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Corrections head questioned how Mendicino was kept in dark over Bernardo transfer
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – Days after Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino shared his outrage on social media over the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison, the head of Canada’s federal prison system asked the department whether the politician had been told of the move. Anne Kelly, the commissioner of the Correctional Service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lac-Mégantic mayor, residents fear ‘monster trains’ will bring another rail disaster
By Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. – Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Que., residents are still waiting for a promised railway bypass, and they fear the increasing number of railcars carrying hazardous materials through their town will lead to another disaster. Mayor Julie Morin says the trains transporting such things as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RoseAnne Archibald calls for reinstatement after removal as AFN national chief
By The Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – RoseAnne Archibald is calling on supporters to tell their chiefs and councils to reinstate her after she was voted out as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations last week. In a five minute video posted to Facebook, Archibald also urged supporters to ensure a forensic audit of the national advocacy organization ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search for two people missing after Quebec landslide a ‘colossal’ task: police
By The Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2023
SAGUENAY, Que. – Quebec provincial police say the search continues for two people who were swept away Saturday by a landslide and a river swollen from torrential rain in Quebec’s Saguenay”“Lac-Saint-Jean region. Police spokesman Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says rescue teams have a “colossal” job ahead of them as they continue to search the branches of ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec forest fire situation continues to improve with rain but risks remain: SOPFEU
By The Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s wildfire prevention agency says the forest fire situation in the province is improving after recent rain, though risks remain, particularly in the region bordering James Bay. Stéphane Caron, a spokesman for the agency SOPFEU, says rain that fell over southern and eastern Quebec has reduced the risk from fires. But he says ... Read More »
1 response“A preoccupation with failure.” Why the Titan submersible was doomed from the start
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2023
HALIFAX – The company behind the submersible that imploded during a recent dive to the Titanic ignored key principles that guide organizations working in high-risk environments, experts in emergency management say. Jack Rozdilsky, a professor at York University in Toronto, says OceanGate’s business – ferrying paying passengers to the floor of the North Atlantic – ... Read More »
1 responseCBSA reopens main border crossing between Montreal and New York after 3-hour closure
By The Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2023
MONTREAL – The Canada Border Services Agency says one of the country’s busiest border crossings is back open after a three hour closure. The CBSA said in a post on Twitter shortly before 8 a.m. that all lanes were closed at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing because of a “broken roadway.” It says normal operations resumed ... Read More »
1 responseCBSA closes main border crossing between Montreal and New York due to broken road
By The Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2023
MONTREAL – The Canada Border Services Agency says one of the country’s busiest border crossings is closed. The CBSA said in a post on Twitter that all lanes are closed at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing because of a “broken roadway.” The agency says commercial operations are continuing at the crossing. Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle is the primary border ... Read More »
1 responseGirl, 13, dies after Quebec highway collision that critically injured four others
By The Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police say a 13-year-old girl has died from her injuries after a collision late Sunday morning on a major highway southwest of Montreal. The girl was one of five people in a sport utility vehicle that collided with a transport truck on Highway 20. The other two children and two adults ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A life-saving tool’: More people carrying naloxone to help strangers on the street
By Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2023
Kym Porter has been carrying a naloxone kit in her purse since her son died of an overdose more than six years ago. Porter, a retired school teacher in Medicine Hat, Alta., was trained to use both the syringe and nasal versions of the overdose reversal drug, but never ran into an emergency situation until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman whose home was destroyed by tornado estimates 100 people came to help clean up
By The Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2023
CARSTAIRS, Alta. – Elisa Humphreys knew she needed help after a tornado leveled two structures on her central Alberta property over the weekend. But her social media plea for assistance wound up attracting dozens of local volunteers who came forward to help clean up the shattered remnants of the house and mobile home that once ... Read More »
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