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MPs grill ‘incompetent’ health agency on fired National Microbiology Lab scientists
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Federal officials in charge of the National Microbiology Lab defended security protocols at the Winnipeg institution against accusations from MPs of bureaucratic incompetence Friday. “We acted as expeditiously as we could, given the information that was available,” Public Health Agency of Canada head Heather Jeffrey said Friday. She testified at the House committee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It was joy’: Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A rescue operation for an orca calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off Vancouver Island has been put on hold after it started eating seal meat thrown in the water for what is believed to be the first time. Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John said the young killer whale swam ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police to search Saskatoon landfill for woman missing since 2020
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
SASKATOON – Police are planning to search a Saskatoon landfill for a woman who has been missing for almost four years. Mackenzie Lee Trottier was last seen in December 2020. Police say a substantial amount of data was collected late last year that identifies a specific area of the landfill that may contain evidence in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘City within a city’: Montreal announces plan for 40,000-person neighbourhood
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – After several false starts, the City of Montreal announced on Friday a new vision to redevelop a former horse racing track into a neighbourhood for up to 40,000 people. Calling the project a “city within a city,” Mayor Valérie Plante said half the 20,000 units planned for the site in and around the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disability expert resigns from federal advisory group over benefit program
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – One of Canada’s leading disability scholars is quitting a federal advisory board, saying the government failed to properly fund the disability benefit. Michael Prince, a professor of social policy at the University of Victoria, says he’s deeply disappointed with the Canada Disability Benefit. He’s resigning from Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera’s advisory group effective ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trapped B.C. orca calf seen taking ’40 pounds of seal’ from First Nation members
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A young killer whale trapped in a B.C. lagoon appears to have fed on chunks of seal meat thrown into the water, as preparations continue for a rescue attempt. A video posted on Facebook shows the young female whale with distinctive pale skin taking two large pieces of meat, then diving below ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polish leader tells B.C. audience NATO allies need to spend more on defence
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Poland’s president says members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including Canada, must raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP to deter Russia’s war in Ukraine from spreading. Andrzej Duda made the comments at a speech in Vancouver on Friday, a day ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal and NDP MPs lament departure of longtime Tory MP as status of women chair
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Liberal and NDP MPs are lamenting the loss of the longtime Conservative chair of the parliamentary committee on the status of women. Government members say they were disappointed to learn this week that Karen Vecchio would no longer be at the helm, after having first served as chair in 2017. The House of ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec Liberals will choose new leader during convention in June 2025
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
QUEBEC – The Quebec Liberal Party says its leadership race will begin next January and the winner will be chosen in June 2025. Former leader Dominique Anglade stepped down weeks after the 2022 provincial election, during which the party maintained official Opposition status but lost 10 seats. Marc Tanguay has served as interim leader since. ... Read More »
1 responseMPs chide ‘incompetent’ health agency over fired National Microbiology Lab scientists
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Federal officials in charge of the National Microbiology Lab are defending security protocols at the Winnipeg institution against accusations of incompetence from opposition MPs. The head of the Public Health Agency of Canada appeared before a parliamentary committee on relations between Canada and China, where she was peppered with questions about the firing ... Read More »
1 response‘City within a city’: Montreal announces new plan for 20,000 housing units
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – The City of Montreal has announced a new vision for an old racetrack that the mayor says will be home to as many as 40,000 people. The federal and provincial governments, as well as the city will each pitch in $2 million for technical studies on the 95 hectares of land, part of ... Read More »
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