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Trapped B.C. orca calf seen taking ’40 pounds of seal’ from First Nation members
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A young killer whale trapped in a B.C. lagoon appears to have fed on chunks of seal meat thrown into the water, as preparations continue for a rescue attempt. A video posted on Facebook shows the young female whale with distinctive pale skin taking two large pieces of meat, then diving below ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polish leader tells B.C. audience NATO allies need to spend more on defence
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Poland’s president says members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including Canada, must raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP to deter Russia’s war in Ukraine from spreading. Andrzej Duda made the comments at a speech in Vancouver on Friday, a day ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal and NDP MPs lament departure of longtime Tory MP as status of women chair
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Liberal and NDP MPs are lamenting the loss of the longtime Conservative chair of the parliamentary committee on the status of women. Government members say they were disappointed to learn this week that Karen Vecchio would no longer be at the helm, after having first served as chair in 2017. The House of ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec Liberals will choose new leader during convention in June 2025
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
QUEBEC – The Quebec Liberal Party says its leadership race will begin next January and the winner will be chosen in June 2025. Former leader Dominique Anglade stepped down weeks after the 2022 provincial election, during which the party maintained official Opposition status but lost 10 seats. Marc Tanguay has served as interim leader since. ... Read More »
1 responseMPs chide ‘incompetent’ health agency over fired National Microbiology Lab scientists
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Federal officials in charge of the National Microbiology Lab are defending security protocols at the Winnipeg institution against accusations of incompetence from opposition MPs. The head of the Public Health Agency of Canada appeared before a parliamentary committee on relations between Canada and China, where she was peppered with questions about the firing ... Read More »
1 response‘City within a city’: Montreal announces new plan for 20,000 housing units
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – The City of Montreal has announced a new vision for an old racetrack that the mayor says will be home to as many as 40,000 people. The federal and provincial governments, as well as the city will each pitch in $2 million for technical studies on the 95 hectares of land, part of ... Read More »
1 responseCanada urges halt to escalating violence as Israel suspected of airstrike on Iran
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – The prime minister is urging de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, though he stopped short Friday of condemning Israel for a suspected retaliatory strike in Iran that Canada had counselled against. Justin Trudeau said Canada condemns Iran’s “absolutely irresponsible” missile attack on Israel over the weekend, saying it created the danger of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner’s inquest to probe death of B.C. man shot dozens of times by police in 2018
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The British Columbia Coroners Service says it will hold an inquest into the death of a man who died in a hail of police gunfire after starting a shootout with RCMP officers in Kamloops. The service says the inquest will begin on May 6 at the Kamloops law courts to determine the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators reject field trip to African Lion Safari amid elephant bill study
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Senate legal affairs committee has rejected a motion calling for members to take a $50,000 field trip to the African Lion Safari in southern Ontario to see the zoo’s elephant exhibit. The committee is studying a government bill that would prohibit new captivity and breeding of elephants and great apes without a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report suggests little progress in first year of Alberta’s emissions reduction plan
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
EDMONTON – A survey from a clean energy think-tank says Alberta has done little to implement its plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The Pembina Institute has examined the measures included in the province’s plan released one year ago. It says it found no evidence the government has begun the sort of public consultations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premiers want return to co-operation with federal government with new budget
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s premiers are warning the federal government not to overreach into their jurisdictions when it comes to delivering the programs laid out in Ottawa’s latest budget. In a letter responding to the Liberals’ budget, the premiers say they worry new federal programs are eventually going to be downloaded onto provinces and territories. They ... Read More »
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