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Internal audit raises red flags over maintenance of graves, cemeteries for veterans
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – An internal report by Veterans Affairs Canada is raising red flags over the country’s military graves and cemeteries, warning that more permanent funding is needed to keep them from falling into disrepair. The report is the result of an internal audit following up on a similar review six years ago. At that time, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twitter adds ‘Government-funded Media’ tag to CBC account
By The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
One of CBC’s Twitter accounts now has a label which describes the broadcaster as “Government-funded Media.” News of the addition to @CBC was shared late Sunday on Twitter by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who had asked the social media company to add the label to accounts that promote “news-related” content from CBC English but did ... Read More »
1 responseAvalanche in Thunderwater Lake riding area claims life of snowmobiler
By The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
INVERMERE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada says a snowmobiler died after being caught in an avalanche in a riding area northwest of Invermere, B.C. The avalanche safety organization says a trio of snowmobilers was riding a slope above Whirlpool Lake on Saturday when two of the riders were caught up in a slide. Avalanche Canada says ... Read More »
1 responseRegimental funeral will be held Thursday for Alberta officer who died in crash
By The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – The RCMP say a regimental funeral will be held later this week for one of its Alberta-based officers who died in a crash while heading to help another officer. The funeral for Const. Harvinder Dhami, a member of the Strathcona County detachment east of Edmonton, will be held Thursday morning at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No date for coal phase out as G7 environment ministers wrap meeting in Japan
By The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Environment and energy ministers from G7 countries wrapped two days of talks in northern Japan without acting on Canada’s push to set a timeline for phasing out coal-fired power plants. In their 36-page communique after the meeting in Sapporo, the ministers restated their commitment to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The latest data on tuberculosis among Inuit in Canada
By The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
Ottawa and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a national advocacy group, announced plans in March 2018 to reduce active tuberculosis across Inuit Nunangat by at least half to no more than 100 cases per 100,000 people by 2025, and eliminate it entirely by 2030. Inuit Nunangat, or Inuit homeland in Canada, is made up of more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
Nunavut’s health minister says the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted efforts to eliminate tuberculosis in Inuit communities, and questions remain over whether targets to stamp out the disease can be met. “COVID has had a huge impact on every area of health care, and that includes TB,” said John Main. “While we were putting so much effort ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How views of Pierre Trudeau led RCMP to provide first close security for an ex-PM
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – With threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spiking in recent years, newly released historical records reveal the security concerns the RCMP had when his father was getting ready to leave office. Pierre Trudeau retired in 1984 after serving as prime minister for two stints adding up to 15 years. He had been first ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta RCMP to provide update on death of officer killed en route to noise complaint
By The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – The RCMP is set to provide an update on the vehicle crash that killed one of its Alberta-based officers last week. Const. Harvinder Dhami, a member of the Strathcona County detachment east of Edmonton who was affectionately known as Harvey, died early Monday morning while driving to help other officers with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec judge grants injunction halting eviction of homeless camp living under highway
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Superior Court has granted a temporary 10-day injunction to halt the dismantling and displacement of a long-standing homeless encampment located under a major Montreal highway. In her Tuesday ruling, Justice Chantal Masse ordered the Quebec Transport Ministry – which owns the property below the city’s Ville-Marie expressway – to cease preparatory work ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian billionaire couple claims Canadian sanctions are unjustified and unreasonable
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko and his wife Aleksandra want to be taken off Canada’s sanctions list, claiming in Federal Court they’ve been wrongfully labelled as “elites and close associates” of the Russian regime. The Melnichenkos filed two applications in the Federal Court of Canada in late March, seeking to quash a decision to place them ... Read More »
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