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Changing salmon hatchery release practices can improve survival rates: B.C. study
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
A first-of-its kind study in British Columbia suggests salmon hatcheries could improve survival rates by optimizing the weight of the juvenile fish and the timing of their release. More than five billion juvenile salmon are released from hatcheries into the North Pacific Ocean each year, with about six per cent coming from B.C. and Yukon. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau hopes to advance policy as pomp surrounds Biden’s whirlwind visit to Ottawa
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – The pomp and circumstance of a presidential visit will give way today to a series of talks about green energy, migration and Haiti, as U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Parliament Hill. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to greet Biden late Friday morning for a welcoming ceremony at West Block. Dignitaries from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dinner fit for a president: Friday’s menu showcases Canadian ingredients
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – United States President Joe Biden is staying in Ottawa on his short trip north of the border, but the catering team from the National Arts Centre plans to take him on a cross-country culinary tour Friday evening. The president and first lady Jill Biden are set to be the guests of honour at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau, Biden agree to end ‘loophole’ in Safe Third Country Agreement: sources
By Mia Rabson and Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada and the United States have agreed to have asylum seekers turned back at irregular border crossings across the border, including Roxham Road in Quebec. The U.S. will agree to extend a bilateral treaty known as the Safe Third Country Agreement to apply along the 8,900 kilometres of the shared border, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Energy Regulator cites company for causing seismic events in Peace River area
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
EDMONTON – The Alberta Energy Regulator has cited an energy company for causing a series of earthquakes, including the largest recorded tremblor in the province’s history. The environmental protection order issued against Obsidian Energy Ltd. Thursday came the same day a scientific paper was published showing those earthquakes were caused by industry activity — not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Energy Regulator cites company for causing seismic events
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
EDMONTON – The Alberta Energy Regulator has cited a company for causing a series of seismic events in the Peace River region. The regulator says it has issued an Environmental Protection Order to Obsidian Energy Ltd. for seismic events in the area between Nov. 29, 2022, and March 16. It says the company injecting water ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stand for the ‘common person’ Pierre Poilievre tells faithful gathered in Ottawa
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Pierre Poilievre rallied a room of conservative faithful gathered in Ottawa Thursday by calling on them to become “champions” of ordinary people. It’s a picture the Conservative leader has painted before to his party’s caucus: one in which the “everyday common person” is under attack by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Throughout his address ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boy who killed Edmonton officers had been apprehended under Mental Health Act: police
By Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
EDMONTON – A 16-year-old boy who fatally shot two officers at an apartment complex one week ago had been apprehended in November under the Mental Health Act and was taken to hospital for assessment, Edmonton police said Thursday. Police also said the boy’s gun was the same weapon used in another shooting days before at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clean electricity grid, new tax credits will be among highlights of federal budget
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s push for a zero-emission electricity grid will get a significant funding boost in the federal budget on March 28, including with new tax credits expected to encourage the development of renewable power sources like wind and solar. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has expressed an intention to limit new spending in this budget, ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta legislature wraps up with attacks, insults; next stop is May 29 election
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
EDMONTON – The Alberta legislature wrapped up its spring sitting Thursday with politicians on both sides of the aisle test-driving insults and expected attack lines ahead of the scheduled May 29 provincial election. The Opposition NDP lambasted Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government for hiking fees, fighting with doctors, proposing royalty breaks for oil ... Read More »
1 responseBoy who killed Edmonton officers previously apprehended under Mental Health Act
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
EDMONTON – A 16-year-old boy who fatally shot two officers a week ago had been apprehended in November under the Mental Health Act and was taken to hospital for assessment, Edmonton police say. The same gun was also used in a shooting days before the killings at a nearby restaurant that left a man injured, ... Read More »
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