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U.S. hiker dies after falling from popular B.C. hiking trail near Whistler
By The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
WHISTLER, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia say a 28-year-old American woman has died after falling from a popular hiking trail near Whistler. Sea to Sky RCMP have identified the woman as Nicole Killian from Richmond, Vermont, who was a member of a rescue team in her hometown. Sea to Sky officers as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police raid illegal magic mushroom store on opening day, arrest four people
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
Montreal police on Tuesday raided a store selling illegal magic mushrooms and arrested four people, but a spokesperson for the shop said he expected it to reopen within 24 hours. The first FunGuyz location in Quebec opened in Montreal Tuesday offering pills, dried fungi and chocolate bars, all containing the psychedelic agent psilocybin, a substance ... Read More »
1 responseMilitary prepares to pull crashed Chinook helicopter from Ottawa River
By The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces said it planned to begin the complicated process of pulling the wreckage of a downed CH-147F Chinook helicopter from the Ottawa River Tuesday, after a crash killed two pilots last month. Four Royal Canadian Air Force members were conducting a normal nighttime training exercise around midnight near the Petawawa ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal police raid illegal magic mushroom store on opening day
By The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
Montreal police on Tuesday raided a store selling illegal magic mushrooms on the day it opened to the public. And despite the police operation, company spokesman Edgras Goban said he expects FunGuyz to reopen as planned on Wednesday morning. The first FunGuyz location in Quebec opened in Montreal Tuesday offering pills, dried fungi and chocolate ... Read More »
1 responseEmbattled former national chief lashes out at chiefs who want to find a replacement
By Marlo Glass, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
HALIFAX – The embattled former leader of the largest First Nations advocacy organization in Canada delivered a searing rebuke of its leadership, as chiefs rejected her pleas and voted in favour of a process to replace her Tuesday. RoseAnne Archibald appeared virtually before hundreds of Indigenous leaders gathered in Halifax for the Assembly of First ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Montreal police raid illegal magic mushroom store
By The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
Montreal police are carrying out an operation targeting a store selling illegal magic mushrooms. The first FunGuyz location in Quebec opened in Montreal today offering pills, dried fungi and chocolate bars all containing the psychedelic agent psilocybin, subject to sale and possession bans in Canada. Company spokesperson Edgras Goban says FunGuyz has already been the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. police warn about 3D-printed guns that look like ‘harmless toys’
By The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia are raising concerns about the rise of 3D-printed guns and other privately made firearms, saying the risks posed by the weapons that often resemble “harmless toys” may not be understood by parents or teachers. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit has shared a photo of an array of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Long days ahead,’ says Eby as B.C.’s wildfire evacuation orders and alerts climb
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
Escalating wildfires and worsening drought across British Columbia signal challenging times ahead, with the province and nation facing the worst fire season in 100 years, says Premier David Eby. Evacuation orders and alerts were expanded Tuesday near several wildfires in B.C.’s northern regions as communities try to keep residents safe and the BC Wildfire Service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine now has a path to NATO membership, but allies have not set out a timeline
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
VILNIUS, Lithuania – A stark exhibition of war photographs lines the walls of a tunnel on the way into the NATO leaders’ summit. Signs printed on shuttle buses read: “While you’re waiting for this bus, Ukraine is waiting for NATO membership.” Reminders of Russia’s war on the eastern European country are everywhere this week in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec officials dismantle homeless camp under Montreal highway
By The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec officials have dismantled a homeless encampment beneath an elevated Montreal highway ahead of a major roadwork project and following a months-long legal battle. The province’s Transport Department says the last of the camp’s residents departed this morning and department personnel were in the process of clearing the site to make way for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa could help health care with better international recruiting, premiers say
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Improving health care is not just a matter of money and transfers from Ottawa to the provinces, provincial leaders said at the annual premiers conference Tuesday. The federal government could help by streamlining recruitment of workers from abroad, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters in Winnipeg. “They are principally responsible when it comes ... Read More »
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