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‘It’s our highway:’ Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
LUTSEL K’E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Iris Catholique says over the past two decades, she’s noticed the waters of Great Slave Lake surrounding Lutsel K’e, N.W.T., taking longer to freeze in the winter. “In the past, the lake used to freeze by November, December and by early December, we’re able to travel through traditional trails and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sudanese nationals in Canada can extend their stay for free: minister
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government says as of Sunday, Sudanese nationals can extend their stay in Canada as violence escalates in their home country. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Saturday morning that effective April 30, Sudanese nationals in Canada can apply to extend their stay or change their status as a visitor, student or temporary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residents of Quebec town still struggle with aftermath of 2019 dike break, flooding
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
SAINTE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. – Sylvie Béchard had only owned her little brick house for six months when her neighbour came banging on her door on the night of April 27, 2019. The dike holding back the Lake of Two Mountains had been breached, and floodwaters were rushing toward her home. “She said ‘Sylvie, we have to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indo-Pacific region wants to sidestep U.S.-China spat: Asian Development Bank head
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – A senior economist whose organization oversees economic-development projects across Asia says Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy could help the region’s huge infrastructure needs, but risks falling flat if Ottawa tries to wedge countries against China. “It’s great for Canada to develop closer ties with all of the countries in the region,” said Albert Park, chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mélanie Joly is in Kenya to help inform Canada’s response to the crisis in Sudan
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is in Kenya for the next few days to help inform Canada’s response to the crisis in Sudan. She is set to meet with people evacuated from the East African country, including diplomatic staff who worked there until a shocking outbreak of violence earlier this month. Joly will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royal watchers preparing for a shorter, smaller coronation than one 70 years ago
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
Jamie Hill was four years old when his family walked over to a neighbour’s home in Kitchener, Ont., to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. The now 73-year-old doesn’t remember much from the ceremony that would become a social and cultural phenomenon, but a constant reminder of the day hangs in his home in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada ends air evacuations from Sudan amid ‘deteriorating security situation’
By Kiernan Green, The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
Evacuation flights to bring Canadians home from Sudan have ended, the federal government said Saturday evening, amid escalating violence and deteriorating safety conditions. Ottawa said Canadians that are wishing to leave Sudan by road should consider leaving via Port Sudan, where commercial options may be available. It is advising people to avoid travelling to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Smith questions election role of Opposition leader Notley’s husband
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is raising questions about Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s husband and his role in the upcoming provincial election campaign. Notley’s husband, Lou Arab, is a communications official for the Canadian Union of Public Employees and sits on the governing board of Notley’s NDP. In a statement from her United ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government touts “final” offer to striking public service union as fair
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is describing the contract proposal extended on Friday to the union representing more than 100,000 striking public servants as its final offer. The Treasury Board issued a statement today saying the offer includes a better wage package and solutions to deal with priorities such as telework and seniority, but offered ... Read More »
1 responseCanada to continue air evacuations from Sudan, navy vessels on standby
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal defence minister says efforts to evacuate Canadians stranded in Sudan will continue today even as conditions deteriorate in the war-torn East African country. Anita Anand says the military intends to conduct at least one evacuation flight today for Canadians and other residents of allied countries looking to leave. She says a ... Read More »
1 response‘If we don’t understand, we can’t really change’: Studying Saskatchewan mass killer
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
RCMP may never fully learn why Myles Sanderson went on a deadly stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation, but they may be able to offer answers that some experts say could help victims’ families make sense of it all. Mounties released on Thursday a preliminary timeline of the Sept. 4 attacks on the James ... Read More »
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