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Climate change hits home for some on P.E.I. but takes back seat in election
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
STANLEY BRIDGE, P.E.I. – A week into the Prince Edward Island election campaign, there has been plenty of talk about health care and housing. But after post-tropical storm Fiona pounded the Island last fall and heightened fears about rising seas, some observers are questioning why climate change is not front and centre on the campaign ... Read More »
1 responseA look at Prince Edward Island Liberal Leader Sharon Cameron
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
CHARLOTTETOWN – A look at Sharon Cameron, leader of Prince Edward Island’s Liberal party. Age: 62 Early years: Cameron was born on Dec. 5, 1960, in Amherst, N.S., and currently lives in Cornwall, P.E.I. Education: She has a master’s degree in educational psychology from Dalhousie University. Career: Cameron was CEO of the province’s Workers Compensation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at Prince Edward Island Green Party Leader Peter Bevan-Baker
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
CHARLOTTETOWN – A look at Peter Bevan-Baker, leader of Prince Edward Island’s Green party. Age: 60 Early years: Bevan-Baker was born June 3, 1962, in Scotland, U.K., to John Stewart Bevan Baker, a British composer, and June Findlay. He is one of five children. He made his way to Prince Edward Island after stops in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nature group wants Canada to strengthen reviews of genetically engineered animals
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – A national biodiversity group says Canada needs to keep genetically engineered animals out of the wild, after the federal government recently rejected several attempts to strengthen its existing laws. Canada hasn’t had any accidents with the technology, but Nature Canada senior adviser Mark Butler said we need to prevent wild animals from being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avalanche Canada releases details on B.C. avalanche that killed three Germans
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
INVERMERE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has released more details about the deadly avalanche that killed three German citizens in southeastern British Columbia last week. It says in an incident report that nine heli-skiers and one guide were about 30 km southwest of Invermere, B.C., in the Coppercrown Mountain region on a run called “Too bad ... Read More »
1 responseFlair Airlines says four of its aircraft seized in a ‘commercial dispute’
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
Flair Airlines says passengers were “impacted” after four of its leased aircraft were seized in Toronto, Edmonton and Kitchener, Ont. in what the company is calling a “commercial dispute.” Flair issued a statement on Saturday calling the move by “a New York-based hedge fund” to take the aircraft “extreme and unusual.” It says Flair will ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Flair Airlines says four of its aircraft seized
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
Flair Airlines says passengers were “impacted” after four of its leased aircraft were seized in Toronto, Edmonton and Kitchener, Ont. in what the company is calling a “commercial dispute.” More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec truckers worry problems at auto board will force them to park their rigs
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – As frustrated motorists continue to deal with long lineups at Quebec’s automobile insurance board, truck drivers are worried that they won’t be able to leave the province come April 1. The provincial auto insurance board has been dealing with lengthy lineups at many of its service centres since introducing a new online portal ... Read More »
1 responseWestern Canada seeks LNG, energy pledges in Liberals’ Indo-Pacific strategy
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – As the Trudeau government fleshes out its Indo-Pacific strategy, Western Canada is seeking more certainty from the Liberals on expanding energy exports to Asia. “There are people in Ottawa who understand what our energy mix is, and what it has to be in the future,” Alberta Trade Minister Rajan Sawhney in an interview ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For the Conservatives’ messenger on firearms, thoughtfulness is a secret weapon
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – For Raquel Dancho, words have always come easily. She remembers her parents saying she was less than a year old when she started stringing them together, speaking in short sentences. “Everyone’s born with natural gifts,” she said in an interview from her Parliament Hill office. “I’ve always just been a good communicator.” Today, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clocks across Canada to jump forward, but U.S. could consign time change to history
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio last week reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act that would allow states to make daylight time permanent. If passed, the ... Read More »
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