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CanadaFeb 07, 2023

One-third Canadians financially worse off compared to year ago

A new poll finds one-third of Canadian households say their financial situation has worsened over the last year.According to a Leger poll commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies, 34 per cent of Canadian households say they're financially worse off compared with a year ago.The majority of respondents, 58 per cent, said their financial situation is about the same as it was a year ago.Meanwhile, nine per cent report their financial situation has improved.Quebecers were the least likely to report their financial situation has worsened, while respondents in British Columbia were the mo
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CanadaFeb 07, 2023

Ottawa spending $2 million to facilitate advice on unmarked graves

Ottawa is spending $2 million for an international organization to provide First Nations with options around identifying possible human remains buried near residential schools.A statement from the office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says it is signing a technical agreement with the International Commission on Missing Persons.Based out of The Hague, the organization works in different countries to help identify the remains of those who have disappeared or been killed in conflicts and disasters, including after the 2013 Lac-Megantic rail disaster in Quebec.Miller's office s
CanadaFeb 07, 2023

Canada announces $10 million to earthquake relief efforts in Turkey & Syria

Ottawa says Canada will contribute $10 million to earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria as part of an initial aid package.International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says the federal government is conducting a needs assessment for further aid and is also considering deploying the country's disaster assistance response team to help with rescue operations.The death toll of Monday's earthquake has surpassed 5,300 and is expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue.The powerful 7.8 magnitude quake, which was followed by strong aftershocks, has levelled thousands of buildi
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CanadaFeb 06, 2023

BC fire tanker crashes in Australia, both pilots safe

A Boeing 737 air tanker owned by a British Columbia company has crashed in western Australia while on deployment to a fire. Coulson Aviation, based in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, says in a statement that both pilots walked away from the accident and have been medically assessed. The statement says the company is offering all the support it can to its local and international crews and is grateful to its firefighting and aviation industry colleagues in Australia. Coulson announced last month that it had been awarded a contract to provide its Boeing 737 Flatliner, designated tanker 139,
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CanadaFeb 06, 2023

Opposition parties demand answers as Liberals say little about Chinese balloon

Opposition parties say the public deserves answers about a Chinese balloon’s incursion over Canadian territory. The federal government is offering few details about the balloon’s flight over Canada before the U.S. military revealed its presence over the western state of Montana last week. While Beijing says it was a weather research balloon that got blown off course, Ottawa and Washington are alleging that it was being used to spy on sensitive military sites. The Liberal government has confirmed it flew into Canadian airspace from Alaska before crossing back into the Western U.S., but it w
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CanadaFeb 06, 2023

Canadian government announces $46.5 million for deep-sea research

The federal government is investing more than $46 million over the next five years to explore and protect Canada's oceans. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says understanding of the marine environment is "relatively meagre" because oceans cover 70 percent of the Earth's surface. Speaking at a news conference at the International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver, Murray said the investment will give Canada a clearer picture of how ecosystems are changing and how resources can be managed sustainably. The funding will come from the government's $3.5-billion Ocean Protection Plan. Kate
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CanadaFeb 06, 2023

Quebec Crown wants Peter Nygard sexual assault case to move quickly

The Crown wants the Quebec sexual assault case involving Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygaard to proceed more quickly. Nygaard's case has been adjourned for months as he faces charges in Toronto and the United States, and prosecutor Jerome Laflamme told a Quebec court judge today that the complainant wants to pursue legal action. Nygaard, 81, was first arrested in Winnipeg in 2020 under the Extradition Act following nine sexual assault-related charges in New York. He will stand trial in Toronto in September 2023 on charges of sexual assault and confinement. Nygaard will face trial in Quebec fo
CanadaFeb 06, 2023

Turkey Earthquake: Trudeau says Canada 'stands ready' to help

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is "ready" to provide help after powerful earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people. In a statement, Trudeau called the reports and images from Turkey and Syria "devastating" and expressed his thoughts for those affected. More than 2,600 people have been killed so far and the death toll is expected to rise as rescue workers and residents search for survivors of Monday's earthquake. It was Turkey's worst earthquake this century and came before sunrise in bitterly cold weather, followed by another magnitude 7.7 earthquake in the after
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CanadaFeb 03, 2023

Severe cold warning issued in Eastern Canada

As a massive arctic air mass sweeps across the eastern half of Canada today, Environment Canada issued a long list of extreme cold warnings covering six provinces across the two territories.Government and private agencies are scrambling to provide shelter to those in need as temperatures are expected to range from -40 degrees Celsius to -50 degrees Celsius in many areas.In Nova Scotia, Environment Canada meteorologist Ian Hubbard said residents in Halifax could face icy gusts that could feel like -43 degrees Celsius.P.E.I. Residents are also being warned of bitterly cold conditions that could

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BCOct 01, 2025

Police remind the public to be cautious against cryptocurrency frauds

Coquitlam RCMP remind the public to protect themselves against cryptocurrency fraud. Coquitlam RCMP has received multiple reports of individuals losing significant amounts of money after investing in fraudulent cryptocurrency apps. Scammers typically reach out through text messages, emails, or social media, claiming they’ve made thousands of dollars through cryptocurrency investments. They then convince victims to deposit money into a fake investment app. Once the money is deposited, the app displays fictitious profits to create the illusion of a successful investment. The scammers use th
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IndiaOct 01, 2025

Chief Minister Mann meets Home Minister Amit Shah

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. During this meeting, he informed the Home Minister about the damage caused by floods in Punjab and demanded a special package. In this regard, he says that the Home Minister has assured Punjab of more help from the Center. He said that the meeting was held in a comfortable atmosphere and that the Union Home Minister has also promised to provide more central help by describing the announced financial package of 1600 crores as 'token money'. He said that the Punjab government has increased the state budget for compensatio
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BCOct 01, 2025

Man gets six years for shooting, arson at Punjabi singer's home in B.C.

A Winnipeg man convicted of arson and firing a weapon at the British Columbia home of Indo-Canadian pop star AP Dhillon last year has been sentenced to six years in prison. RCMP say in a release that 26-year-old Abjeet Kingra has a noted connection to the India-based Bishnoi gang, and a judge concluded that the attack on Dhillon's Vancouver Island home last year was not isolated. The Bishnoi gang, based in India, has been linked to a number of investigations into violent crimes across Canada, and was classified as a terrorist entity by the federal government this week. The Mounties say Kingra
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AlbertaOct 01, 2025

RCMP slated to deliver update on missing six-year-old Alberta boy

RCMP are expected to give an update later today on the search for a six-year-old boy missing from the southern Alberta Rockies. Darius Macdougall was reported missing on Sept. 21 after he didn't return from a walk with six young relatives in the Crowsnest Pass area, where his family had been camping. Mounties say his chances of survival in the mountainous terrain are slim, but that they won't scale back the search, noting there's been nothing to suggest foul play. The boy's family says they're grateful to the searchers and won't rest until he's brought home. Hundreds of searcher
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BCOct 01, 2025

Richmond RCMP seeking to identify suspect in alleged theft.

On June 2, 2025 Richmond RCMP received a report of an alleged theft in the 8700 block of Lansdowne Road. The complainant alleged his camera equipment, including two lenses had been stolen. Through video surveillance, Richmond RCMP frontline was ablet to identify a suspect. The man is described as: Middle Eastern; 25 to 30 years; 5’8; Medium build; Curly black hair; Black facial hair. He was wearing a taupe or tan coloured hoodie, blue skinny jeans, black shoes with a black bag. The man left the area on foot towards Lansdowne Road. Anyone able to identify, or who has information regarding th