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Wildfires continue in Alberta as premier, prime minister are set to talk
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
EDMONTON – Wildfires raging in Alberta continue to overwhelm some communities and have forced thousands of people from their homes. More than 40 structures, mostly homes, have been lost on the Little Red River Cree Nation, which includes three communities in northern Alberta. Darryel Sowan, the emergency management communications co-ordinator, says some 3,700 people left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will expand a pilot project to attract more temporary foreign workers to jobs in Canada’s agricultural industry for another two years. The government launched the program three years ago to offer temporary workers in the agriculture and food sector a pathway to permanent residency in Canada. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water levels peak, flood warning lifted for Grand Forks, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – The risk of flooding near the British Columbia community of Grand Forks has been downgraded from a warning to an advisory. After heavy rain and rapid snowmelt, the province’s river forecast centre says water levels in the Boundary Region have peaked, including on the Kettle and Granby rivers running through Grand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In West Virginia, police exhume body of suspect in 1975 murder of Montreal teenager
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
MONTREAL – Police in Longueil, Que., say the body of a suspect in the 1975 murder of a Montreal teenager has been exhumed in the United States. Sgt. Francis Charette says DNA tests are currently being conducted on the remains of Franklin Maywood Romine, who died in 1982. Romine’s body was exhumed from a West ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to speak with Trudeau about help for wildfires
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to speak by phone with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to discuss possible help for wildfires raging in the province. Smith is also scheduled to provide a fire update with emergency officials this afternoon. About 29,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes in several communities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa renews federal anti-gang and gun violence program with $390 million in funding
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals are renewing their multimillion-dollar program to fight gang violence and gun crime. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the government is earmarking $390 million over the next five years for provinces and territories. Making the announcement in Mississauga, Ont., Mendicino says the money will go toward a variety of initiatives, ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta Premier Danielle Smith to provide update on provincial wildfire situation
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to provide an update on the province’s ongoing wildfires later this afternoon. A press conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. MDT. Smith will be joined by Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis and other officials. Several thousand people have been ordered to leave their homes as more than 100 wildfires ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP issue alert for rural residents in central Alberta : In The News for May 8
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 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 May 8 … What we are watching in Canada … RCMP have issued an emergency alert for residents living in a rural community in central ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa expected to announce renewal of federal gun and gang violence program
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is expected to announce the renewal of its multimillion-dollar federal gun and gang violence program today. Ottawa says Marco Mendicino, federal Minister of Public Safety, will make an announcement at 9:30 a.m. about the government’s work to prevent gun and gang violence. In November 2017, the federal government announced approximately ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, study indicates
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
Canada’s electronic waste more than tripled in the last two decades and is expected to keep increasing, a new study indicates, with researchers urging better e-waste management to reduce environmental harm and bring economic rewards. Researchers from the University of Waterloo conducted what they called a comprehensive estimate of e-waste in Canada to better understand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Liberal cabinet minister Marc Lalonde has died at age 93
By The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that former federal Liberal minister Marc Lalonde has died at age 93. Lalonde was the principal secretary to former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau from 1968 to 1972. Trudeau said in a tweet on Sunday evening that Lalonde “was brilliant” and that his death represents an “enormous ... Read More »
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