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Regulator defends finding that Alberta’s largest earthquake was caused by oilpatch
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on March 30th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta’s energy regulator has defended its finding that the province’s largest recorded earthquake was caused by oilpatch activity, saying the pattern of temblors since last fall clearly points to a water disposal well even though there’s no suggestion rules were flouted. “The connection between the earthquake sequence and the disposal well injecting into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg judge to give decision for retired priest charged with indecent assault
By The Canadian Press on March 30th, 2023
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg judge is expected to give her decision on whether a now-retired priest is guilty of indecent assault after a residential school survivor accused him of forcing himself on her more than 50 years ago. Victoria McIntosh says she was assaulted by Arthur Masse in a bathroom of the Fort Alexander Residential ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP arrest five people near natural gas pipeline construction site in northern B.C.
By The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2023
The RCMP say five people have been arrested at two camps in the area where a disputed natural gas pipeline is under construction in northwestern British Columbia. Police say Mounties responded to a complaint Sunday night from Coastal GasLink security, who reported that a worker had been “swarmed” by a group of people wearing masks. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things to know about Canada’s electricity overhaul as budget spurs clean tech
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – Clean electricity was one of the stars of Tuesday’s federal budget, with almost $1 in every $8 of new spending the budget anticipates in the next five years targeting Canada’s electricity dreams. That includes a new tax credit worth 15 per cent of investments made to build new renewable energy infrastructure, including wind ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Leave this with me’: Alberta premier heard on call with COVID-19 protester
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in a leaked cellphone call, commiserated with a COVID-19 protester about his trial while divulging to him there was an internal dispute over how Crown prosecutors were handling COVID-19 cases. Smith also promised on the call to intervene as best she could on Artur Pawlowski’s behalf and said she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatal stabbing casts a pall over downtown Vancouver neighbourhood as court date set
By The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old father outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks is casting a pall over the normally bustling block. Passersby have been pausing to pay their respects to Paul Stanley Schmidt at a makeshift memorial of flowers, pictures and notes outside the café. Police say Schmidt was stabbed after a brief ... Read More »
1 responseN.W.T. releases strategy to reduce alcohol-related harms
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The Northwest Territories government has released its first strategy aimed at reducing alcohol-related harms. It details 15 actions the territory plans to take by the end of March 2028 to improve communications, policy, prevention, public safety and treatment. That includes adjusting prices to incentivize the purchase of lower-alcohol products, introducing substance use education ... Read More »
1 responseVeterans’ groups call for answers as budget stokes memories of past cuts
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – The trauma of past cost-cutting exercises is looming large as national veterans’ organizations anxiously await word on how the federal budget will affect ill and injured ex-soldiers. The budget plan released Tuesday contains only one substantive mention of veterans, with a vague commitment of $156 million over five years to address long-standing delays ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frustration, anticipation mark industry response to budget’s flight delay fixes
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2023
MONTREAL – The federal government has air travel on its radar after laying out plans in its budget to speed up airport security screening and reduce flight delays, but industry and advocates remain skeptical. Tabled Tuesday by the Liberals following a year of travel turmoil, the budget promises $1.8 billion over five years for the ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian supporters of missing Chinese human-rights defender want more information
By The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canadian supporters of Dong Guangping, a missing Chinese human-rights defender, are disappointed with what they call a disingenuous response from Vietnamese officials to the United Nations. There has been no word of Dong’s fate since he was arrested Aug. 24 by Vietnamese police. In mid-December, UN human-rights experts wrote to the Vietnamese government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clock ticks on Liberal-NDP deal as budget omits pharmacare bill promised in 2023
By The Canadian Press on March 29th, 2023
OTTAWA – One of the Liberals’ outstanding promises for 2023 in their deal with the NDP was conspicuously absent from the federal budget. The confidence-and-supply agreement requires the government to table legislation on pharmacare by the end of the calendar year in exchange for the NDP’s support on key votes in the House of Commons. ... Read More »
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