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Military releases names of Air Force captains killed in Chinook helicopter crash
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The military has released the names of the two Royal Canadian Air Force members who were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Ontario on Tuesday. Capt. David Domagala and Capt. Marc Larouche were taking part in a nighttime training exercise near Garrison Petawawa when their Chinook helicopter crashed into the Ottawa River. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sikh Liberal MPs meet with public safety minister over Surrey, B.C., killing
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Member of Parliament Sukh Dhaliwal says the shooting death of a religious leader in the parking lot of a British Columbia temple has prompted a meeting with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and members of the Sikh Liberal caucus. Dhaliwal, who represents the Metro Vancouver riding of Surrey-Newton where the killing of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Titan owner OceanGate will likely seek court protection, and soon: lawyer
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A maritime law professor at Louisiana’s Tulane University says the owner of a small submersible that imploded Sunday on its way to the wreck of the Titanic will likely seek court protection – and soon. Martin Davies says he expects OceanGate Expeditions will try to limit its financial liability if families ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister’s Access to Info focus is better service amid calls for legislative overhaul
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal minister responsible for the much-criticized access-to-information system says her focus is on improving service amid growing calls to go further and rewrite the transparency law. In an interview today, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says her priority is better administration of the Access to Information Act, not a legislative overhaul. Fortier’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks Canada says bison herd to remain the backcountry of Banff National Park
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
BANFF, Alta. – A final report on a five-year project to bring plains bison back to Banff National Park in Alberta says the herd will stay on the mountain landscape. Parks Canada published the report, as well as a summary of the public comments on the project, online earlier this week. Officials say the herd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. Coast Guard to lead investigation into deadly rupture of Titan submersible
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
DARTMOUTH – The U.S. Coast Guard will lead the investigation into the catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible, which broke apart and sank to the ocean floor during an expedition to the Titanic. All five people aboard were presumed dead Thursday soon after a crew guiding a remotely operated vehicle spotted the Titan’s wreckage about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec wildfires: Cree community orders evacuation due to heavy smoke
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – A Cree community in northern Quebec is being evacuated this morning because of heavy smoke from a nearby forest fire. The Cree Nation of Mistissini said on its Facebook page that the community’s almost 4,000 residents should check in at a local sports complex this morning and that transport would be provided for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. Navy heard possible ‘implosion’ before Titan submersible was reported missing
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
The U.S. Navy has confirmed its acoustic sensors detected on Sunday “an anomaly consistent with an implosion” in the area where the doomed submersible Titan was operating several hours before the vessel was reported missing. In an email, a senior U.S. Navy official says an analysis of the acoustic data was shared with the “unified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Centre Block on pace to reopen in 2032, include new public area under Parliament Hill
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – A massive overhaul of Centre Block on Parliament Hill is expected to be completed by 2031 and open to the public by 2032. Rob Wright, an assistant deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, says structural strengthening and heritage restoration is currently underway. A new three-level welcome centre is being built underneath ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Owner of destroyed sub could use ‘cruel’ law for protection : In The News for today
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 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… Titan submersible torn apart by catastrophic implosion, killing all five aboard A catastrophic implosion ripped apart the Titan submersible, killing all five people aboard as it was descending to the bottom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charity thanks victims’ families for food, clothing after deadly Manitoba bus crash
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
DAUPHIN, MAN. – The legacies of some of the 16 seniors killed in a bus crash are living on in a western Manitoba community, as their clothing and leftover food are donated to those in need. “It’s a huge benefit from the loss that has happened to the help that it brings other people,” said ... Read More »
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