over 100-thousand square kilometres of land now scorched by wildfires. Blazes continue to burn out of control ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One person remains in hospital after deadly gondola crash at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant
By The Canadian Press on July 17th, 2023
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. – One person remains in hospital a day after a deadly gondola crash at Quebec’s popular Mont Tremblant resort. Two people were thrown from a sightseeing gondola at the resort in the Laurentian Mountains on Sunday, killing one and critically injuring the other. Provincial police said the crash occurred shortly before noon when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Privacy Act allows disclosure for inmate transfers, Mendicino said it restricts them
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on July 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Soon after Canadians were told privacy law was preventing them from learning why notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo was moved to a medium-security prison, the federal privacy watchdog was reminded behind the scenes that there are ways around it. Bernardo had spent nearly 30 years in a maximum-security prison – most recently the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fewer than 2,000 Hydro-Québec customers without power after storms caused new outages
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2023
MONTREAL – Fewer than 2,000 Hydro-Québec customers were without power late Sunday afternoon, as the utility continued to repair outages after a major storm on Thursday along with new outages caused by additional thunderstorms. As of Sunday morning, fewer than 2,000 clients who lost power due to Thursday’s storm were still without electricity, but thousands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One dead, another critically injured after gondola crash at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2023
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. – Quebec provincial police say one person has died and another critically injured after they were thrown from a sightseeing gondola at the popular Mont-Tremblant resort. Police say the crash occurred shortly before noon after a piece of construction equipment struck the gondola at the mountain resort around 105 kilometres northwest of Montreal. ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: One person dead after Gondola crash at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant resort
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2023
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. – Quebec provincial police say one person has died and another critically injured after they were thrown from a sightseeing gondola at the popular Mont-Tremblant resort. Police say the crash occurred shortly before noon after a piece of construction equipment struck the gondola. They say the other passenger has been transferred to a ... Read More »
1 responseManitoba bus crash claims 17th victim as woman dies in hospital
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2023
CARBERRY, Man. – RCMP in Manitoba say a 17th victim has died from her injuries a month after a bus crash in Manitoba. They say a 79-year-old woman who had been in hospital since the collision died today. Seniors were on a minibus taking a trip to a casino in Carberry in southwestern Manitoba on ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: 17th victim dies from June bus crash in Manitoba
By The Canadian Press on July 16th, 2023
RCMP in Manitoba say a 17th victim, a 79-year-old woman, has died in hospital from injuries sustained in a bus crash last month in Manitoba. Seniors were on a minibus taking a trip to a casino in Carberry in southwestern Manitoba on June 15 when the bus drove into the path of a semi-trailer truck ... Read More »
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