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Trudeau says King Charles is ‘deeply aligned’ with Canadian priorities
By The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2023
LONDON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says King Charles is deeply aligned with the fundamental priorities of Canadians on reconciliation and the environment. Trudeau made the comments while speaking with reporters in London, a day after the King’s coronation. Trudeau says he has known Charles for decades as an environmentalist and someone committed to preserving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Why?’ Mother and child fatally stabbed outside Edmonton school, police shoot suspect
By Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
EDMONTON – Dozens of people gathered Saturday around a memorial of flowers and stuffed animals in a park as Indigenous drummers sang in honour of a slain mother and her 11-year-old. Family members identified the victims of the Friday afternoon attack outside an elementary school as Carolann Robillard, 35, and Sarah Miller, who had started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta declares state of emergency due to fires, more than 24,000 out of homes
By The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
CALGARY – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province has declared a state of emergency due to the threat of wildfires. Smith says the safety of Albertans is a priority. She says the state of emergency gives the government greater power to access emergency funds and mobilize additional support. Several communities and rural areas have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parts of Grand Forks, B.C. under evacuation order as floodwaters rise across Interior
By The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – The threat of flooding throughout British Columbia’s Interior continued to spread Saturday as a combination of warm weather and rain drove higher flow in rivers and streams, putting several communities and their residents in harm’s way. According to the province’s River Forecast Centre, about half of B.C. is under flood watches, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec public security officials say 89 communities affected by spring flooding
By The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec public security officials say 89 municipalities are dealing with spring flooding with more than 660 people across the province forced to leave their homes. The regions hardest hit are Outaouais, in western Quebec, the Mauricie region in central Quebec, as well as the Laurentians, Lanaudière and Montérégie regions that surround Montreal. Officials ... Read More »
1 responsePremier says more than 24,000 forced from homes by Alberta wildfires
By The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
CALGARY – Alberta’s premier says an emergency management cabinet committee is set to meet this afternoon as the number of wildfire evacuees in the province has grown to more than 24,000. Danielle Smith has told a news conference in Calgary that the committee may discuss implementing a provincewide state of emergency. Smith says there have ... Read More »
1 responseMother and 11-year-old child fatally stabbed in Edmonton, suspect shot by police
By Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
EDMONTON – Family members of a woman and her 11-year-old child who were stabbed and killed in Edmonton have gathered with flowers and photos at a park near the scene of the attack. Police have said it happened around suppertime Friday outside Crawford Plains School in the city’s southeast. They said the 35-year-old woman was ... Read More »
1 responseLiberals reject balanced budget and mandatory voting as official policy
By The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Liberals have rejected a policy resolution that would have called on them to make a balanced budget part of their next election platform. The policy resolution brought forward by Quebec Liberals asks the party to develop a clear, costed proposal for a return to balanced budgets, and that it be part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government still investigating why threats against Chong not passed up to cabinet
By The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the government is still investigating why warnings that a Conservative MP was being threatened by the Chinese government never made it to the desk of any cabinet minister. Mendicino says Canada’s priority is holding China accountable for any threatening or harassing behaviour to Michael Chong and his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada announces plans to place King Charles on $20 bill, coins
By The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – The image of King Charles will eventually replace the queen on Canada’s $20 bill and its coins, the federal government announced during Saturday’s coronation events. A news release from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has directed the Bank of Canada to replace the likeness of the late Queen Elizabeth II ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post issues its first stamp featuring King Charles III
By The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada Post has released its first definite stamp featuring King Charles as monarch. The Crown corporation says it is the first time the King has appeared on the Canadian stamp. The stamp was released at the ceremony in Ottawa marking the King’s coronation. Canada Post says the stamp continues the corporation’s long-standing tradition ... Read More »
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