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Jason Kenney, Rachel Notley begin formal transfer of power in Alberta
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
EDMONTON – Premier Rachel Notley and incoming premier Jason Kenney are beginning the transfer of power following the Alberta election. The two leaders have met at Government House in Edmonton for a briefing. Kenney and his government are to be sworn in on April 30, with a spring sitting to begin a few weeks after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Librarians archiving Alberta’s scientific reports before change in government
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
EDMONTON – An Alberta librarian has been archiving much of the provincial government’s online content – including studies on health, climate change policy and poverty reduction – to prepare for a change in government. Katie Cuyler, who is leading the project, is a public services and government information librarian at the University of Alberta. She ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boy, 14, and 18-year-old woman face multiple charges in threats against Thunder Bay high school
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – A 14-year-old boy and 18-year-old woman are facing charges related to a series of anonymous threats targeting a high school in Thunder Bay, Ont. Local police say nearly a dozen threats were made against Hammarskjold High School over the past two months, but the arrests centre on those made between April ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parliament Hill 4-20 organizers predict record crowd after legalization
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
OTTAWA – The first 4-20 demonstration on Parliament Hill since marijuana became legal is expected to draw an even larger crowd than usual. Several thousand people normally set up shop on the Hill to smoke marijuana and highlight cannabis culture but organizers of this year’s event expect many more people to emerge from their shells ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One American, 2 Austrian climbers presumed dead after avalanche in Banff
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
BANFF, Alta. – Outdoor apparel company The North Face says three members of its Global Athlete Team are presumed dead after an avalanche in Alberta’s Banff National Park. The company says renowned American alpinist Jess Roskelley and Austrian climbers David Lama and Hansjörg Auer are missing. The North Face says it is doing what it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avalanche in Banff National Park; three experienced climbers presumed dead
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
BANFF, Alta. – Parks Canada says three mountaineers are presumed dead after an avalanche in Alberta’s Banff National Park. The federal agency says the three men were attempting to climb the east face of Howse Peak on the Icefields Parkway. They were reported overdue on Wednesday. “Parks Canada visitor safety specialists immediately responded by air ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legault cites equalization, hockey as reasons to be proud Canadian
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
QUEBEC – As “gotcha” questions go, it was pretty mild, but Quebec Premier Francois Legault stumbled this week when asked why he is proud to be Canadian. Appearing before a legislature committee Wednesday, Legault was grilled by interim Parti Quebecois leader Pascal Berube about his attachment to Canada. Berube, whose party is committed to pulling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Avalanche in Banff National Park; three climbers presumed dead
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
BANFF, Alta. – Parks Canada says three mountaineers are presumed dead after an avalanche in Alberta’s Banff National Park. The federal agency says the three men were attempting to climb the east face of Howse Peak on the Icefields Parkway. They were reported overdue on Wednesday and multiple avalanches in the area where they were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Wernick, clerk of the Privy Council, bids farewell to public service
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
OTTAWA – Michael Wernick, the clerk of the Privy Council, is bidding farewell to the more than 200,000 workers in the federal public service. Wernick announced in mid-March that he would leave his post as the top federal bureaucrat prior to the fall election campaign. At the time, he told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau ignores Tory complaints, launches search for next Supreme Court justice
By The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially launched the selection process to replace Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon today, ignoring calls from the federal Conservatives to delay it. The 59-year-old Gascon, who is from Quebec, announced on Monday that he will step down from the country’s top court for personal and family reasons in September. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario’s challenge of carbon-pricing law wraps up; judges reserve decision
By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2019
TORONTO – Ontario’s constitutional challenge to Ottawa’s imposition of a carbon charge was left in the hands of five Appeal Court justices on Thursday after the hearing wrapped up with each side pressing the court to find in its favour. In closing submissions, a federal lawyer warned that climate change posed an urgent threat. Ottawa, ... Read More »
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