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• Plans for downtown homeless shelter in town of La Ronge, Sask., left in limbo CBC/Radio-Canada The town of La Ronge has had a temporary homeless shelter in the basement of a business for more than seven years. The downtown shelter is only available seasonally, from October to the end of April. Ron Woytowich, a former mayor of La Ronge, runs the …
• Two Quebec women raped by foster father will sue child protection services: lawyer Brandon Sun By: The Canadian Press Posted: 1:40 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024 MONTREAL - A lawyer representing two women who were sexually assaulted by a foster father 16 years apart plan to sue the regional health authority in Quebec City. Read this article for free …
• O’Neill has a goal, assist, Montreal clinches a playoff berth The Antelope Valley Press - California MONTREAL — Kristin O’Neill had a goal and an assist and Montreal clinched a Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff spot with a 5-2 win over New York on Wednesday night. The victory moved Montreal into a tie for first place with Toronto, each with 38 …
• Canadian corn imports expected to slow in 2024/25 Manitoba Co-operator Glacier FarmMedia – Early expectations point to increased Canadian grain production in 2024/25, which should cut into corn imports from the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s attaché in Ottawa. Total Canadian …
• Jury selected for Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing 4 women Global News The jury was selected Thursday for the trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women. Nine women and three men will decide if Jeremy Skibicki is guilty of four counts of first-degree murder. Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to all counts. Skibicki …
• World News | 37 Pc Spike in Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at UN Talks to Curb Plastic Pollution: CIEL Latestly New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Around 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists, including 11 from India, have registered for the United Nations negotiations on the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution in Ottawa, according to an analysis …
• B.C., Ottawa contribute to $8.7M fund for hundreds of EV charging ports in Greater Victoria CHEK Electric vehicle (EV) drivers will soon be getting a boost from hundreds of public EV charging ports that will be installed in the Greater Victoria area after a combined investment of more than $8.7 million from the federal and provincial governments, the …
• Conservatives, NDP demand Trudeau protect Canadians' jobs at new EV plants CTV News OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives and New Democrats are demanding assurances from Ottawa that local jobs will be protected at new electric-vehicle plants. Canada's Building Trades Union says Canadian workers are being sidelined in favour of foreign …
• West Michigan Weekend Guide: April 26 – 28 Grand Rapids Magazine - Michigan Celebrate the universal language of music at this distinguished piano festival in Kalamazoo. The seventeenth biennial Irving S. Gilmore International Piano Festival (say that three times fast) is back, bringing world-class talent to southwest Michigan. …
• Warning issued for beef, sheep products from Shawville slaughterhouse CBC/Radio-Canada Ottawa Quebec's agriculture ministry is urging people not to consume several meat products that were packaged at a slaughterhouse in Shawville, Que., in early March. Covers various items packaged in early March, no illnesses reported CBC News · Posted: …