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The Royal Canadian Navy has identified the sailor who died last week, and has revealed a fellow sailor called 911 when their inflatable vessel capsized in a Halifax-area bay. Petty Officer Second Class Gregory Applin, 38, of HMCS Montreal was a weapons engineering technician who had just returned from a deployment to the Indo-Pacific in October. He had served with the navy for 19 years.Applin and another sailor were aboard a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) in the Bedford Basin when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.m. Friday.Commodore Jacob French, commander of the Canadian Fleet Atlantic, told reporters Monday that…
Airlines like Air Canada have refunded millions of dollars to passengers for tickets cancelled due to COVID-19. However, some travellers are still waiting for what they’re owed. Source link
For Jeff Lieberman, president of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, the Holocaust still looms large in his life. “To show an example to others, the Nazis took four of the Jewish leaders, including my grandfather, and hung them in the street,” he says. Lieberman’s grandmother, aunts and uncles were also killed before the end of the war, with his father the only one in his family to survive.Jan. 27th is Holocaust Remembrance Day, with 2025 marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Lieberman and other advocates say it’s more important than ever to reflect on these horrors, especially…
A protest held by three people northwest of Edmonton over the weekend is being investigated by RCMP who said investigators are consulting with the Mounties’ hate crimes co-ordinator on the case. Janet Glockler-Hooke told 880 CHED she was headed to a mall in St. Albert, Alta., on Saturday and when she turned into the parking lot, she noticed three men holding signs and flags that concerned her. Photos of the men show one sign that said “import third world become third world.”One of the flags was of a Celtic cross, a symbol that is regularly used by neo-Nazi and white…
Appearing to follow Alberta’s lead, Saskatchewan is looking to rely more on coal-fired power plants to generate future electricity, despite federal climate goals. While many oppose a return to conventional coal power, mining cities like Estevan stand to benefit from the move.Conventional coal refers to coal-fired power generation without any carbon capture measures.“Affordable, reliable power. That’s music to my ears,” says Estevan Mayor Tony Sernick.Canada introduced federal regulations in 2013 requiring coal-fired power plants to meet strict performance standards, hoping to limit greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions.In 2016, Canada’s government declared its plans to phase out coal-fired power generation…
Canada Post and representatives from its union squared off on Monday at a federal inquiry into the month-long strike that halted mail delivery across the country and the viability of the postal service’s business model. The Industrial Inquiry Commission heard from Canada Post CEO Doug Ettinger, who emphasized the Crown corporation’s challenging financial reality and its “need for change right now” if it wants to remain solvent.Meanwhile, chief financial officer Rindala El-Hage outlined how the corporation’s losses are expected to increase and that Canada Post was set to run out of cash by the end of July – a projection…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 27, 2025 3:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s transport minister is ordering an audit of the ferry service between Nova Scotia and P.E.I. after a season plagued by delays and interruptions. In a statement, Anita Anand says the service gaps on the route between Wood Islands, P.E.I., and Caribou, N.S., were “unacceptable.”The minister says the audit will help ensure that Northumberland Ferries, the company that operates the seasonal service, has protocols in place to guarantee safe transit and to prevent future problems. Get daily…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba continues to increase security at the province’s southern border with the U.S., with the announcement Monday that provincial conservation officers will patrol the boundary. The officers — based out of Boissevain, Manitou, Sprague, Steinbach, Winnipeg and Virden — will add to the existing efforts by Manitoba RCMP to shore up the border.The Mounties began patrolling the area last week with two new Black Hawk helicopters, intended to target illegal entry into Canada, as well as drug and weapons trafficking.“Our government is committed to ensuring the safety and security of our southern…
The Ontario NDP is promising to remove tolls from the privately owned Highway 407 for all drivers and initiate a potential purchase of the highway, Global News has learned, in a pre-election pitch to voters days before the writs are set to be issued. Ontarians will head to the polls on Feb. 27 for an early general election after Premier Doug Ford revealed late last week that he intends to dissolve his majority government and call an early election on Wednesday.For months, Ford has hinted his party is interested in discussing a Highway 407 purchase and, on Friday, he signalled…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Widespread blizzard warnings are in effect for parts of Ontario and Quebec late Monday into Tuesday. A severe weather alert was issued for a winter storm in northern Ontario as a powerful cold front will push strong winds and bursts of heavy snow across the province, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).The agency warns of dangerous travel conditions and possible power outages. Drivers are urged to make sure their devices are fully charged and to postpone non-essential driving.The ECCC says if you must travel, keep others informed of your schedule…
