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‘Hateful rhetoric’: Leaders condemn B.C. rally where ‘death to Canada’ cry went up
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Political leaders are condemning what they describe as “hateful rhetoric” from a speaker at a pro-Palestinian rally in Vancouver who told the crowd that “we are Hezbollah and we are Hamas.” Both groups are listed by Public Safety Canada as terrorist entities. In videos circulated online, the unidentified masked woman led a crowd ... Read More »
1 responsePoilievre barred from speaking in House for not withdrawing remark about Joly
By Mia Rabson and Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not allowed to speak in the House of Commons Tuesday as his public feud with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly spilled into a second day. House Speaker Greg Fergus delivered the penalty to Poilievre in the morning, a day after he asked the leader of the opposition to ... Read More »
1 responsePoilievre barred from speaking in House Tuesday unless he withdraws remark about Joly
By Mia Rabson and Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is not allowed to speak in the House of Commons today as his public feud with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly spilled into a second day. House Speaker Greg Fergus delivered the penalty to Poilievre this morning, a day after he asked the leader of the opposition to withdraw ... Read More »
1 responseGrassland destruction on Canadian Prairies harming bird populations: report
By Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
A national bird conservation organization says grassland habitat loss on the Prairies has created a population crisis for dozens of species of birds. Birds Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada outline what they call a crisis in a new report. It says that since 1970 birds living full or part time in Prairie grasslands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leaders condemn ‘hateful rhetoric’ at B.C. pro-Palestinian protest on Oct. 7
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Political leaders are condemning what they describe as “hateful rhetoric” from a speaker at a pro-Palestinian rally in Vancouver who told the crowd that “we are Hezbollah and we are Hamas.” Both groups are listed by Public Safety Canada as terrorist entities. In videos circulated online, the unidentified masked woman led a crowd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Delay in ministerial approval of spy warrant didn’t seem exceptional: former official
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – A former deputy minister of public safety says nothing struck him as exceptional in 2021 about a weeks-long delay in ministerial approval of a spy service warrant. Rob Stewart told a public inquiry today that in retrospect, general tracking of Canadian Security Intelligence Service warrant applications could have been better. But Stewart, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton ‘flabbergasted’ after winning Nobel Prize
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
Geoffrey Hinton, the British-Canadian researcher whose machine learning discoveries have proved so profound he’s known as the ‘godfather of AI,’ has won the Nobel Prize in physics. The honour was bestowed Tuesday on Hinton, 76, and Princeton University researcher John Hopfield, 91, by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which chose to award the pair ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals won’t prorogue Parliament as impasse over green tech fund documents drags on
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government has no intention of proroguing Parliament to end an impasse with the Tories over a matter of privilege. At a news conference today she gave a concise “no” when asked if the Liberals were talking about proroguing, which would immediately end the current session until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The ‘Godfather of AI’ joins list of distinguished Canadians who have won Nobel Prize
By The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
Geoffrey Hinton was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday in recognition of his trailblazing contributions to the field of artificial intelligence. The British-Canadian researcher, known as the Godfather of AI, has spent much of his career at the University of Toronto. Hinton, who shares the prize along with Princeton University researcher John Hopfield, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Justin Trudeau headed to Laos for ASEAN Summit
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Laos today to take part in the ASEAN Summit. Canada is not a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but has a strategic partnership with ASEAN and is hoping to conclude a trade deal with the 10-nation bloc by the end of next year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner orders inquest into fatal Old Montreal fire that left 2 French citizens dead
By The Canadian Press on October 8th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s chief coroner has ordered a public inquest into the fatal Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of two French nationals. Police identified the victims as 43-year-old Léonor Geraudie and seven-year-old Vérane Reynaud Geraudie, both of France. They were killed after fire swept through a building in Old Montreal early ... Read More »
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