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Operation underway to capture B.C. wolves for relocation in Colorado
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
DENVER — A wildlife team from the United States has begun an operation to capture grey wolves in British Columbia for release in Colorado. The operation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife comes after an agreement with the B.C. government to “translocate” up to 15 wolves a year over the next three to five years. Colorado ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada carbon rebate goes out today as future of carbon tax remains unclear
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The first carbon rebate of 2025 is being paid out today to households in provinces that use the federal carbon pricing system — even as the future of the rebate program itself remains uncertain. For a family of four, the rebate will pay out anywhere from $190 in New Brunswick to $450 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous. “They seem healthy and good, but I’m a little worried, because it’s been very similar to last year,” he said, referring to the warm spell last winter that preceded a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lion Electric’s customers worried about what comes next amid company’s struggles
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
MONTREAL — Andrew Brooks ordered three school buses from Lion Electric Co. on Nov. 20, just before American Thanksgiving. As superintendent of a school district in Illinois, Brooks had been working with the Quebec-based electric-vehicle maker for more than a year to apply for U.S. federal grant money to buy the electric buses. He didn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau and the premiers meet to discuss a response to Trump’s threatened tariffs
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers are set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet today to talk about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s vow to impose steep tariffs. Trump has promised to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican imports — one of several measures he says he’ll enact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals trail Tories in nominations ahead of expected early election
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The next Liberal leader will need to turn their attention quickly to ensuring the party is ready for an early election once the short leadership race ends in March. Multiple Liberal cabinet ministers and MPs have said they will not seek re-election over the past year, and the governing Liberals are trailing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carer says rules deterred her from getting help for B.C. woman who starved to death
By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025
BURNABY, B.C. — Florence Girard’s caregiver has told a British Columbia coroner’s inquest she was deterred from getting help before Girard starved to death by policies about respecting the rights of people living under their home-sharing arrangement. Astrid Dahl also says she was “in denial” when she noticed Girard’s rapid weight loss in the months ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal fortunes in Quebec may be troubled as third minister ends leadership bid
By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — The decision Tuesday by a third Liberal cabinet minister from Quebec not to seek the Liberal leadership is casting a spotlight on the party’s ability to organize support in a province that has long been crucial to its electoral success. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced at a luncheon discussion in Toronto that he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ford praises federal border plan ahead of meeting with prime minister, premiers
By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he’s now convinced the federal government has a “phenomenal” plan to secure the Canada-U. S. border in response to Donald Trump’s tariff threat — although he didn’t offer up any details of that plan. Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all imports from Canada. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman’s meltdown prevented doctor visit in B.C. starvation death inquest: caretaker
By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025
BURNABY, B.C. — The woman who was supposed to be caring for Florence Girard before she died of starvation in 2018 says Girard would go into a “meltdown” every time she was supposed to go to the doctor or receive medical care. Astrid Dahl told a coroner’s inquest into the death of the 54-year-old woman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Class-action lawsuit accuses Loblaws, Walmart and Sobeys of underweight meat sales
By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A proposed class-action lawsuit launched in British Columbia alleges Loblaws, Walmart Canada and Sobeys “misrepresented” the weight of meat products by including the weight of packaging in calculating prices. Lead plaintiff Carrie Corrall says in a Federal Court lawsuit filed in Vancouver on Jan. 9 that she’s a B.C. mother that regularly spends ... Read More »
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