National News
‘Trees going up like Roman candles’ as fire season starts early in B.C., Alberta
By The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
CARIBOO, B.C. – Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from her home in British Columbia’s Cariboo region on Saturday afternoon as a distant, thin column of smoke. But as winds picked up that night, the flames became more aggressive. “I could see lots of trees going up like Roman candles.”¦ There was certainly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-RCMP officer charged in Quebec with foreign interference seeks to quash charges
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A retired RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference asked a Quebec court judge on Monday to quash an indictment against him because it was filed in the wrong province. Lawyers for William Majcher argued in a courtroom in Longueuil, Que., on Montreal’s South Shore, that the charges should have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Singh noncommittal on keeping scheduled increases to Liberals’ carbon price in place
By The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
COQUITLAM, B.C. – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is raising eyebrows anew over his carbon pricing stance, refusing to say today whether or not he would keep scheduled increases in place if he becomes prime minister. The federal carbon price is set to rise to $170 per tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent by 2030. Singh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocacy group calls on Vancouver to ’embrace’ cannabis tourism after 4-20 ‘debacle’
By The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
VANCOUVER – The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver’s choice to discourage instead of sanction a marijuana celebration over the weekend was a costly “missed opportunity.” The BC Craft Farmers Co-Op says the city should rethink its approach to 4-20 celebrations and sanction what could be an “international cannabis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations patients more likely to leave ER without getting care, study says
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
First Nations patients are more likely to leave Alberta emergency departments before receiving care than other patients – and anti-Indigenous racism is a significant reason why, a new study says. “The stories are incredibly powerful,” said Patrick McLane, the lead author of the study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. “First Nations people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa police investigating chant on Parliament Hill glorifying Hamas Oct. 7 attack
By Dylan Robertson and Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
Ottawa police say they are investigating an allegation of hate speech that has emerged from a weekend protest on Parliament Hill. Police say they received complaints about some of what was said during a pro-Palestinian demonstration Saturday about the Israel-Gaza war. The protest featured demonstrators brandishing Palestinian flags and placards calling for an end to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-RCMP officer charged with foreign interference seeks to quash charges
By The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference is asking the court to quash the indictment over a jurisdictional issue. Lawyers for William Majcher contend that Quebec is the wrong place to hear the case and the charges should have been filed where the offences are alleged to have ... Read More »
1 responseSome Jewish Canadians say this Passover comes with solemnity and complex emotions
By The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
Some Jewish Canadians say they have complex emotions and feel more solemn than usual this Passover because of the war in Gaza and a rise in antisemitism in Canada. The major Jewish holiday lasts seven or eight days each year and commemorates the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the ... Read More »
1 responseConsciousness a ‘realistic possibility’ in birds, fish, squid and bees, scholars say
By The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Biologists, cognitive scientists and philosophers across the globe say there is a reasonable possibility the vast majority of creatures on Earth are sentient in some way. The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness was released Friday with 39 signatories from universities from Canada to Australia who say there is “at least ... Read More »
1 responseWrong body returned from Cuba to Quebec family after father dies on vacation
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
MONTREAL – A Montreal-area woman is asking Canadian authorities to help locate her father’s body in Cuba after a devastating mix-up that saw her family receive a stranger’s remains instead. Miriam Jarjour says she was swimming with her 68-year-old father in the ocean near Varadero on March 22 when he suddenly had a heart attack ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec Health Department reports 28 cases of eye damage linked to solar eclipse
By The Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Health Department says it has received 28 reports of eye damage related to the April 8 total solar eclipse that passed over southern parts of the province. The 28 cases reported as of April 17 include inflammation of the cornea, dry eyes and solar retinopathy, which is a permanent burn to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
