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Crown recommends nine years in prison for protesters at Coutts border blockade
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – A Crown prosecutor says two men convicted of mischief and weapons offences at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta., should spend nine years in prison, but defence lawyers think their clients have already spent enough time behind bars. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were convicted earlier this month of public mischief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BC United rebrand went ‘spectacularly,’ said Kevin Falcon. Yes, this was sarcasm
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
VICTORIA – BC United Leader Kevin Falcon couldn’t resist sarcasm when asked on Tuesday how his party’s rebranding from its long-standing identity as the British Columbia Liberals was going. “Spectacularly,” he said with a wry laugh, before adding “obviously, I think it could have gone way better.” In hindsight, even this was an understatement. About ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Blindsided’: BC United MLAs ponder futures as Conservatives as winnowing begins
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
VICTORIA – The emotions were still raw at the British Columbia Legislature on Thursday, after the bombshell announcement that the Official Opposition BC United would not contest the fall election. At least one BC United staff member was in tears as she walked into the legislature. Veteran members and neophyte nominees alike ended their candidacies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McGill law professors on strike in protest of challenge to union certification
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
MONTREAL – Law professors at McGill University were on the picket line Thursday, forcing the cancellation of classes during the first week of the fall semester in protest of the school’s challenge to their right to unionize. Kirsten Anker, a law professor and the union’s vice-president, participated in the demonstration outside the law faculty building ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bishop’s University reports drop in enrolment despite exemption from tuition hike
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
MONTREAL – An English-language university that was exempted from Quebec’s controversial tuition hike says it’s still seeing a drop in enrolment of out-of-province students. Bishop’s University, in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, says student registrations from the rest of Canada have dropped 10 per cent. Principal Sébastien Lebel-Grenier says the Quebec government’s decision to hike tuition for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Blindsided’: Incumbent BC United MLAs ponder futures as Conservatives
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
VICTORIA – The emotions were still raw at the British Columbia Legislature on Thursday, after the bombshell announcement that the Official Opposition BC United would not contest the fall election. At least one BC United staff member was in tears as she walked into the legislature. Incumbent BC United legislators and other candidates who had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McGill University law professors picket for right to unionize, better pay
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
MONTREAL – Law professors at McGill University were on the picket line today, forcing the cancellation of classes during the first week of the fall semester. Kirsten Anker, a law professor and the union’s vice-president, says 45 classes have so far been cancelled, adding that the unlimited strike involving more than 40 professors will continue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba premier says Jeremy Skibicki should stay behind bars for life
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says convicted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki should never see the light of day again as a free person. Skibicki has been sentenced to life in prison, with no chance of parole for 25 years, for killing four Indigenous women in Winnipeg. The four concurrent life sentences, and 25 years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EVs cheaper to run but costs must come down to drive sales up fast enough: PBO
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
A new analysis suggests it’s already cheaper to operate electric vehicles than their similar gas-powered cousins, but the savings must get substantially higher if Canada is to meet its EV sales target in 2030. Almost a year ago the federal Liberals mandated that battery-operated passenger cars must make up one-fifth all total new vehicle sales ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown recommends 9 years in prison for protesters at Coutts border blockade
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – A Crown prosecutor says two men convicted of mischief and weapons offences at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta., should spend nine years in prison. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were convicted earlier this month of public mischief over $5,000 and possessing a firearm dangerous to the public peace. Olienick was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Earthquake warning system providing seconds of warning is activated in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on August 29th, 2024
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA – An earthquake early detection system has been activated in British Columbia to provide the public and infrastructure managers with up to 10 seconds of warning ahead of a potentially harmful tremor. Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says when a strong earthquake is detected, alerts will be transmitted automatically ... Read More »
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