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Local initiatives collect $100K from CIF
Five initiatives in the tri-communities have received funding from the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF).That's according to a media release issued this week, which stated that 150 grants were approved...
Dec 21, 2023
Matthew Boswell's mandate as competition commissioner renewed for another two years
OTTAWA - The federal government is reappointing Matthew Boswell as the commissioner of competition for a two-year term. Boswell, who was first appointed as commissioner in 2019, was slated to finish h...
Dec 21, 2023
Vintage gun for teacher's presentation triggers police lockdown at Vancouver school
VANCOUVER - A prop for a teacher's presentation at a Vancouver secondary school set off a lockdown and an emergency response by police on Thursday. Police say a teacher at Lord Byng Secondary called 9...
Dec 21, 2023
As Quebec teachers strike drags on, fears rise about children's welfare
MONTREAL - A four-week Quebec teachers strike that has shut schools across the province is spurring concern for students' education and development. Fdration Autonome de l'Enseignement, which represen...
Dec 21, 2023
Dutch court orders Amanda Todd's tormentor to serve six years of 13-year B.C. term
AMSTERDAM - The man who extorted and bullied British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd into suicide has had his 13-year sentence from a Canadian court converted to a six-year prison term in Europe. An Ams...
Dec 21, 2023
Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) - Rudy Giulian i has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia who said his targeting o...
Dec 21, 2023
B.C. woman faces multiple charges for under-18 sex trafficking, say Langley RCMP
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a woman faces more than a dozen charges related to an alleged human trafficking scheme involving sexual exploitation of people under 18. Langley RCMP say...
Dec 21, 2023
Quebec introducing new rule to reduce bat deaths linked to wind farms
Quebec's Environment Department says it is introducing a new measure to mitigate the impact of wind farms on bats native to the province. The government will require all future wind farm projects to i...
Dec 21, 2023
Alberta third province to sign health-care funding deal with Ottawa
CALGARY - Alberta has signed a $1.06 billion, three-year deal with the federal government to help fund improvements to the province's health-care system. It's the third province to come to an agreemen...
Dec 21, 2023
Liberals echo Hamas condemnation after militant leader hails Canada ceasefire stance
OTTAWA - The Liberals are stressing that Hamas needs to surrender to Israel, after the militant group praised Ottawa for calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says t...
Dec 21, 2023