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Search continues for two missing Quebec firefighters swept away during spring floods
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. – The search is continuing for two missing firefighters who were carried away by floodwaters northeast of Quebec City. The firefighters were helping two residents near St-Urbain, Que., in Quebec’s Charlevoix region, when they went missing Monday afternoon. Charlevoix is one of several parts of the province hit hard by flooding after a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orillia mourns hometown legend Gordon Lightfoot, makes books of condolences available
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
ORILLIA, Ont. – The Ontario city of Orillia is mourning hometown legend Gordon Lightfoot, saying the famous folk musician had an immense impact on the community and beyond. Lightfoot died of natural causes at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital on Monday at 84. The City of Orillia says Lightfoot was highly regarded in his hometown. It is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for May 2 : Farewell to “rare talent” Gordon Lightfoot
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 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 2 … What we are watching in Canada … Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk musician whose silvery refrains told a tale of Canadian identity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some 35,000 CRA workers continue strike as tentative deal reached with Treasury Board
By The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
Talks are set to resume between the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency, as some 35,000 CRA employees continue to walk the picket line. PSAC tweeted Monday evening that the two sides had met throughout the day and late into the night, without an agreement. Earlier in the day, the CRA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fishers crabby over Japan’s Russian imports, but Tokyo says Canada exports negligible
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Atlantic fishers are feeling the pinch as Japan brings in cheap Russian product rather than Canadian snow crabs, with federal ministers and provincial premiers saying they are raising the issue with Japanese officials. But Tokyo is pushing back on claims that its trade decisions are undermining G7 sanctions – or that they are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White House, DHS to end COVID-19 vaccination rule for foreign travellers by May 12
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2023
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration says COVID-19 vaccination requirements for foreign air travellers and at the Canada-U.S. border are being lifted as of May 12. The day before, May 11, will mark the end of the COVID-19 emergency the U.S. imposed back in 2020 as the world was coming to grips with the scale of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec flooding: Two firefighters missing northeast of capital, states of emergency
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2023
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. – Provincial police have confirmed that two people swept away by the current on the flooded Rivière du Gouffre in Quebec’s Charlevoix region, where up to 60 millimetres of rain fell within a 24-hour period, are firefighters. Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau, a spokesperson for the Quebec provincial police, said the firefighters were swept away ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legendary folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2023
TORONTO – Legendary Canadian folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has died at age 84. Victoria Lord, a representative for the family, says the musician behind classic Canadian ballads “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” died at a Toronto hospital on Monday evening. His cause of death was not immediately available. The Orillia, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. coroner’s jury says Vancouver police should expedite use of body cameras
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – The jury in the British Columbia coroner’s inquest into the police beating death of Myles Gray has recommended that the Vancouver Police Department expedite its use of body-worn cameras for all officers. The five-member jury began deliberating Monday at the end of 11 days of testimony about the 33-year-old man’s death in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. coroner’s jury says Vancouver police should wear body cameras
By The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – The jury in the British Columbia coroner’s inquest into the police beating death of Myles Gray has recommended that the Vancouver Police Department expedite its use of body-worn cameras for all officers. The five-member jury began deliberating Monday at the end of 11 days of testimony about the 33-year-old man’s death in ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta UCP leader Smith hedges on pursuing defamation lawsuit against CBC over COVID
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on May 1st, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith won’t say if she will follow through on her threat to sue the CBC for defamation over its coverage of her role in prosecuting COVID-19 court cases. Smith had given the public broadcaster until last Friday to retract and apologize or face further legal action, but a ... Read More »
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