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Center for Whale Research confirms two calves spotted in B.C.’s Strait of Georgia
By The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
The endangered southern resident killer whale population has grown by two. The Center for Whale Research based in Washington state says it has confirmed two new calves who were spotted during a survey of a group of whales in the Strait of Georgia on June 30. The centre says both calves were very active and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lotto Max winning numbers for Friday, June 30, 2023.
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Friday’s Lotto Max draw for an estimated $40 million: 01, 13, 19, 26, 35, 42 & 49. Bonus: 37 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.W.T. construction company fined $100K following worker’s death
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. – A construction company in the Northwest Territories has been fined $100,000 after a worker was killed at a site outside Fort Simpson in 2020. Nogha Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty to two offences under the territory’s Safety Act on Wednesday. Along with the fine, it will be put on probation for two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon ‘patiently waiting’ on federal support to build flood mitigation infrastructure
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – Yukon is “patiently waiting” for federal funding that could come this fall to help build critically needed climate-mitigation infrastructure in the wake of recent severe flooding. Premier Ranj Pillai said ministers from the Yukon and other territories and provinces recently met with the federal government to discuss what the next infrastructure plan should ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s all new for us’: Ukrainian newcomers celebrate their first Canada Day
By Liam Fox, The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Tonya Barabash has a quintessentially Canadian plan for Saturday: she and her husband are making the most of the hot summer weather, taking their seven-year-old son swimming at a marina and going out for ice cream. This is their first Canada Day since they fled their home in Odesa, Ukraine, the first time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec wildfires: Evacuation orders being lifted, but poor air quality persists
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
MONTREAL – Evacuation orders were starting to lift on Friday for Quebec residents directly affected by wildfires, but the blazes were still causing poor air quality across much of the province. Quebec’s Public Security Department said that almost all of the 2,300 people evacuated from their homes would be able to return no later than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire damages Syrian tent home of detained Canadian mother and children: advocate
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – An advocacy group says a Canadian mother struggling to leave a Syrian detention camp with her six children was dealt another setback this week when a fire damaged their tent home. Alexandra Bain of the group Families Against Violent Extremism says the woman from Quebec and a number of her children were treated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S.-based remote vehicle operator gives timeline of Titan recovery off Newfoundland
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
EAST AURORA, N.Y. – The owner of the remotely operated vehicle that recovered pieces of the Titan submersible says it found the wreck on the ocean floor soon after arriving at the search site on June 22. Ed Cassano, CEO of Pelagic Research Services, says its ROV Odysseus 6K had the capability to dive to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon still waiting for federal support to build flooding mitigation infrastructure
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon government says the territory is “patiently waiting” for federal support for building mitigation infrastructure after severe flooding in the Klondike Valley this spring. Premier Ranj Pillai says the territory has launched an $8-million financial assistance program for the flood’s victims as the Yukon moves from emergency response to recovery support. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Imagine what we can do’: Astronaut Jeremy Hansen sees great potential for Canada
By Nairah Ahmed, The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
As Jeremy Hansen prepares for his mission around the moon, the Ontario-born astronaut is thinking about the ways Canada could help tackle some of the world’s most pressing problems. The 47-year-old colonel and CF-18 pilot is to become the first Canadian to travel to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, which could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative majority on U.S. Supreme Court flexes muscles on students, LGBTQ rights
By The Canadian Press on June 30th, 2023
WASHINGTON – The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is ending its latest term with a fierce flurry of attacks on liberal values. The court has ruled in favour of a Christian graphic artist in Colorado who doesn’t want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples. It also struck down President Joe Biden’s $400-billion ... Read More »
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