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Border agency eyes smartphone facial recognition system amid privacy concerns
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – Travellers would be able to use facial recognition technology to identify themselves through their smartphones when crossing the border under a planned federal project. The Canada Border Services Agency says the initiative would allow for a faster and more seamless travel experience. The federal government recently issued a notice seeking technical solutions from ... Read More »
1 responseMan stabbed to death in White Rock, B.C., days after similar knife attack in area
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
WHITE ROCK, B.C. – A man has been killed in a stabbing in White Rock, B.C., and police say there are “apparent similarities” to another knife attack in the same area two days earlier. RCMP say the latest incident happened late Tuesday, when a man was reported to have been stabbed near the White Rock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. imposes five-month ban on large open fires in Interior
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The BC Wildfire Service has announced a five-month open fire ban covering much of the province’s Interior, as fire season gets off to an early start. The ban on Category 3 fires in the Kamloops fire centre will run from May 3 to Oct. 11 and will prohibit people burning three or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau won’t comment on future of TikTok in U.S., says Canadian safety a priority
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s not going to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States, but his own government will continue to look out for Canadians’ security. The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would force TikTok’s parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, to sell the social-media app within the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Good luck with that’: PM says Saskatchewan premier shouldn’t pick fight with CRA
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada Revenue Agency is “very, very good” at getting the money it’s owed, and Saskatchewan’s premier should take note of that. Scott Moe has pledged the province will not send Ottawa the money it collects from the federal carbon price on natural gas. That move breaks the ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec liquor store employees walk off the job as two-day strike begins
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – Some 5,000 Quebec liquor corporation workers have walked off the job for a planned two-day strike. Their union – Syndicat des employé(e)s de magasins et de bureaux de la SAQ – confirmed at midnight on Facebook it was launching the strike after a lack of progress at the negotiating table. It says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police who found loaded gun in ‘man purse’ did not profile suspect: Quebec judge
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec judge says police who searched a suspect carrying a “man purse” and found a loaded weapon inside did not engage in profiling. The case involves Marcus Nimeri, who was stopped by Montreal police in October 2023 and found to be carrying in his shoulder bag a handgun that had been illegally ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations say they must not be left out of UN plastic treaty talks
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – First Nations have one message for delegates gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a global plastic waste agreement: don’t leave us out. Aamjiwnaang First Nation councillor Janelle Nahmabin lives in an area nicknamed “Chemical Valley.” The First Nation, near Sarnia, Ont., neighbours a chemical plant that researchers say is emitting high levels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As treaty talks continue, new report predicts clouds with a 100% chance of plastic
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – Mother Nature is delivering a typical spring day in Ottawa, with light drizzle, near-freezing temperatures – and thousands of grams of plastic. A new report says based on previous readings, more than 1,000 kilograms of microscopic plastic particles will fall on the national capital throughout the day. The report was compiled by Australia’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre will do ‘anything to win,’ must condemn Alex Jones endorsement: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ramping up his attacks on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as he promotes his government’s federal budget. Polls suggest the Liberal messaging on the budget has yet to resonate – but Trudeau says it’s more of a plan than what Poilievre has put forward, other than trying to exploit public anxieties. ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: Ottawa adds $36 million to vaccine fund
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 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… Ottawa adds $36M to vaccine injury fund The federal government is putting another $36 million toward a program to compensate people who were seriously injured or killed by vaccines. The new ... Read More »
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