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Ottawa provides $9 million to fight homelessness among veterans in B.C., Yukon
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – The federal government is providing more than $9 million in funding for programs in British Columbia and Yukon to combat homelessness among veterans. The announcement, which comes a day after Remembrance Day, includes $4.7-million for the VRS Communities’ Affordable Housing Program at Legion Veterans Village in Surrey, B.C. The Department of Housing, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec officer suspended 15 days for throwing away piece of victim’s skull
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec provincial police officer has been suspended for 15 days without pay after throwing part of a young motorcycle accident victim’s skull into a ravine in 2021. An administrative judge with the police ethics tribunal found that Sgt. Sébastien Plouffe’s misconduct was “inexplicable and unjustifiable,” but nevertheless upheld the sentence that had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies at age 65, after third bout with cancer
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
VICTORIA – Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer. Horgan served as B.C.’s New Democrat premier for five years before stepping down in 2022, then was appointed ambassador last year. But in June, Horgan announced he was on leave ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical care, infection source unknown: health officer
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager who has tested positive for bird flu is in critical condition and being treated at B.C. Children’s Hospital. Henry says the teen, who has the first presumptive human case of bird flu contracted in Canada, was admitted to hospital late Friday. She says it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Double-double trouble: N.S. Tories accused of vote-buying with Tim Hortons gift cards
By Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
HALIFAX – A Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative constituency campaign manager has resigned amid accusations of “vote-buying” with Tim Hortons gift cards. Peter Zwicker, the Tory campaign manager for the constituency of Lunenburg, N.S., resigned Tuesday morning after the Nova Scotia Liberals lodged a complaint with election officials about the party giving gift cards to people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical condition, says health officer
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager who has tested positive for bird flu is in critical condition and being treated at B.C. Children’s Hospital. Henry says the teen, the first presumptive human case of bird flu contracted in Canada, was admitted to hospital late Friday. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government launching research institute for AI safety
By Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is opening a research centre that will study risks posed by artificial intelligence technology. It says AI can be misused in election interference efforts, disinformation campaigns and cybersecurity breaches. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne called the centre a key player for building public trust in artificial intelligence technology. The Canadian Artificial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies aged 65, after third bout with cancer
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
VICTORIA – Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer. Horgan served as B.C.’s New Democrat premier for five years before stepping down in 2022, then was appointed ambassador last year. But in June, Horgan announced he was on leave ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies aged 65
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
VICTORIA – Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer. Horgan served as B.C.’s New Democrat premier for five years before stepping down in 2022, then was appointed ambassador last year. But in June, Horgan announced he was on leave ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada steadfast on climate plan despite Trump re-election: Guilbeault
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Donald Trump’s re-election in the U.S. will not impact Canada’s plan to fight climate change. Guilbeault is in Azerbaijan for the annual United Nations climate change conference, which includes discussions about the Paris agreement. Trump withdrew the United States from that agreement during his first term and has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report details anti-Black racism in the public service, calls for commissioner
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – A government-funded report says Black executives within the public service are subject to harassment and intimidation, career stagnation, unjust workloads and, as one executive wrote, a “cesspool of racism.” Rachel Zellars, a lawyer who authored the report for the Black Executives Network, wrote that the interviews she conducted with 73 participants were the ... Read More »
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