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Hundreds of thousands remain without power after dedly ice storm in Quebec
By The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
MONTREAL – Hydro-Québec says it’s restored power to more than half a million customers since Wednesday’s ice storm, but more than 600,000 remain in the dark. Director of Energy System Control Maxime Nadeau says 1,400 crew members are working through the long weekend to restore power, but some outages may continue through to Monday. Wednesday’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Hanging in’: David Suzuki shares insights as he retires from ‘The Nature of Things’
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
After 44 years as the face of Canada’s premier science TV show, you might expect David Suzuki to feel a little sadness and a little nostalgia as he steps down as host of “The Nature of Things.” Not so. “Happy as hell,” he laughs over Zoom from his Vancouver office. “I’m an old guy. It’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of thousands without power after Quebec ice storm that left one dead
By The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
MONTREAL – Nearly 675,000 customers are still without power in Quebec this morning after Wednesday’s vicious ice storm, which downed tree branches and hydro lines and left one man dead. Hydro-Québec says its crews restored power to 200,000 clients overnight, and it hopes to more than double that number by day’s end. Wednesday’s freezing rain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family of Indian migrants who died in Quebec shocked by river crossing attempt
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
An Indian national who died with his family last week when a boat capsized in the St. Lawrence River during an attempt to enter the United States was “mortally afraid of water,” says his cousin. Pravinbhai Chaudhari, 49, was found in a marshy area in Akwesasne, Que., with his wife Dakshaben, 45, their 23-year-old daughter, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.S. mass shooting: how gun smuggling happened, and the inquiry’s call for reforms
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
HALIFAX – A decade before a Nova Scotia man used smuggled guns to murder 22 people in the province in 2020, police information systems had labelled him as a firearms risk. Yet those records never found their way to the Canada Border Services Agency, and they didn’t prevent the mass shooter from obtaining a Nexus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sajjan says Liberals might reverse foreign-aid drop if economy bounces back
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says his government might boost foreign aid spending if the Canadian economy rebounds after criticism over a drop in development funding that has the sector preparing to cut programs. “The stronger our economy, the more we can do around the world,” Sajjan said in an interview Thursday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Canadian women arrested, RCMP seeks terrorist peace bonds
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – The RCMP says its Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team arrested two women at the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport and is seeking a terrorism peace bond against them under the Criminal Code. Police say in a release Thursday that Ammara Amjad and Dure Ahmed appeared in Ontario provincial court by video conference for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor behind cross-border rush for Ozempic in B.C. is suspended in Nova Scotia
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
BEDFORD, NOVA SCOTIA – Nova Scotia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons has suspended a doctor it says was responsible for thousands of prescriptions of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic that were mailed to Americans by two British Columbia pharmacies. Dr. Gus Grant, registrar and CEO of the college, says the regulator first heard about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. lifts health-care mask rules with province ’emerging’ from pandemic, Henry says
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia has lifted lifting pandemic restrictions including mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings, and proof of vaccination and COVID test results for visitors in care homes. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday that the requirement for health-care workers to be fully vaccinated would remain, but the steady decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Back on Vancouver’s Hastings Street with no tent, no mattress and nowhere to go
By Darryl Greer and Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
VANCOUVER – William James left his tent with his bedroll, his clothes, and his foam mattress on Hastings Street Wednesday morning to visit a friend in Surrey, but when he returned in the afternoon it was all gone. “I spent the day with him because he doesn’t drink and I’m trying to sober up,” James ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. lifts health-care mask rules as province emerges from pandemic, Henry says
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia is lifting pandemic restrictions like mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings and visitor restrictions and proof of vaccination in care homes. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the requirement for health-care workers to be fully vaccinated remains, but the steady decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations indicates the province is “emerging” from the ... Read More »
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