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In the news today: New attempt to save stranded orca
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Rescue team gears up for new attempt to save orca A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 suspects detained in Poland after last month’s attack on a Navalny ally in Lithuania
By The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) – Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, Lithuanian President Gitanas NausÄ—da announced on Friday. Volkov was attacked in March outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he lives in exile. The attacker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bigger boats, more nets, people arrive in Zeballos, B.C., for new orca rescue attempt
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon. The flat-bottom aluminum vessel has a built-in crane-like device for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa mass killing suspect not seeking bail, as emails show college search for intel
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – The 19-year-old Sri Lankan national charged in the mass killing of a newcomer family in Ottawa has no plan to seek bail, his lawyer says. Febrio De-Zoysa was arrested and charged in early March with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, after police found the family dead in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Guilbeault is taking the stand after Tuesday’s federal budget promised to amend the Financial Administration Act so government payments accepted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Won’t be a quick fix’: Indigo needs turnaround as privatization nears, experts say
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
TORONTO – As Canada’s biggest bookstore-turned-gift-giver’s-paradise edges toward privatization, it’s evident from a stroll around one of its Toronto stores that the retailer knows some things haven’t been working. Epsom salts and body lotions that previously lined Indigo Books & Music Inc.’s wellness area at the Eaton Centre have been replaced by shelves of books ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Soldana collaborate in iconoclastic Vatican exhibition inside women’s prison
By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
VENICE, Italy (AP) – A pair of nude feet – dirty, wounded and vulnerable – are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel, the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale contemporary art show in an innovative collaboration between inmates and artists. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indians vote in the first phase of the world’s largest election as Modi seeks a third term
By Ashok Sharma And Krutika Pathi, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader. The voters began queuing up at polling stations hours before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, April 18, 2024
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 4 Vancouver 2 Calgary 5 San Jose 1 Colorado 5 Edmonton 1 Seattle 4 Minnesota 3 Anaheim 4 Vegas 1 Los Angeles 5 Chicago 4 (OT) — PWHL Boston 2 Toronto 1 Montreal 4 Minnesota 3 — MLB American League Tampa Bay 2 L.A. Angels 1 Texas 9 Detroit 7 Cleveland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL playoff series set after conclusion of regular season
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
The NHL post-season is now set. The playoffs begin Saturday with the Toronto Maple Leafs taking on the Boston Bruins in opening-round action. The Vancouver Canucks open their first-round series against the Nashville Predators. The Winnipeg Jets, meanwhile, will matchup against the Colorado Avalanche. The Edmonton Oilers will see the Los Angeles Kings to open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SPC votes to recommend encampment strategy
By Lethbridge Herald on April 18th, 2024
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Safety and Social Standing Policy committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday unanimously voted to recommend council approve amendments to the encampment strategy. The request was made in a presentation by general manager of Community Social Development Andrew Malcolm. A report to the SPC says there is no additional ... Read More »
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