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Devasting flooding in Canada have killed thousands of farm animals with many more are trapped by floods. Larges areas of Canada's British Columbia have been battered by torrentail rain - some areas have seen a month's worth in two days, causing mudslides and major evacuations. Abbotsford, one of Canada's most intensively and diversely farmed areas, was one of the hardest hit. With the latest is RNZ's Canada correspondent, Laura McQuillan.

Devasting flooding in Canada have killed thousands of farm animals with many more are trapped by floods. Larges areas of Canada's British Columbia have been battered by torrentail rain - some areas have seen a month's worth in two days, causing mudslides and major evacuations. Abbotsford, one of Canada's most intensively and diversely farmed areas, was one of the hardest hit. With the latest is RNZ's Canada correspondent, Laura McQuillan.

Canadian hospitals are firing or suspending healthcare workers who refuse to get vaccinated. That includes in Quebec, where over 20,000 health care workers will be suspended. In Ontario, there's no vaccine mandate, but hospitals are taking matters into their own hands and firing their professional staff. Toronto correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Kim Hill.

Canadian hospitals are firing or suspending healthcare workers who refuse to get vaccinated. That includes in Quebec, where over 20,000 health care workers will be suspended. In Ontario, there's no vaccine mandate, but hospitals are taking matters into their own hands and firing their professional staff. Toronto correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Kim Hill.

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrived in home in China at the weekend - marking an end to her nearly three-year US extradition fight. This came as two Canadians held in China for more than 1000 days returned home. They were detained just days after Meng's arrest. While China has previously claimed the arrest and detention of the Canadians was not tied in any way to the proceedings against Meng, experts say this might lead to improved ties between China and the two western allies. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrived in home in China at the weekend - marking an end to her nearly three-year US extradition fight. This came as two Canadians held in China for more than 1000 days returned home. They were detained just days after Meng's arrest. While China has previously claimed the arrest and detention of the Canadians was not tied in any way to the proceedings against Meng, experts say this might lead to improved ties between China and the two western allies. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Susie Ferguson.

It's snap election day in Canada and there's still several hours until the polls close, to determine the fate of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Liberal Party leader was regarded a warm favourite to retain power when last month he nominated an election date nearly two years ahead of schedule. Recent polling suggests Trudeau faces a fierce challenge from the Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Susie Ferguson.

It's snap election day in Canada and there's still several hours until the polls close, to determine the fate of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Liberal Party leader was regarded a warm favourite to retain power when last month he nominated an election date nearly two years ahead of schedule. Recent polling suggests Trudeau faces a fierce challenge from the Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been hit by gravel thrown by protesters during a campaign stop. While he wasn't injured, this is the latest disruption by demonstrators on the campaign trail after he called a snap election in mid-August, in the hope of gaining a majority government. His campaign has been especially targeted by those protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Canadians will go to the polls next month two years ahead of schedule. The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a snap summer general election as the country enters into a fourth Covid-19 wave. Latest polls indicate his minority Liberal government looks within reach of forming a majority. Opposition parties are crying foul accusing Justin Trudeau of calling a five-week long campaign during the pandemic's latest wave simply for "political gain". Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Philippa Tolley.

The heat dome may have gone but lightning strikes have continued to spark dozens more wildfires in western Canada. Emergency services say they there are now trying to control more than 170 fires across the province of British Columbia. Over the weekend police investigators have reached the town of Lytton which recorded Canada's highest temperature a day before it burned to the ground. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Corin Dann.

The heat dome may have gone but lightning strikes have continued to spark dozens more wildfires in western Canada. Emergency services say they there are now trying to control more than 170 fires across the province of British Columbia. Over the weekend police investigators have reached the town of Lytton which recorded Canada's highest temperature a day before it burned to the ground. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Corin Dann.

Police in the city of Vancouver say they have responded to 130 sudden deaths since Friday, linking them to the unprecedent heat wave over North America. The "dome" of static hot air over the western part of North America has lifted temperatures close to 50 degrees celsius in some places and it has proved to be deadlier than authorities had estimated. An all-time Canada record of 49.5 degrees was set in the British Columbia town of Lytton. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Corin Dann.

Police in the city of Vancouver say they have responded to 130 sudden deaths since Friday, linking them to the unprecedent heat wave over North America. The "dome" of static hot air over the western part of North America has lifted temperatures close to 50 degrees celsius in some places and it has proved to be deadlier than authorities had estimated. An all-time Canada record of 49.5 degrees was set in the British Columbia town of Lytton. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Corin Dann.

Canada has recorded its highest-ever temperature as the country's west and the US Pacific north-west endure an unprecedented heat wave. A "heat dome" of high pressure parked over British Columbia broke an 84-year-old record in the village of Lytton, where temperatures soared to 46.6 degrees celsius on Sunday. The states of Washington and Oregon are also sweltering, among others in the US. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Canada has recorded its highest-ever temperature as the country's west and the US Pacific north-west endure an unprecedented heat wave. A "heat dome" of high pressure parked over British Columbia broke an 84-year-old record in the village of Lytton, where temperatures soared to 46.6 degrees celsius on Sunday. The states of Washington and Oregon are also sweltering, among others in the US. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Susie Ferguson.

In Canada, there are calls for the government and the Roman Catholic Church to take concrete action to deal with the continued harms residental schools caused indigenous communities. Canadians have been reeling after a grusome discovery of 215 Indigenous children's remains at a former residential school. The schools, which were open from the 1870s to the 1990s, were rife with abuse and more than 4,000 Indigenous children are believed to have died at them, most often from disease. The children were separated from their families and forced to attend the church-run boarding schools. Protesters on Sunday toppled a statue of Egerton Ryerson, who helped create the school system. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Susie Ferguson.

In Canada, there are calls for the government and the Roman Catholic Church to take concrete action to deal with the continued harms residental schools caused indigenous communities. Canadians have been reeling after a grusome discovery of 215 Indigenous children's remains at a former residential school. The schools, which were open from the 1870s to the 1990s, were rife with abuse and more than 4,000 Indigenous children are believed to have died at them, most often from disease. The children were separated from their families and forced to attend the church-run boarding schools. Protesters on Sunday toppled a statue of Egerton Ryerson, who helped create the school system. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Canada is one of the world's top oil producers and one of the highest emitters of greenhouse gases on a per capita basis. Members from its main opposition Conservative Party have voted down a proposal to recognise the climate crisis as real. On Saturday, Conservative delegates voted against making highly polluting businesses take more responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This vote came after the Conservative leader, Erin O'Toole told party members he did not want Conservative candidates to be branded as "climate change deniers". Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan spoke to Guyon Espiner.

The man charged with ploughing a rented van into dozens of people in Toronto in 2018, leaving ten people dead, has been found guilty on all counts. Alek Minassian self-identifies as an "incel" - or involuntary celibate - which is an online subculture that has been linked to other violent attacks in North America. Toronto correspondent Laura McQuillan told Susie Ferguson what happened in the courtroom.

Oxfam says nine out of ten people in the poorest countries will miss out on a Covid-19 vaccination next year because richer countries are getting the majority of vaccines produced. Canada is one of those countries, it has ordered enough Covid-19 vaccinations to inoculate every citizen five times over. Corin Dann speaks to correspondent Laura McQuillan.

A woman has been arrested at the US-Canada border on suspicion of sending a package containing the poison ricin to President Trump. The letter was intercepted last week before it could reach the White House. Toronto correspondent Laura McQuillan speaks to Corin Dann.

Finally this morning, we thought we'd share this small behind-the-scenes vignette showcasing one of the difficulties of broadcasting from home. Just as you might have heard Corin's dog Stanley while New Zealand was in lockdown, or Maja Burry the rurals presenter's dog others have had to deal with cats. That was the case for one of our correspondents who we recorded early this morning, Laura McQuillan in Canada, who had to deal with her siamese cat before we were able to get into the nitty gritty. Here's how that conversation went down.

Nearly two weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history, assault-style firearms, like the AR-15, are to be banned. The Canadian government has drawn up a list of about 1500 models that will be covered by the ban, and it estimates that about 100,000 such rifles are legally owned by Canadians at the moment. Toronto correspondent Laura McQuillan speaks to Susie Ferguson.

It is now known 19 people have been been killed by a gunman in Nova Scotia in Canada who disguised himself as a police officer. It's Canada's deadliest mass shooting. The Canadian police have found 16 crime scenes so far, but warn the death toll could still rise. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, says the shooting spree happened in small towns, where people have deep roots, they know their neighbours and look out for one another. The 12-hour rampage started late on Saturday and ended when the gunman was killed in a confrontation with police. Canada correspondent Laura McQuillan has been following the story.

A man wearing a police uniform went on a shooting rampage in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Sunday, killing 13 people, in the deadliest such attack in the country in 30 years. Officials said the suspected shooter was also dead.A police officer was among the dead. Several bodies were found inside and outside one home in the small, rural town of Portapique, about 100 kilometres north of Halifax. Overnight, police began advising residents of the town — already on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic — to lock their doors and stay in their basements. Several homes in the area were set on fire as well.Police identified the man believed to be the shooter as Gabriel Wortman, 51, who was thought to live part-time in Portapique. Authorities said he disguised himself as a police officer in uniform at one point and made his car look like a Royal Canadian Mounted Police cruiser.Wortman was arrested by the RCMP at a gas station in Enfield, just outside Halifax. Police later announced that he had died."This is one of the most senseless acts of violence in our province's history," said Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil.RCMP spokesman Daniel Brien confirmed that 13 people had been killed as had the shooter. He said he could not rule out that the death toll could still rise. Already, that makes it one of the worst shootings in Canadian history.Mass shootings are relatively rare in Canada. The country overhauled its gun-control laws after the its worst mass shooting in 1989, when gunman Marc Lepine killed 14 women and himself at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique college. This weekend's shooting is the deadliest since then. It is now illegal to possess an unregistered handgun or any kind of rapid-fire weapon in Canada. The country also requires training, a personal risk assessment, two references, spousal notification and criminal record checks to purchase a weapon.Police have not provided a motive for the attack, but RCMP Chief Superintendent Chris Leather said many of the victims did not know the shooter."That fact that this individual had a uniform and a police car at his disposal certainly speaks to it not being a random act," Leather said. He added that police believe he acted alone.Leather said they would investigate whether the attack had anything to do with the coronavirus pandemic but no link has been found thus far.The dead officer was identified as Constable Heidi Stevenson, a mother of two and a 23-year veteran of the force. Another officer was also injured.Leather said at point there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and police. There were half a dozen police vehicles at the scene of a gas station where the suspect was shot. Yellow police tape surrounded the gas pumps, and a large silver-coloured SUV was being investigated.Police said earlier Sunday the suspect was driving a car that looked like a police vehicle and was wearing a police uniform, but later said he was "believed to be driving a small, silver Chevrolet SUV." They said he is not an RCMP employee or officer.Cpl. Lisa Croteau, a spokeswoman with the provincial force, said police received a call about "a person with firearms" at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday and the investigation "evolved into an active shooting investigation.""My heart goes out to everyone affected in what is a terrible situation," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.Christine Mills, a resident of the area, said it had been a frightening night for the small town, with armed officers patrolling the streets. In the morning, helicopters flew overhead searching for the suspect. "It's nerve-wracking because you don't know if somebody has lost their mind and is going to beat in your front door," she said.Tom Taggart, a lawmaker who represents the Portapique area in the Municipality of Colchester, said the quiet community has been shaken."This is just an absolutely wonderful, peaceful quiet community and the idea that this could happen in our community is unbeliev...

Green MP Golriz Ghahraman tells us what's wrong with Andrew Little's foreign fighter law. We cross live to the New Zealand First Conference.And we ask incoming Wellington mayor Andy Foster how he will win over a divided city.Plus, On the countdown to Canada’s election, we interview correspondent Laura McQuillan live from the CBC newsroom in Toronto.In backstory, we meet the former butcher MP who overcame cancer.And we are joined by our panel: Political commentator Brigitte Morten, NZ Herald Senior Writer Simon Wilson and AUT Senior Lecturer Ella Henry.

Canadian police urged people in a remote northern town to stay inside and lock their doors Monday as officers hunted for two teenagers who are suspects in the murder of three people in British Columbia.Police Cpl. Julie Courchaine told a news conference in Winnipeg that the agency received a tip Sunday afternoon that Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky may have been spotted in York Landing — about 55 miles (90 kilometers) from Gillam, where a vehicle that had been used by the suspects was found burned last week.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police issued a tweet saying "it is critical" that residents in York Landing "stay indoors as much as possible with their doors locked."The community of about 500 people is accessible only by air or a ferry, though a rail line runs about 15 miles (25 kilometers) away.Nineteen-year-old McLeod and 18-year-old Schmegelsky have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Leonard Dyck, whose body was found last week in British Columbia.They are also suspects in the fatal shootings of Australian Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend Chynna Deese of Charlotte, North Carolina, whose bodies were found July 15 along the Alaska Highway about 500 kilometers (300 miles) from Dyck's killing.The RCMP Manitoba said the Royal Canadian Air Force was assisting with the search.Police earlier had been searching further east in the town of Gillam, aided by tracking dogs and drones.Meanwhile, the father of one of the suspects has sent a book to reporters describing his mental health, harassment convictions involving his ex-wife and his relationship with his fugitive son.Alan Schmegelsky said the book titled "Red Flagged" is a novelization of actual events and fictionalizes some incidents.He said he sent the book to reporters to highlight how a "broken system" has shaped him and his son."My son and I have been treated like footballs. It's time for some truth," he said.He writes that he was arrested by Victoria police on Aug. 4, 2008, his son Bryer's eighth birthday, three years after his acrimonious split with the boy's mother.Court records show he was charged with criminal harassment in December 2008. He was found guilty of the lesser offence of disobeying a court order.He returned to court numerous times over the next decade on charges of harassment and breach of probation.Schmegelsky says he does not currently have a permanent residence and has been homeless for about two years, staying primarily in Victoria.He has said that he did not see his son between the ages of 8 and 16, at which age his son briefly lived with him in Victoria and they worked in construction together for a summer. He showed The Canadian Press recent photos and videos of his son on his phone.

Laura McQuillan is a New Zealand freelance journalist in Canada. Listen to the audio above as she speaks to Kerre McIvor about the scandal which continues to follow Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.A leading Cabinet minister in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government resigned Monday, becoming the second minister to step down over a scandal that has shaken the government in an election year.Treasury Board president Jane Philpott, considered a star minister, said in a resignation letter that it was "untenable" for her to continue in the Cabinet because she lost confidence and could not defend the government.Philpott's friend, former Attorney General and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, testified last week that Trudeau and senior members of his government inappropriately tried to pressure her to avoid prosecution of a major Canadian engineering company in a case involving allegations of corruption in Libya.Wilson-Raybould resigned from Cabinet last month after being demoted to veteran affairs minister the month before.The scandal has rocked Trudeau's government. Gerald Butts, his closet adviser and best friend, also resigned last month and is scheduled to testify Wednesday before a Parliament justice committee in Trudeau's defense."I know Philpott has felt this way for some time. And while I am disappointed, I understand her decision to step down. I want to thank her for her service," Trudeau said at a campaign-style event.Trudeau said he takes the concerns very seriously and said the matter has generated an important discussion."But at the same time, we need to keep in mind the bigger picture," Trudeau said.Trudeau has acknowledged raising the issue with Wilson-Raybould, but has said that was appropriate."I have concluded that I must resign as a member of Cabinet," Philpott wrote. "Sadly, I have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised."Philpott, a physician, is a former minister of health and minister of indigenous services and was widely viewed as of one of Trudeau's most competent Cabinet ministers."The evidence of efforts by politicians and/or officials to pressure the former Attorney General to intervene in the criminal case involving SNC-Lavalin, and the evidence as to the content of those efforts have raised serious concerns for me," Philpott wrote."I must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities and constitutional obligations. There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them."Philpott said she would continue as a Parliament member for Trudeau's Liberal Party.Wilson-Raybould said the same last week but declined to say she had confidence in Trudeau. Trudeau said earlier Monday he was still deciding whether Wilson-Raybould could remain a member of his party in Parliament.Trudeau thanked Philpott for her service in a short statement that said he would have more to say later in Toronto.The leader of the opposition Conservative Party, Andrew Scheer, said at a news conference that Philpott's resignation demonstrates "a government in total chaos" and called again for Trudeau to resign and for a police investigation of the affair.Wilson-Raybould testified last week she was pressured to instruct the director of public prosecutions to negotiate a remediation agreement with SNC-Lavalin. The agreement would have allowed the company to pay reparations but avoid a criminal trial on charges of corruption and bribery. But Wilson-Raybould said the pressure was not illegal and said she was not instructed to interfere.If convicted criminally, the Montreal-based company would be banned from receiving any federal government business for a decade. SNC-Lavalin is an economic force in Canada, with 9,000 employees in the country and about 50,000 worldwide."This is a spectacular blow to the government" said Nelson Wiseman, a political science pro...

The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, says all countries around the world should be concerned about the death sentence handed to a Canadian national accused of drug smuggling in China. Also this week, Rahaf Mohammed, the Saudi Arabian teenager who fled her family - fearing they would kill her - and was given asylum in Canada, gave her first interview. Laura McQuillan, a New Zealand journalist with Canada's CBC News, has been covering both stories.

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