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In the news today: Carney announces bid, bird flu keeping backyard chickens cooped up
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney to launch leadership campaign today Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this afternoon in Edmonton, ending nearly a decade of speculation about his political ambitions. Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland and government House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver backyard chickens practise social distancing from wild birds amid H5N1 risk
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Lumpy Eye the chicken has made plenty of friends in her East Vancouver neighbourhood over the years, said owner Duncan Martin, with passersby regularly greeting her in the yard outside their home. But now the seven-year-old Bovan Brown hen is being kept in isolation in her coop, to prevent her coming into contact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mark Carney launching his Liberal leadership bid from Alberta
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this afternoon in Edmonton, ending nearly a decade of speculation about his political ambitions. Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland and government House leader Karina Gould are also expected to enter the race in the coming days. The cut-off date to declare a bid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Tears of joy’ at Gaza ceasefire, but protesting groups in Canada say they won’t stop
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
Vancouver resident Nasser Najjar said he cried tears of joy after hearing that a ceasefire had been reached in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on Wednesday. Najjar, who lived in Gaza from 1999 to 2015, still has family in the region where the 15-month-long conflict has killed tens of thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caretaker in B.C. woman’s starvation death says she got little management support
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
The caretaker convicted for her part in the starvation death of Florence Girard told a coroner’s inquest in British Columbia Wednesday that she wouldn’t have gone into home care had she known how little support would be given to her. Astrid Dahl also criticized the homecare organization she worked for when Girard, who had Down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel-Hamas ceasefire welcomed but protests in Canada will not stop, groups say
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
Pro-Palestinian groups in Canada say a newly negotiated ceasefire deal to pause the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip will not end their regular demonstrations in cities like Toronto, while a national Jewish advocacy group says it “will not rest” until every hostage held by Hamas is released. While a ceasefire in the 15-month war ... Read More »
1 responseWalmart Canada says underweight meat problem fixed by B.C. supplier
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Walmart Canada says a third-party supplier that weighed and labelled meat products for its Richmond, B.C., store took immediate “corrective action” when it was made aware some products were being priced incorrectly. Walmart, Sobeys and Loblaw Companies were hit with a class-action lawsuit last week alleging they “misrepresented” the weight of meat by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premiers urge unity in face of U.S. tariff threats, Alberta demands energy exemption
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The country’s premiers emerged from a key meeting about Canada-U.S. relations in Ottawa on Wednesday with a message of unity and a pledge to stand together, with one exception: Alberta’s Danielle Smith, who said she cannot support the federal government’s plan if energy export tariffs could be a part of it. Prime Minister ... Read More »
1 responseFirst Nations group presses Ottawa to come back to the table for child welfare talks
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is calling on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to force the federal government back to the negotiation table on national reforms to the child welfare system after chiefs voted down proposed changes on two occasions last year. The national chief of the Assembly of First ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Water’s away’: How Canadian helicopters and waterbombers are helping tame L.A. fires
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
A long line of fire and billowing smoke are seen through the helicopter’s windshield as it swoops towards one of the several fires burning in the Los Angeles area. “Three, two, one, water’s away,” one of the pilots says as a payload of water gushes out of the helicopter and onto the flames. “Looks good,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says he hopes Gaza ceasefire will ‘turn down the temperature’ in Canada
By Canadian Press on January 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming news of a ceasefire deal to pause the 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. He says he hopes the deal will “turn down the temperature” on tensions in Canada and rebuild strained relationships between people affected by the war. Trudeau noted the deal could see Hamas return ... Read More »
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