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Year in review: A look at events in June 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
A look at news events in June 2024 1 – Israel’s government says its conditions for ending the war with Hamas have not changed and that conditions for a ceasefire are still not met. The comments come a day after U.S. president Joe Biden put forward a proposed peace deal between Israel and Hamas that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at events in May 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
A look at news events in May 2024: 1- Manitoba’s Peguis First Nation declares a state of emergency after years of flooding caused heavy damage to infrastructure and housing. Chief Stan Bird says the community has seen significant rates of emotional distress, with a rise in self-harm among youth, drug addiction and incidents of domestic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at news events in April 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
A look at news events in April 2024: 1 – Nunavut is 25 years old today. Premier P.J. Akeeagok says the anniversary reminds him that his job is both a privilege and an immense responsibility. The creation of Canada’s newest territory on April 1, 1999, was part of a historic land claim settlement. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Complaint over Canada Post layoffs resolved
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Settlement reached in complaint over Canada Post layoffs as strike hits four weeks The union representing Canada Post workers says an unfair labour practice complaint over the company’s layoffs has been resolved. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at news events in March 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
A look at news events in March 2024: 1 – Health Minister Mark Holland tables a bill considered the first step toward a possible pharmacare program. The legislation lays down a road map for how the federal government plans to get there. The first step is to negotiate universal coverage for birth control and diabetes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at news events in February 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
A look at news events in February 2024: 01 – The federal government announces spending of an additional $362 million to help provinces and cities temporarily house asylum seekers. Immigration Minister Marc Miller called the interim housing assistance program a stopgap measure, saying the system needs to be rejigged to reflect a large flow of ... Read More »
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By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
A look at news events in January 2024: 1 – Former world cycling champion Rohan Dennis is charged in connection with the death of his wife, 32-year-old Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins. She died late Dec. 30 after being struck by a vehicle while riding in suburban Adelaide, Australia. Dennis is charged with causing death by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian living in B.C. claims Scotiabank wrongfully withholding funds over sanctions
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A Russian woman who has been living and working in Canada for the last eight years says her money is locked in limbo due to sanctions against Russia’s largest bank, so she’s taking Scotiabank and the Canadian government to court. Daria Zubashchenko’s legal action indicates it’s not just oligarchs who are caught up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missing ‘lost Canadians’ deadline creates ‘unknowable’ number of new citizens: feds
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is asking an Ontario Superior Court for more time to pass citizenship legislation for the “lost Canadians,” saying that without an extension an “unknowable” number of people would automatically become citizens next week. The so-called lost Canadians are people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Settlement reached in complaint over Canada Post layoffs as strike hits four weeks
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
The union representing Canada Post workers says an unfair labour practice complaint over the company’s layoffs has been resolved. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed the complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Nov. 29 after hundreds of striking postal workers received temporary layoff notices while on strike. The union said in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Brunswick’s first female premier seeking to build province with compassion
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2024
FREDERICTON – Susan Holt was puzzled when an envelope with an orange U.S. stamp depicting an African daisy arrived in her mail last month. It was postmarked New York. The newly elected New Brunswick premier opened it to find a single folded sheet of paper, with a tissue between the folds to protect the blue-inked ... Read More »
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