Watch an octopus cling to cover during B.C.'s bomb cyclone
Watch an octopus cling to cover during B.C. 's bomb cycloneNewsDuration 1:00Footage captured by Ocean Networks Canada at the University of Victoria shows a giant Pacific octopus as it gets knocked around by waves on the morning of Nov. 20 as a 'bomb cyclone' hit B.C. Oceans Network Canada says the footage was captured at Folger Passage near Bamfield, where instruments measured waves 10 metres high, compared to the usual one metre, and vertical currents three times stronger than normal.
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November 22, 2024 01:37 UTC
Why Biden is sending widely-banned landmines to Ukraine | About That
Why Biden is sending widely-banned landmines to Ukraine | About ThatNewsDuration 8:29U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to send anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine, in the second major foreign policy shift this week. Andrew Chang explains what we know about these landmines and why they're so controversial.
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November 22, 2024 00:00 UTC
Police say Hillhurst arson targeted random home, may be tied to bitcoin letters
A recent arson case in northwest Calgary targeted a random house, police said Thursday. (James Young/CBC - image credit)A northwest home set ablaze this week was likely a random target and may be tied to letters demanding money be sent to a bitcoin address, Calgary police say. A note left on a doorstep in northwest Calgary. Beverley Young said she thought a letter demanding bitcoin was a prank at first, before learning her neighbours had also received letters. Beverley Young said she thought a letter demanding bitcoin was a prank at first, before learning her neighbours had also received letters.
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November 21, 2024 23:37 UTC
Trudeau government announces 2-month GST pause on some goods
Trudeau government announces 2-month GST pause on some goodsNewsDuration 8:31Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government is pausing the GST on a wide array of products from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15, as part of a suite of new measures meant to alleviate cost-of-living pressures. The government will also send $250 cheques to the 18.7 million people in Canada who worked in 2023 and earned $150,000 or less.
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November 21, 2024 23:26 UTC
Extra screening measures for travellers to India have been lifted, minister’s office says
The extra screening measures imposed earlier this week on people travelling to India have now been lifted, says the office of Transport Minister Anita Anand. On Monday, Anand said in a news statement that, out of an abundance of caution, her ministry would temporarily implement additional security screening for travellers to India. Last month, an Air India flight from New Delhi to Chicago was diverted to Iqaluit (new window) because of a bomb scare. Enlarge image (new window) The Air India flight made an emergency landing in Iqaluit around 5:20 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2024. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Benjamin Lopez Steven (new window) · CBC News · Associate Producer Benjamin Lopez Steven is a reporter and associate producer for CBC Politics.
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November 21, 2024 23:24 UTC
Canada 'will abide' international rulings, Trudeau says about ICC warrants
Canada 'will abide' international rulings, Trudeau says about ICC warrantsNewsDuration 1:53'It's just who we are as Canadians' to abide by international court rulings, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday after, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas commander known as Mohammed Deif.
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November 21, 2024 22:16 UTC
See inside a temporary structure that's home for dozens in need of shelter
See inside a temporary structure that's home for dozens in need of shelterNewsDuration 8:02There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding Ottawa’s plan to build a temporary housing site for asylum seekers. Some who are opposed to the idea worry about neighbourhood safety, and also the dignity of those living in the shelter. But some cities have been using similar structures for years. We got a tour of one in Toronto.
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November 21, 2024 21:01 UTC
Another storm approaches Vancouver Island as B.C. Hydro crews race to restore power to thousands
Around 30,000 properties were still without power on Vancouver Island on Thursday morning, as B.C. Hydro spokesperson Kevin Aquino-Bravo said storm damage was making it difficult for crews to reach all affected areas. Aquino-Bravo said the utility had deployed crews to the north of Vancouver Island ahead of the storm to ensure crews could reach the area before ferries were cancelled. WATCH | 'Bomb cyclone' and other weather terms explained:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.
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November 21, 2024 19:12 UTC
FIRST READING: Trump presidency a potential threat to Canada’s other major oil export – National Post
FIRST READING: Trump presidency a potential threat to Canada’s other major oil export – National PostNov 21, 2024RFK Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary, has Canada’s most profitable crop in his crosshairsFirst Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted on the travails of Canadian politicos, all curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. While Donald Trump’s presidency is poised to be a boon for Canadian oil, there are early signs it could be a very different story when it comes to Canada’s other major oil export. Canada is one of the world’s largest producers of seed oils, a product likely to come directly within the sights of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s pick to head the U.S. department of health and human services. Read More: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/trump-presidency-a-potential-threat-to-canadas-other-major-oil-export
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November 21, 2024 18:46 UTC
Greenpeace protesters arrested outside Poilievre’s official residence
Greenpeace activists chained themselves to a mockup of oil-extraction equipment outside the official residence of the Official Opposition leader Thursday morning. It's not clear whether Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his family were at home at the Stornoway residence at the time. Enlarge image (new window) Greenpeace protesters take part in a protest outside Stornoway in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. WATCH | Reporters ask Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about the Paris targetsDébut du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.
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November 21, 2024 18:11 UTC
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, former Israeli defence minister
UN climate summit nears its end with no commitment on money for developing countriesUN climate summit nears its end with no commitment on money for developing countries. Posted: 4 hours ago.
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November 21, 2024 17:37 UTC
Rogers Sports & Media Lays Off Dozens Of Podcast, Radio Employees
Major League Baseball is charting a new course for its media rights, with plans to offer national streaming packages to major tech companies starting in 2028. This strategic move comes as the league navigates a turbulent media landscape marked by …
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November 21, 2024 17:37 UTC
Trump’s promise to fix the fentanyl crisis appealed to voters and alarmed experts
Responding to outrage over fentanyl deaths, President-elect Donald Trump has promised to get tough on dealers and Mexican cartels. But even many addiction experts who want a tougher response to the fentanyl epidemic voiced concern at the Trump team’s rhetoric. “Every life saved means one less grieving family and community.”Researchers are divided over why drug deaths are dropping so rapidly. One view shared by every expert interviewed by NPR is that Trump’s promise of a quick fix to the fentanyl crisis is unrealistic. Despite recent progress, all agreed that bringing drug deaths down to pre-fentanyl levels will take years if not decades.
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November 21, 2024 17:25 UTC
Michelle Rempel-Garner: Randy Boissonnault is Trudeau’s embarrassment – National Post
Michelle Rempel-Garner: Randy Boissonnault is Trudeau’s embarrassment – National PostNov 21, 2024Liberal arrogance is the common denominator behind many of the systemic problems facing CanadiansWhy was embattled former Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault allowed to linger in the federal Liberal government as scandal after scandal emerged about his conduct? The answer to this question can be found in the most recent issue that came to light. While it’s tempting to dismiss the discovery that Boissonnault falsely claimed Indigenous identity — and that a company he formerly co-owned claimed Indigenous ownership — simply as the latest plot twist in a scandal worthy of immortalization in a made-for-Netflix docudrama, the issue underscores a broader problem with the federal Liberal government. Read More: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/michelle-rempel-garner-randy-boissonnault-is-trudeaus-embarrassment
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November 21, 2024 16:38 UTC
Auditor general settles lawsuit over his firing of deputy
A spokesperson for Paul Martin said all 'employment-related matters' had been resolved 'to our mutual satisfaction.' (Jacques Poitras / CBC - image credit)New Brunswick's auditor general has settled a lawsuit filed by his former deputy after he fired her in 2023. Janice Leahy, one of at least a dozen employees who left the office of Auditor General Paul Martin last year, claimed in her lawsuit that her firing was retaliatory and was done in bad faith. Janice Leahy left the office of Auditor General Paul Martin last year. She said in her statement of claim she'd been earning $166,166 a year as deputy auditor general, far more than the $107,249 annual salary in the new job she found at the Canada Revenue Agency in September.
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November 21, 2024 16:05 UTC