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B.C. mass-stabbing killer apologizes to victims, cites ‘enormous’ drug use
By The Canadian Press on July 7th, 2023
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The man who committed a deadly mass stabbing at a library in North Vancouver, B.C., two years ago, has apologized to each of his victims by name at his sentencing hearing. Yannick Bandaogo’s lawyer says his client cannot explain a motive for the attack that killed one woman and wounded several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Quebec gets wetter because of climate change, risks of landslides increase
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on July 7th, 2023
MONTREAL – Climate change is likely to increase the frequency of weather events that cause landslides in Quebec, like the one that killed two people a week ago, said a researcher who studies natural risks. Jacques Locat, a professor emeritus at Université Laval, says climate change models predict that southern Quebec will receive between five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. trade envoy presses Canada on digital services tax, home shopping obligations
By The Canadian Press on July 7th, 2023
WASHINGTON – America’s trade envoy is urging her Canadian counterpart to abandon plans for a digital services tax and to allow U.S. home shopping north of the border. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and International Trade Minister Mary Ng met one-on-one in Mexico during two days of meetings in Cancun, which wrap up today. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. port strike enters day seven as union, employers association trade barbs
By The Canadian Press on July 7th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The strike by thousands of workers at more than 30 British Columbia ports has entered its seventh day, as their union and the association representing B.C. maritime employers trade barbs about the stalled contract negotiations. The president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada, which represents about 7,400 striking workers, told a ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: Heat relief for parts of Canada, latest StatCan job numbers
By The Canadian Press on July 7th, 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… Cold front to bring some relief after heat wave… A cold front passing through Ontario and Quebec is expected to offer relief today after a multi-day heat wave. Parts of Ontario, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to meet with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
By The Canadian Press on July 7th, 2023
CALGARY – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith today in Calgary, among other stops in the city as Stampede season gets underway. Trudeau and Smith are expected to discuss a number of issues including emission reductions and the federal government’s goal of having a net-zero electricity grid by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Don’t fall off the horse’: Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen leading Stampede parade
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on July 7th, 2023
CALGARY – Col. Jeremy Hansen is preparing to become the first Canadian to travel to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, but in the meantime he’s tasked with cowboying up to become the second astronaut to be marshal of the Calgary Stampede parade. The 10-day Artemis II mission could launch as early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pleas for help as Montreal’s LGBTQ Village falls victim to addiction, homelessness
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on July 7th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Village, Montreal’s historical LGBTQ neighbourhood, has become the scene of homelessness, addiction and crime, with locals suggesting that its social problems are being imported because of the district’s history of being an inclusive space for marginalized people. Richard Fitzgerald, who has lived in the Village for 46 years, says he has witnessed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cold front to bring relief in Central Canada but heat wave continues on coasts
By The Canadian Press on July 7th, 2023
TORONTO – A cold front passing through Ontario and Quebec is expected to offer relief today after a multi-day heat wave. Environment Canada meteorologist Steven Flisfeder says the cold front is expected to cause a return to near normal temperatures in the coming days. Parts of Ontario, from Uxbridge to Renfrew, and Quebec, from Upper ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former national chief calls for investigation into potential federal interference
By The Canadian Press on July 6th, 2023
RoseAnne Archibald is calling for an independent investigation into potential government interference into the Assembly of First Nations a week after she was ousted as national chief. Archibald was voted out last week during a special chiefs assembly that also dealt with a human resources investigation related to complaints AFN staff filed against her. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attacker ‘has limited memory’ of deadly B.C. mass stabbing, can’t give motive: lawyer
By The Canadian Press on July 6th, 2023
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The lawyer representing a man who stabbed a woman to death and injured several other victims at a library in North Vancouver, B.C., two years ago says his client has “limited memory” of the attack and cannot offer a motive for his crimes. Defence lawyer Georges Rivard told a B.C. Supreme ... Read More »
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