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Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – Plans are now underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended family. Fisheries Department and First Nations officials say the plans involve placing the two-year-old calf into a sling, lifting it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – Plans are now underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended family. Fisheries Department and First Nations officials say the plans involve placing the two-year-old calf into a sling, lifting it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. government targets ‘profiteers’ with legislation to bring in 20% flipping tax
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia has tabled legislation to enact a 20 per cent home-flipping tax on those who sell their home within the first year of ownership. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy told the legislature that the tax is aimed at speculators who use housing only to turn a quick profit and it will make “profiteers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. man convicted of child exploitation for involvement in international porn ring
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – A British Columbia man has been convicted for his involvement in an international online group dedicated to trafficking child pornography. The province’s RCMP division says in a release that 34-year-old Joel Andy Daigle from Surrey was charged with child exploitation in April 2020 and has been sentenced to an 18-month conditional term ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. government targets ‘profiteers’ with legislation to bring in flipping tax
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia has tabled legislation to enact the home-flipping tax, charging 20 per cent to those who sell their home within the first year. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy told the legislature that the tax is aimed at speculators who use housing only to turn a quick profit and it will make “profiteers think ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A loaded gun:’ Neighbours say dogs that killed 11-year-old boy were a known danger
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
Edmonton’s mayor is pledging to find out why two dogs were allowed to remain in a home where previous attacks by the pets ended this week with one that killed an 11-year-old boy. “I think we all expect that when people take on the responsibility of having pets in their private homes that they will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman faces second-degree murder charge in death of child at Quebec City daycare
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
QUEBEC – The Crown says two people have been charged in the killing of a 14-month old girl last month at a home daycare in Quebec City. Guenuite Kiwangala Mubwaka, 25, was charged today with second-degree murder in the death of the toddler in Quebec City’s Beauport borough. The woman appeared today along with co-accused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian man killed providing aid in Gaza was a military veteran with a young son
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
OTTAWA – A Canadian man killed along with six other aid workers in the Gaza Strip on Monday is a military veteran from Quebec who leaves behind a partner and a one-year-old son. Jacob Flickinger, 33, was one of seven people in a convoy of World Central Kitchen vehicles when it was hit by an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton mayor says city will investigate case of 11-year-old boy killed by dogs
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
Edmonton’s mayor says the city will investigate the case of an 11-year-old boy killed this week in an attack by two large dogs at a southside home. Amarjeet Sohi says it will review previous complaints made to animal control officials about the two dogs to determine if there were any gaps in how they were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lamborghini ‘joyride’ by 13-year-old ends in total write off: West Vancouver police
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
VANCOUVER – Police in West Vancouver say a “joyride” by a 13-year-old in their parents’ Lamborghini set off a single-vehicle crash that resulted in a total write-off by the insurance company. Police say in a news release issued Wednesday that they were called to a report of a crash last week and found the Lamborghini ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Canadians stranded by Taiwan earthquake, says firefighting agency
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2024
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s firefighting service says two Canadians were among a group of people stranded by rock slides in a gorge after the island’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. The agency says in an overnight Facebook post that the Canadians were among 12 people stuck on a trail in Taroko National Park, a renowned ... Read More »
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