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Researchers track high frequency of genetic diseases in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region is known for its spectacular fjord and rugged outdoor landscapes. But its isolation has also made the region north of Quebec City home to something else: a higher than normal presence of more than two dozen rare genetic diseases, including some whose frequency in the region have recently been measured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finance Minister Katrine Conroy to table her first budget, suggests deficits on way
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the provincial budget she’ll release today won’t be “quite as rosy” with deficits looming in the future. Conroy says the prospect of a multibillion-dollar surplus similar to last year’s budget is not in the forecast. She says that almost $6-billion surplus was an anomaly that allowed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs want to see Google in the hot seat for blocking news access to some Canadians
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Some members of Parliament want to see Google in the hot seat over the tech company’s move to temporarily block news access to some of its Canadian users. The House of Commons heritage committee is meeting today and members are expected to discuss whether to summon leadership from Google to testify. Last week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver police shoot man with rubber bullets in case of mistaken identity
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
Vancouver police say they have apologized to a man who was shot with rubber bullets in a wrongful arrest over a case of mistaken identity. Police say in a statement that officers obtained “reliable information” last Wednesday that a man wanted Canada-wide for a violent home invasion in Calgary was in the city’s Yaletown neighbourhood. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nunavut awaiting updated offer before signing onto federal health-care deal
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – As provinces begin signing health-care funding agreements with the federal government, territories say further negotiations are needed to address challenges in the North. The federal government announced Feb. 7 that it would spend $198.6 billion over 10 years, including $46.2 billion in new funding, to improve health-care services across Canada. That includes an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Studious raccoon shuts down South Kelowna, B.C., elementary school for the day
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Some students at South Kelowna Elementary School in British Columbia got a surprise day off after a raccoon broke in and got comfortable in the building’s ceiling. A statement from Central Okanagan Public Schools says staff discovered the animal and worried it could pose a risk if cornered, so families were asked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
VANCOUVER – First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit. Former Tk’emlups te Secwepemc chief Shane Gottfriedson told the Federal Court judge in Vancouver that reaching the settlement with the federal government “means everything” to him. Gottfriedson said it was “about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finance minister suggests budget deficits on way for B.C. after surplus
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
LANGFORD, B.C. – British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy is suggesting budget deficits are in the province’s future as she prepares to present the government’s financial blueprint Tuesday. Premier David Eby’s government has been spending what was projected as an almost $6-billion surplus from last year’s budget on pressing issues like disaster mitigation, addiction treatment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau defends MP’s loyalty to Canada after reports of alleged Chinese interference
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Liberal MP Han Dong is loyal to Canada, defending him in response to a media report that said he was helped by the Chinese consulate while running to be the party’s candidate in a Toronto-area riding in 2019. He also says it’s not up to Canada’s spy agency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 1,350 prohibited weapons linked to Chilliwack, B.C., homes seized
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Canada Border Services Agency says it has seized more than 1,350 prohibited weapons and firearms linked to residences in Chilliwack, B.C. A statement from the agency says parcels imported from China using a false declaration were intercepted at Vancouver International Airport last month. In late January, the agency says an unnamed Chilliwack ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec’s social housing stock is crumbling as repair costs rise, tenant group says
By The Canadian Press on February 27th, 2023
MONTREAL – A tenant group is speaking out about the decrepit state of social housing in Quebec, which continues to deteriorate as the cost of repairs rise. The Fédération des locataires d’habitations à loyer modique du Québec, which represents social housing residents, said today that the number of housing units in poor or very poor ... Read More »
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