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Teck Coal named in U.S. legal battle over selenium from its coal mines
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
A Canadian coal miner is facing legal action in an American court over levels of a contaminant from its mines in U.S. waters. Teck Coal Ltd. is one of three defendants in a request for judicial review brought by environmental groups from Montana and Idaho. The groups charge that Montana state authorities illegally struck down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residents still displaced as wildfires burn in the Northwest Territories, Prairies
By Emily Blake and Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
Thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes Thursday as out-of-control wildfires continued to burn. The Alberta government website said there were 93 active wildfires as of midday, with 27 of them classified as out of control. Two weeks after evacuation orders started being issued in the province, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family man, exemplary officer: thousands pay tribute to OPP officer killed on the job
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Sgt. Eric Mueller’s casket was placed gingerly before a crowd of thousands in Ottawa on Thursday, who gathered to pay tribute to the 10th police officer killed on the job in Canada in the last eight months. The crowd included the Ontario Provincial Police officer’s widow, family and friends, but also police from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal gun-control bill headed to Senate following passage by House of Commons
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Almost a year after its introduction, MPs have passed a gun-control bill that would cement restrictions on handguns, increase penalties for firearm trafficking and try to curb homemade ghost guns. The legislation, which now heads to the Senate, also includes a ban on assault-style firearms that would apply once the bill comes into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emissions from wildfires hit record high in 2021 as climate change drives fire threat
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Emissions from wildfires hit a new record in 2021, producing more greenhouse gases than the oil and gas sector and heavy industry combined. With a total estimated carbon footprint of 270 million tonnes, wildfire emissions were the single biggest source of greenhouse gases that year. But they were not included when Canada tallied ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre doubles down on ‘jail, not bail’ idea that experts say ignores Charter
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is doubling down on his pledge to bring in legislation denying repeat violent offenders access to bail if he is elected prime minister – despite experts suggesting the move would likely be unconstitutional. Amid criticism that his proposed policy would ignore the presumption of innocence that underpins the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residents still displaced as wildfire burns in southern Northwest Territories
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. – Residents of K’atl’odeeche First Nation and the neighbouring community of Hay River, N.W.T., remain displaced as an out-of-control wildfire continues to burn in the area. Around 3,500 people from both communities were forced to evacuate Sunday evening. The Town of Hay River has said 896 evacuees had registered in Yellowknife, some ... Read More »
1 responsePolice officers neglected duty in Saskatchewan toddler’s death: complaints commission
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – The Public Complaints Commission in Saskatchewan has found police officers neglected their duty before an Indigenous toddler was killed in Prince Albert. Thirteen-month-old Tanner Brass died in February 2022. His mother alleged that when she called police for help in the hours before the boy’s death, she was taken into custody ... Read More »
1 responsePolice neglected their duty in Saskatchewan toddler’s death: complaints commission
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – The Public Complaints Commission in Saskatchewan has found police officers neglected their duty before a toddler was killed in Prince Albert last year. Thirteen-month-old Tanner Brass died last February. The child’s mother alleged that when she called police for help in the hours before his death, she was taken into custody ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Muslim groups sue government over prayer room ban in schools
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec Muslim groups are taking the provincial government to court over its recently enacted prayer room ban in public schools. The groups filed a motion this week in Superior Court seeking a judicial review of the ban as well as a judgment to have it declared unconstitutional. They say the changes announced on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ethics probe finds Alberta Premier Danielle Smith violated conflict of interest rule
By The Canadian Press on May 18th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta’s ethics commissioner has found United Conservative Party Premier Danielle Smith contravened the Conflict of Interest Act. Marguerite Trussler’s report comes in the waning days of a bitter election campaign with voters going to the polls on May 29. Trussler says the violation has to do with discussions Smith had with the province’s ... Read More »
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