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B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nations
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Canadian government says it’s righting nearly a century of wrongs done to five First Nations in British Columbia by settling historic land claims owed under an 1899 treaty. Federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said during an announcement Saturday that Ottawa failed to live up to its obligations to the Blueberry River ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta premier broadens restrictions on reporter questions to include media outlets
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith broadened her new media-question restriction policy Saturday to limit not only questions from reporters but also from media outlets. Smith told her Corus call-in radio show that not only are individual reporters now limited to one question at news conferences ““ as announced Friday — she will also accept ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada, South Korea launch talks on defence, security intelligence sharing
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada and South Korea have launched talks aimed at sharing defence and security information as the two countries work to counter increasing threats from Russia and China. The agreement to develop an intelligence-sharing pact, called the General Security of Information Agreement, capped Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s second official visit to the East ... Read More »
1 responseTopless Junos protester splashes pink paint at PM’s office: climate group
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – A climate change advocacy group says the woman who walked on the Juno Awards stage while topless has now sprayed pink paint on the entrance to the prime minister’s office in Ottawa. On2Ottawa has posted photos and video to its Twitter account of the woman tossing a bucket of what appears to be ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta premier says she is limiting media questions in order to provide more answers
By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says there’s no question she welcomes media questions, but says she is imposing limits on those questions in order to provide more answers. Smith made the comments on her Corus radio call-in show a day after she announced the new policy for media as her United Conservative party ramps ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau’s cross-country town halls are back with a new format — and new skeptics
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Every town hall begins the same way: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in a blue or white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, takes the microphone, waxes poetic about the state of the world and acknowledges the challenging years Canadians have recently faced. The people in the crowd who will have the chance to ask ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No winning ticket sold for Friday’s $30 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2023
There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $30 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on April 18 will be an estimated $40 million... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on ‘social determinants’
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Federal funding of $8.2 billion over 10 years for the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia will give Indigenous communities unprecedented control over how to use the cash to improve wellness, including the possibility of building housing, said one of the negotiators of the agreement. Wayne Christian, the deputy chair of the ... Read More »
1 response22 overdoses in one night: Ex-paramedic looks back on 7th anniversary of B.C. crisis
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Brian Twaites remembers the first time he realized toxic drugs in British Columbia had hit a crisis level. On one shift as a paramedic, he handled 26 calls and more than 22 of them were drug overdoses. “Twenty-two of them were narcotic overdoses that we actually resuscitated,” he said. “Another couple of those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2021, but climate experts still see positive signs
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – Several climate change experts said Friday they see reason for hope in Canada’s efforts to slow global warming even though the country’s greenhouse gas emissions rose slightly in 2021. The annual inventory of Canada’s emissions for 2021, published Friday, showed emissions from all sources that year added up to 670 million tonnes. That’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions
By The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, four days after announcing she won’t answer questions on her ethics investigation, now says she will limit questions on all other topics. Smith told reporters in Calgary that given an election is looming, she will now only allow reporters to ask a single question at news conferences and not ... Read More »
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