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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is on a trade mission to China, an attempt to woo a crucial trading partner as Canada looks to shore up friends and strengthen the country’s economy. The visit by Champagne builds on a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping in …
Read More »2nd death confirmed after REM train collision on Montreal’s South Shore
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Provincial police confirmed a second death Sunday after three people were hit by a REM train on Montreal’s South Shore in the early hours of Saturday. Longueuil …
Read More »10-metre member of ‘mysterious’ shark species spotted off P.E.I.’s North Shore
A member of the world’s second-largest species of fish was spotted off the North Shore of P.E.I. by a group of people returning from a deep-sea fishing trip this past week. Don Gauthier and his family spotted the basking shark just about a kilometre and half offshore near New London Bay …
Read More »1 body recovered from Airmedic helicopter crash on Quebec’s North Shore; 3 still missing
The body of one of the four people missing since Friday’s Airmedic helicopter crash on Quebec’s North Shore was recovered Monday evening. The company, which specializes in emergency medical transport, confirmed that divers with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) recovered one of the aircraft’s crew members at around 7 p.m. In a statement late Monday …
Read More »Trudeau heads to Europe to shore up alliances in face of Trump threats
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to strengthen Canada’s trade and security ties over the next five days with European allies also facing threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over their economy and sovereignty. Trudeau is heading to Paris and Brussels starting Saturday — just days after Trump agreed to pause tariffs …
Read More »1 person missing, 3 others brought to shore after fishing boat capsizes near Halifax
One person is missing and three have been brought to shore after a fishing vessel capsized near Halifax Thursday night. The vessel in question is the 18-metre Fortune Pride, CBC News has confirmed. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax said Friday that it responded to an emergency beacon at around …
Read More »North Shore residents relive flooding from a decade ago
North Vancouver residents are cleaning up after a devastating storm brought record-breaking rainfall to the area this weekend, overwhelming their stormwater system and causing significant flooding across the district. Longtime Lynn Valley resident James Hustvedt said the situation felt eerily familiar to the catastrophic localized flash flood that struck the area a …
Read More »‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Dead humpback whale washed up on N.S. shore
A humpback whale discovered earlier this week in the shallow waters of Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie River has wound up dead — as efforts intensify near the town of Stewiacke on Thursday in an attempt to pull the large mammal out of the water. In a social media statement from Nova Scotia …
Read More »Mother, son rescued from North Shore mountain – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A mother and son are safe after having to call North Shore Rescue for help when they got lost on a hike near Grouse Mountain. The pair was out for a hike on Mount Fromme on Monday, but after changing their route …
Read More »Hypothermic turtle revived after rescue from Bay of Fundy shore, shipped south – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 24, 2023 12:10 pm Updated November 24, 2023 12:14 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size An endangered green sea turtle found on a Nova Scotia beach has been revived and shipped back to warmer waters after nearly dying in …
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