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Cache Creek becomes raging river as floodwaters rise: mayor
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
The mayor of Cache Creek says what’s normally a babbling brook has become a raging river, with floodwaters flowing right through the village firehall. John Ranta says water levels are the highest he’s ever seen in the community located about 80 kilometres west of Kamloops in British Columbia’s southern Interior. Snow at higher elevations is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Astronaut Jeremy Hansen to carry Canada’s flag at crowning of King Charles in London
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Before Astronaut Jeremy Hansen gets a chance to wear Canada’s colours on a flight around the moon next year, he will carry the Canadian flag at the coronation of the country’s new King. The Prime Minister’s Office released a list of dignitaries and eminent Canadians who will join him and Gov. Gen. Mary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs pass law meant to curb forced labour, as critics decry its lack of teeth
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The House of Commons has passed a bill that takes aim at child labour and forced labour around the world. The new law will require Canadian companies and government departments to scrutinize their supply chains and file reports on them. The intent is to ensure none of their products or components are made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No word on which Canadians will attend crowning of King Charles in London
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Prime Minister’s Office still has yet to announce which eminent Canadians will be invited to join him for the coronation of King Charles in just three days. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon will be at Westminster Abbey this weekend as the King is officially crowned, but the rest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau announces appointment of new senators for Newfoundland and Labrador, P.E.I.
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that two new senators will join the upper chamber. Jane MacAdam, a former auditor general of Prince Edward Island who boasts more than 40 years of experience in legislative auditing, will represent that province. Entrepreneur Iris Petten, whose experience is focused on the fishing industry, will serve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. wildlife group shares tips on duckling dilemmas, as dozens of orphans brought in
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – A British Columbia animal rescue group is issuing tips for the public after dozens of orphan ducklings have been brought into its centre. The Wildlife Rescue Association of BC says the recent warm spell in the province set off the orphan surge to its hospital. Kimberly Stephens, the group’s hospital manager, says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Balanced budget, electoral reform back on policy agenda for Liberals at convention
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Balanced budgets and electoral reform are back on the agenda for Canada’s Liberals this week as the party holds its first in-person policy convention in five years. The Liberal government is coming off a rough few months, hounded by allegations it is failing to protect Canadians and the electoral system from foreign interference. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union threatens to disrupt Liberal party convention if CRA doesn’t offer ‘fair’ deal
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The union representing Canada Revenue Agency workers says its members plan to show up at the Liberal Party of Canada’s convention Thursday if their employer doesn’t table a “fair offer” before then. Public Service Alliance of Canada representatives made the threat at a news conference updating reporters about negotiations between its Union of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada joins U.S., Spain in trilateral agreement to ease irregular migration
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
WASHINGTON – Canada is teaming up with the U.S. and Spain in an effort to create legal pathways for migrants and ease the burden of irregular migration in North America. A joint statement issued by all three countries says Canada is exploring ways to expand its temporary foreign worker program in the agriculture sector. Ottawa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada pledges $71 million in aid for Sudan, South Sudan and Central African Republic
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is announcing $71 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan and two neighbouring countries that are dealing with a large number of refugees in the wake of a violent crisis. Sajjan says the funds will flow through agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers charged by regulatory body after investigation into surveilling judge
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
WINNIPEG – Two lawyers are facing charges under the Law Society of Manitoba after the regulatory body investigated complaints they hired a private investigator to surveil a judge who was hearing a case involving COVID-19 public health orders. John Carpay, president of the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, and Randal Jay Cameron face charges ... Read More »
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