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Research finds some Pacific salmon migration out of sync with food supply
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Climate change is knocking some Pacific salmon out of alignment with the growth of the ocean plankton they eat to survive, new research says. In the largest data set ever gathered on the timing of juvenile salmon migration, research found the changing climate is causing some salmonpopulations to migrate earlier out of step ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Revenue Agency, union reach tentative deal, ending strike of 35,000 workers
By The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – The public-sector union representing Canada Revenue Agency employees has struck a tentative deal with the federal government, ending a strike of 35,000 workers just after the tax season wrapped up. The announcement of a prospective agreement comes after the government and Public Service Alliance of Canada came to separate deals that ended a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada Revenue Agency, union reach deal, ending strike
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
The public-sector union representing Canada Revenue Agency employees has struck a tentative deal with the federal government, ending a strike of 35,000 workers just after the tax season wrapped up. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Google Canada tells Senate Bill C-18 would create unreasonable financial liability
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Google Canada says it would be reasonable to reconsider sharing links to news sites if Bill C-18, the government’s Online News Act, becomes law. Richard Gingras, the vice-president of the company’s news division, told a Senate committee that Google has shared its concerns with the legislation for over a year. But he says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Border officers in Vancouver find cat in parcel from China: SPCA
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – A cat the British Columbia SPCA says was mysteriously found in a parcel from China is now in foster care recovering from its apparent ordeal. The SPCA says in a statement it’s unclear how long the cat spent in transit, however it appeared healthy but scared. Binder Kooner, chief of operations for Canada ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec flooding: Bodies of firefighters found two days after being swept away
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. – Searchers recovered two bodies Wednesday believed to be those of volunteer firefighters swept away by a swollen river this week, as residents of Quebec’s Charlevoix region began cleaning up from the devastating flooding. Provincial police spokeswoman Sgt. Béatrice Dorsainville said the bodies were found by a police helicopter in St-Urbain, Que., around ... Read More »
1 responsePolitical parties need strong privacy rules, independent oversight, commissioner says
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal privacy commissioner says it would be a mistake to give political parties the ability to govern the way they manage Canadians’ personal information. Changes proposed in the latest Liberal budget would let parties collect, use, retain and dispose of data in accordance with their own policies. Philippe Dufresne told a Senate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Black Montrealer sues police after being handcuffed over suspected theft of own car
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
MONTREAL – A Montreal man is suing the city’s police force and two of its officers for $125,000 after being handcuffed and detained by officers who suspected he had stolen his own car. Brice Dossa, a 44-year-old Montrealer originally from Benin, is seeking damages from the city and from the officers named in the lawsuit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s Cache Creek becomes raging river as floodwaters rise: mayor
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
Normally a babbling brook, Cache Creek in British Columbia’s Interior has become a raging river, with floodwaters flowing right through the community’s firehall, the mayor said. John Ranta said water levels are the highest he’s ever seen in the village located about 80 kilometres west of Kamloops. “With the amount of water coming down, it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM’s brother denies Trudeau Foundation was involved in foreign interference
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The prime minister’s brother says the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has not been part of any foreign interference attempts by China. Alexandre Trudeau, who has been involved in the foundation since its early days and was an executive director up until 2020, says donations from Chinese businessmen were negotiated before his brother became ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec flooding: Body of second missing volunteer firefighter found
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. – Quebec provincial police say they have found a second body in the community where two volunteer firefighters were swept away by floodwaters Monday. Earlier today, a body believed to be that of the other firefighter was recovered from the Rivière du Gouffre in St-Urbain, Que., northeast of Quebec City. Police spokeswoman Sgt. ... Read More »
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