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Western premiers disappointed by delay to federal bail reform on repeat offenders
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
WHISTLER, B.C. – Premiers from Western Canada say they are “extremely disappointed” in the federal government for not passing reforms to the bail system to target repeat offenders before Parliament rose last week for the summer. Speaking at the conclusion of the western premiers’ conference in Whistler, B.C., host Premier David Eby urged the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. agrees to delay ending immigration detention in correctional centres
By The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia has agreed to give Canada’s border agency more time to come up with an alternative to holding immigration detainees in the province’s correctional centres, almost a year after the decision to end the practice. BC Corrections gave 12 months’ notice last July to the Canada Border Services Agency that it would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Montreal police issue Amber Alert for six-year-old twins
By The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
Montreal police have issued an Amber Alert for two six-year-old girls. Police have identified the girls as twins Frederique Marier Goupil and Sacha Marier Goupil. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income and vulnerable people
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
British Columbia will provide up to 8,000 free portable air-conditioning units to keep vulnerable people cool and protected during extreme hot weather events, Health Minister Adrian Dix said. The minister announced the giveaway on Tuesday as the province marked the two-year anniversary of the heat-dome phenomenon that covered much of the province in 2021 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income, vulnerable people
By The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is giving its Crown power utility $10 million to provide up to 8,000 free air-conditioning units to vulnerable people. A death review panel by the BC Coroners Service found that most of the 619 people who died in B.C.’s heat dome event in 2021 were low-income and vulnerable people ... Read More »
1 responseFrom criticism to ‘common ground,’ Chow and Ford say they’ll work together
By Jordan Omstead and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
Toronto’s next mayor and Ontario’s premier vowed Tuesday to set aside their political differences to get much-needed housing built in the city, although there were early indications Olivia Chow and Doug Ford could clash on other issues in the future. The two traded barbs earlier this month before Chow won Toronto’s mayoral byelection on Monday ... Read More »
1 responseFuture infrastructure funding to require climate change be taken into account
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s new national climate adaptation strategy will tie future federal infrastructure transfers to the provinces to projects that incorporate adaptation efforts starting next year. By 2025, provinces and territories will also have to build climate resilience into recovery efforts to get federal help after a disaster. The strategy was finalized Tuesday, at a ... Read More »
1 responseWestern Canada premiers talk infrastructure planning, high cost of living
By The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
WHISTLER, B.C. – Western provinces and territories will consider working together on co-ordinating the planning and permitting of new infrastructure projects such as pipelines and telecommunications links in a move to gain efficiency. British Columbia Premier David Eby says today’s western premiers’ conference centres on several key topics, including the need for more cohesive land ... Read More »
1 responseRain helps firefighters’ efforts in Quebec, but not enough of it to extinguish flames
By The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
MONTREAL – This week’s rainfall likely won’t be enough to extinguish the wildfires in northern Quebec, but the wet weather could give firefighters a chance to get ahead of the flames, officials said Tuesday. Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency – SOPFEU – is evaluating the effects of recent rainfall, Katia Petit, Quebec associate deputy minister ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa widens pathways for attracting tech talent
By The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
TORONTO – The federal immigration minister says Ottawa is ramping up its efforts to attract tech talent to Canada. In an announcement at tech conference Collision in Toronto, minister Sean Fraser revealed the Tech Talent Strategy, which includes a new, dedicated pathway for permanent residents targeting employees and workers in the STEM sectors. Fraser says ... Read More »
1 responseMore newsroom resources on the table should Meta, Google block local news: Rodriguez
By The Canadian Press on June 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he’s hopeful that the Liberal government can find a positive outcome with Google and Meta. But should the companies remove news from their platforms in response to Bill C-18, he says the Liberal government will make sure newsrooms have the necessary resources for journalists to continue their ... Read More »
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