By The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – A federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to begin hearing testimony Wednesday about meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings will focus on possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elections. The commission of inquiry, led by Quebec judge Marie-Josée Hogue, ... Read More »
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MONTREAL – Global Affairs Canada says two more Canadians have died in the war between Ukraine and Russia, bringing the total number of Canadians killed in that conflict to 11. An obituary for Alain Derasp says the veteran of the Canadian Forces Royal 22nd Regiment and father of four died in Ukraine on Feb. 27. ... Read More »
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SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. – A preliminary hearing is underway for a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by allegedly driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare last year. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested after a transit bus crashed into the front of a daycare in the Ste-Rose neighbourhood of Laval, Que., on Feb. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – Health Minister Mark Holland is on tour to sell Canadian dentists and hygienists on the new federal dental care plan as concerns mount about what the government plans to pay providers for their services. The government started enrolling seniors to the dental-coverage plan late last year as part of a new program to ... Read More »
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TERREBONNE, Que. – Quebec provincial police say they’ve arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a fatal brawl at a strip club last week north of Montreal. Police say the suspect was involved in the fight that left one person dead and one person seriously injured at the O’Gascon Gentlemen Club in Terrebonne, Que., on ... Read More »
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OTTAWA – Dozens of Liberal members of Parliament are calling on the finance minister to set aside money for the Canada Disability Benefit in next month’s federal budget. In a letter shared on social media, MP Ryan Turnbull says the benefit, which is designed to help keep people with disabilities out of poverty, is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on March 25th, 2024
Vancouver naturopathic doctor Vanessa Lindsay has been treating a longtime patient’s high blood pressure through nutrition and exercise. “She’s lost weight. She’s stronger. She’s eating well. She’s hydrated. She’s sleeping better,” said Lindsay. But the patient is still on two blood pressure medications – and because naturopathic doctors in British Columbia are allowed to prescribe ... Read More »
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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Experts say naturopaths aren’t family doctors Naturopathic doctors say they can be part of the solution to Canada’s primary care crisis. In British Columbia, they have a wide scope of practice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2024
ZABALLOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA – A British Columbia marine research group says a female killer whale died Saturday after being stranded in shallow water near the Village of Zeballos on the west side of Vancouver Island. The Marine Education & Research Society says in a social media post that the animal has been identified as a ... Read More »
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EDMONTON – Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper. “Climate change impacts everything we care about,” she said. “It’s not just an environmental issue.” That’s why Harper, along with 30 or so colleagues from disciplines as wide-ranging as economics and ... Read More »
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VANCOUVER – In Halifax, Denise Pictou Maloney says the trauma and grief from the 1975 murder of her mother, Indigenous activist Anna Mae Aqaush, has never dimmed. Pictou Maloney was nine when she last saw her. In Vancouver, Naneek Graham vividly remembers American FBI agents visiting her family’s home in Yukon in the 1980s to ... Read More »
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