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Start of wildfire season better than last year, but risk is high as drought continues
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
OTTAWA – The risk of wildfires is high in Western Canada but officials say the situation is better than it was at this time last year. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says there are 90 fires burning right now, and seven are out of control. Almost half of the fires are in Alberta and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Documents revealed Canada praised sanctioned Haitian
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 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… Embassy praised sanctioned Haitian, emails suggest A Canadian Embassy official and an RCMP liaison officer in Haiti praised and thanked a sanctioned Haitian businessman after he allowed the use of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rivers recede as B.C. faces prospect of ‘unfamiliar territory’ for drought
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
Parts of British Columbia will likely enter “unfamiliar territory” with drought if they see another hot, dry summer, says the head of the province’s River Forecast Centre. Dave Campbell says persistent drought conditions in B.C. stretch back to 2022, so the province is heading into this summer with “multi-year” precipitation deficits. Satellite photos show rivers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court to hear about search for remains as Winnipeg murder trial enters second day
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
WINNIPEG – A courtroom in Winnipeg is expected to hear testimony today about the search for the remains of the four victims of Jeremy Skibicki. Skibicki is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of four women in early 2022. He has admitted to the killings, but the trial now centres around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Exceptional’: Diplomat and RCMP praised sanctioned Haitian, emails suggest
By Darryl Greer and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2024
A Canadian diplomat and an RCMP officer heaped praise and gratitude on a sanctioned Haitian businessman that Global Affairs accuses of gangland connections, after he allowed a helicopter airlift of Canadian citizens and police at his luxury golf course last month, emails provided by his lawyers suggest. Emails attributed to consul Catherine Brazeau show her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. government networks hit by ‘sophisticated cybersecurity incidents’: Eby
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier says the province has identified “sophisticated cybersecurity incidents” involving government networks. David Eby says the provincial government is working with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and other agencies to determine the extent of the incidents, but there is no evidence at this time that sensitive information has been compromised. ... Read More »
2 responsesCP NewsAlert: B.C. government hit by ‘sophisticated cybersecurity incidents’
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier says the province has identified “sophisticated cybersecurity incidents” involving government networks. David Eby says the provincial government is working with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and other agencies to determine the extent of the incidents, but there is no evidence at this time that sensitive information has been compromised. ... Read More »
2 responsesFeds defend carbon capture technology as Alberta project gets cancelled over cost
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s energy minister is defending carbon capture and storage technology as both effective and affordable, after an Alberta power company walked away from a planned project and a study found that another project got public subsidies to cover more than three-quarters of its costs. “Carbon capture and sequestration technologies are getting better and, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. drug use advocates warn decriminalization change may cause more drug deaths
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says Health Canada’s decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces will cause more deaths, calling it “prohibition 2.0.” Brittany Graham says the initial decriminalization exemption in January 2023 had called for consistent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Case against ex-Mountie charged with helping China can go ahead in Quebec, judge says
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A Quebec court judge has ruled that the case against a former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference can go ahead in the province. Judge Sacha Blais denied William Majcher’s bid to quash the indictment against him. Lawyers for the 61-year-old argued in April that the charges should have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nijjar murder suspect says he had Canadian study permit in immigration firm’s video
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – One of the Indian nationals accused of murdering British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar says in a social media video that he received a Canadian study permit with the help of an Indian immigration consultancy. In the Facebook video posted in December 2019 by EthicWorks Immigration Services and first reported on ... Read More »
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