Daily Archives: September 26, 2022

Poilievre’s Parliament Hill inner circle takes shape

After a struggle to find an experienced staffer willing to toil away for what could be years on the opposition benches, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has settled on Ian Todd as his new chief of staff, according to sources familiar with the appointment. Todd has experience in the role. He …

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Jupiter will be its brightest in 59 years Monday. Here’s how to see it for yourself

You may have noticed a bright “star” in the eastern sky after sunset, but that’s no star: it’s the mighty planet Jupiter, and it’s almost at its peak brightness. Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is reaching opposition, an event that occurs when a celestial object rises in …

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Ukrainians fear consequences of referendum results, and drone strike hits Odesa

An overnight drone strike near the Ukrainian port of Odesa sparked a massive fire and explosion, the military said Monday. The airstrike was the latest in a series of drone attacks on the key southern city in recent days. This one hit a military installation and detonated ammunition when it …

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Priced out of Toronto’s housing market? Alberta wants you to turn your eyes west

If you’ve been priced out of Toronto’s real estate market, Alberta hopes its latest ploy will have you looking west to achieve your white-picket-fence dreams.  In a move to lure fed-up prospective home buyers, the province has unveiled the second phase of its campaign dubbed “Alberta is Calling.”  “We’ve got Canada’s lowest taxes and …

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Volunteer underwater recovery team stretched to limit amid funding crunch

As Alberta remains one of two provinces in Canada without a RCMP underwater recovery team, a volunteer civilian group fears it won’t be able to continue its work in this province because of financial roadblocks. “I fear for the future and I fear for Albertans’ safety,” Luke Jevne, president of the Underwater …

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New wave of university programs puts Indigenous knowledge at its core

Kallie Drummond took the University of Prince Edward Island’s new Indigenous teachings course as an elective this past summer, but the second-year student already knows she wants to learn more. The young Métis woman from Treaty 1 territory in Manitoba hopes to weave Indigenous studies into her university course load and …

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Industry minister to represent Canada at funeral of former Japanese PM

Federal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada at former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled to visit Japan and attend Tuesday’s funeral, but cancelled those plans to oversee recovery efforts after post-tropical storm Fiona ravaged much of Atlantic Canada and …

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Quebec’s Indigenous sensitivity training falls short, say health-care workers

As the second anniversary of Joyce Echaquan’s death approaches this week, Indigenous health professionals say the measures taken by the Quebec government to address racism and discrimination in medical facilities have been inadequate.  Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw mother of seven, died in a Joliette, Que., hospital in 2020 after filming …

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ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ 10 ਯੂ-ਟਿਊਬ ਚੈਨਲਾਂ ’ਤੇ ਪਈਆਂ 45 ਵੀਡੀਓਜ਼ ਬਲਾਕ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ: ਠਾਕੁਰ

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 26 ਸਤੰਬਰ ਸੂਚਨਾ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਣ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਅਨੁਰਾਗ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ 10 ਯੂ-ਟਿਊਬ ਚੈਨਲਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਪਈਆਂ ਵੀਡੀਓਜ਼ ਬਲਾਕ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵੀਡੀਓਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਧਰਮਾਂ ਦੇ ਫਿਰਕਿਆਂ ਵਿਚਾਲੇ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਫੈਲਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਮਕਸਦ ਨਾਲ ਫ਼ਰਜ਼ੀ ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਛੇੜਛਾੜ ਕੀਤੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਸੀ। ਇਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਨੇ …

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ਬੰਗਲੌਰ ’ਚ ਆਗੂਆਂ ਦੀ ਗ੍ਰਿਫਤਾਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਜਥੇਬੰਦੀਆਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਟੌਲ ਪਲਾਜ਼ਾ ਜਾਮ

ਪੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਕ ਜੰਡਿਆਲਾ ਗੁਰੂ, 26 ਸਤੰਬਰ ਬੰਗਲੌਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਆਗੂਆਂ ਦੀ ਗ੍ਰਿਫ਼ਤਾਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਜੰਡਿਆਲਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਨੇੜਲੇ ਕੌਮੀ ਮਾਰਗ ਨੰਬਰ-1 ‘ਤੇ ਸਥਿਤ ਨਿੱਜਰਪੁਰਾ ਟੌਲ ਪਲਾਜ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਜ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਯੂਨੀਅਨ (ਸਿਰਸਾ) ਤੇ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਜਾਮ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ। ਕਿਸਾਨ ਆਗੂ ਮਹਿਤਾਬ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿਰਸਾ, ਜਸਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ …

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