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Edmonton zoo employee ‘doing well’ following Burmese python bite
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
EDMONTON – A zoo employee is recovering after she was bitten by a Burmese python Tuesday morning. Debi Winwood, a spokesperson for Edmonton Valley Zoo, says the woman received immediate first aid from other employees and emergency services were called. She says the woman was taken to hospital for minor medical treatment and is doing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. enacts regulation to ensure protection of Ozempic supply for diabetes patients
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia is bringing in a new regulation immediately to ensure diabetes patients don’t face a shortage of the drug Ozempic, touted by celebrities for its weight loss side effects. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the change will ensure patients in B.C. and Canada needing Ozempic to treat their Type 2 diabetes will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal workers are now on strike. Here are the services that may be affected
By Cindy Tran, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – More than 155,000 public servants are now on strike after the country’s biggest federal public-sector union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline. Federal departments and agencies have released a list of services that may be disrupted during the strike. Here’s an updated list of what services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Keira’s Law’ will strengthen laws surrounding domestic violence, advocates say
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canadian lawmakers have passed a bill that includes a measure known as “Keira’s law,” which would ensure that judges receive education on domestic violence and coercive control in intimate partner and family relationships. The law is named after Keira Kagan, a four-year-old who was found dead with her father in 2020 in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bargaining continues as federal workers picket, major service disruptions expected
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s largest federal public-service union and the federal government continue to negotiate as workers go on strike, triggering major service disruptions. Federal workers were hitting the picket lines across the country on Wednesday after Canada’s largest federal public-service union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline. Federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aid groups to testify on bill aiming to unblock humanitarian work in Afghanistan
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Humanitarian and development groups are expected to testify this afternoon as the House justice committee examines a bill that would amend the Criminal Code to allow aid workers to operate in Taliban-held Afghanistan. Charities say Global Affairs Canada has warned them that purchasing goods or hiring locals in Afghanistan would involve paying taxes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CAQ breaks major campaign promise on ‘third link’ road tunnel for Quebec City
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
QUEBEC – The Quebec government is abandoning plans to build a multi-purpose vehicular tunnel linking Quebec City to its south shore in favour of one that will be for public transit only, citing changing driving habits after the COVID-19 pandemic. The so-called “third link” across the St. Lawrence River – after the Pierre Laporte Bridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds aim to lock in equalization formula until 2029 as part of omnibus budget motion
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is aiming to lock in the equalization formula for payments to provinces until 2029, as part of an omnibus motion in Parliament that seeks to implement budget measures. Some provincial politicians blasted the Liberals in 2018 after they similarly used a budget document to bury plans to extend the current ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s United Conservative government releases ‘aspirational’ plan on climate
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta’s United Conservative Party government is releasing a plan that it hopes will take the province to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The plan, which describes itself as “aspirational,” relies heavily on technologies such as carbon capture and storage. However, it contains few details on the pace of investment and construction required to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Islamophobia widespread in Canada, early findings of Senate committee study indicate
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Islamophobia and violence against Muslims is widespread and deeply entrenched in Canadian society, early findings from a Senate committee studying the issue indicate. Muslim women who wear hijabs ““ Black Muslim women in particular ““ are the most vulnerable, and confronting Islamophobia in a variety of public spheres is difficult, the committee on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military procurement chief wants defence firms to stop overpromising, underdelivering
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Defence Department’s top procurement official says he would like to see defence companies put more focus on delivering what they have promised and less on trying to win the next contract. Assistant deputy minister of materiel Troy Crosby says he respects that companies are in the business of trying to make money, ... Read More »
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