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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A grocery store owner in Irishtown, N.B., is recovering after he was assaulted while trying to stop a theft. Luo-Ping Zhao, the owner of Irishtown Grocery, says he’s touched by how the rural community has rallied around him in response.He says theft is becoming an increasingly common issue and has resorted to posting photos on his door of people he alleges stole from him in order to deter thefts.“It happens every few days, it keeps happening,” he said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up…
Former national security officials are expressing skepticism over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s refusal to receive classified briefings on foreign interference. For months Poilievre has refused to obtain top-secret clearance so officials with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) could share intelligence on foreign interference with him.On Tuesday, just after Justice Marie-Josée Hogue released her report on foreign interference, Poilievre’s office revealed he is also refusing to take briefings under CSIS’s “threat reductions measures” (TRM) mandate — which would allow the agency to share some information with the Conservative leader without him first obtaining security clearance.Poilievre has long argued that receiving…
By Jordan Prentice Global News Posted January 30, 2025 8:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Alberta Motor Association (AMA) hosted its annual school safety patrol skating party at VisitLethbridge.com Arena, where hundreds of patrollers from across Lethbridge and surrounding communities had the chance to skate with the Hurricanes. Over 300 grades five and six student volunteers hit the ice to hang out with members of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, while collecting autographs and taking photos as well. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two very good boys have been added to the Zebra Child and Youth Advocacy Centre’s facility dog program. Moose and Zeppelin joined the team two months ago — each is a lab/golden retriever mix.“They both have been training to be facility dogs since birth, and they both recently turned two years old,” said Emmy Stuebing, CEO of the Zebra Centre.“They’ve just been starting with meet and greets, and that’s been going really well.“These guys were born to do this. They really are a great comfort.” Facility dogs Zeppelin and Moose at the…
Residents in Foothills County are expressing concerns over water access in their community southwest of Calgary after a home was engulfed in flames Wednesday. Crews were called to the home off Highway 762 near 242 Ave W in Foothills County shortly after four o’clock; no injuries were reported but the home is a complete loss.However, nearby residents are convinced fire crews encountered issues when four engines travelled to a nearby bulk fill station to replenish their water tanks with a high velocity pump.That pump sits behind a fence installed last year, according to Mary Anne Desmeules, who lives nearby.“None of…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2025 5:37 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP in Quebec today showed off a Black Hawk helicopter added to their fleet to beef up security at the United States border. The display in St-Antoine-Abbé, Que., comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on Canadian exports for what he has called Canada’s failure to curb the illegal flow of people and drugs across the border.Nationally, the Mounties have chartered two Black Hawks to add to their existing fleet of nine smaller helicopters. Royal…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Consultations continue regarding Winnipeg’s first supervised consumption site planned for 200 Disraeli Freeway, as the government meets with Point Douglas residents Thursday evening to hear their thoughts. Community activist Sel Burrows says the progress on the site is a welcome step.“There’s no perfect site, but this is as good as we can get,” says Burrows. “There are very few homes nearby, and with the increased police patrols that are guaranteed, the businesses nearby are actually going to have fewer problems.”Still being reviewed by the federal government, the site would have staff to…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2025 6:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The BC Civil Liberties Association says it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver to challenge the municipality’s daytime ban on outdoor sheltering, calling it “cruel, dehumanizing and deadly.” It says in a news release that the lawsuit was filed alongside three individual plaintiffs and claims the ban violates sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.The association says it is challenging three city bylaws that “make it illegal for unhoused people to shelter outdoors during…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Surrey has joined a number of other Canadian cities that border the United States to prepare for U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said at a press conference on Thursday morning that the Border Mayors Alliance aims to keep municipal perspectives front and centre as the national response to the tariffs is also underway.The mayor of Windsor, Ont., Drew Dilkens, chairs the alliance and said the group has already begun identifying alternative supply chains to lessen the impact of the tariffs.“But make no doubt, the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In a landslide vote, Kyra Wilson was elected to be the grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. She will represent 63 First Nations across the province. “I’m just so excited and so happy. I’m so humbled by the amount of support and love I’ve received in the last few days,” Wilson said.Wilson is the former chief of Long Plain First Nation and has a long history of advocating for Indigenous sovereignty.There is lots she wants to tackle in this new role.“I’ve always worked for our children and our families and…
