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Largest recorded Alberta earthquake not natural, from oilsands wastewater: study
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
EDMONTON – The largest recorded earthquake in Alberta’s history was not a natural event, but most likely caused by disposal of oilsands wastewater, new research has concluded. “This event was caused by wastewater disposal,” said Ryan Schultz, a Canadian seismologist who helped conduct the research while at Stanford University in California. In November, parts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for March 23: Liberal MP quits caucus amid Chinese interference claims
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 23 … What we are watching in Canada … Han Dong, the member of Parliament at the centre of allegations of Chinese meddling in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An unbreakable friendship: A look at past U.S. presidential addresses to Parliament
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – United States President Joe Biden is set to deliver a speech to Parliament on Friday, becoming the ninth president to address Canadians in Ottawa. Here’s a look back at past presidential speeches and the eras that defined them. Aug. 25, 1943 – Franklin Roosevelt In his speech, Roosevelt envisioned future after the Second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From pastries to policy, here’s a look at a century of presidential visits to Canada
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – It remains to be seen whether the president’s Irish eyes will be smiling in Ottawa this week, but Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau will almost certainly have a more pleasant get-together than the last visit by a U.S. leader to his northern neighbour. It’s been nearly five years since Donald Trump flew to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides, at cost of about $1B
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
A series of ancient landslides have been “reawakened” in British Columbia’s Cariboo region, costing hundreds of millions in federal disaster assistance funds and prompting warnings thatlogging is connected to the problem. The slides and flooding in spring of 2020 and 2021 washed out roadways surrounding Quesnel, where geotechnical studies have also linked ongoing land movement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firm handshakes, hard lines: Trudeau, Biden to talk protectionism, Haiti, migration
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
WASHINGTON – He’s hell-bent on restoring blue-collar American manufacturing to its former glory, considers free trade a dirty word and wants Canada to wade voluntarily into a failed, gang-ravaged state that’s a quagmire waiting to happen. To be sure, Joe Biden is no Donald Trump. But he doesn’t always make it obvious. The U.S. president ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks Canada says new reservation system working well as bookings open in busy Banff
By The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
CALGARY – Parks Canada says its new online reservation system to book camping sites and other activities at national parks appears to have worked well during its first week of operations. The site was recently updated to fix an older one that was prone to crashes and glitches. The new system has different reservation dates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope Francis’ tour came with a minimum $55-milliion price tag for Ottawa
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
A family member of residential school survivors says the minimum $55-million price tag for Pope’ visit to Canada last year feels like another slap in the face for Indigenous people. “Think of all the money that could have gone to survivors, all of the money that could have gone to healing, all of the money ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police find two more victims at site of fatal fire in Old Montreal, total now 4
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
MONTREAL – Police say two more bodies were recovered Wednesday from the wreckage of a building in Old Montreal that was destroyed by fire last week, bringing the total number of confirmed victims to four. A Montreal police spokesman said the bodies of the third and fourth victims have been turned over to a pathologist ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto MP Han Dong quits Liberal caucus amid Chinese interference allegations
By The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Han Dong, the member of Parliament at the centre of allegations of Chinese meddling in Canadian affairs, says he is resigning from the Liberal caucus and will sit as an Independent. Dong tells the House of Commons tonight that some media outlets have reported unverified and anonymous sources that have attacked his reputation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada needs a ‘Conservative renaissance’
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada needs a “Conservative renaissance,” former prime minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday, but he cautioned that Pierre Poilievre should wait until an election before telling Canadians how he might run the country. Harper delivered a speech that evening to a room of party faithful staged by the Canada Strong and Free Network, formerly ... Read More »
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