Category Archives: Canada

Creating proposed online harms regulators estimated to cost $200 million: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates that staffing up the new regulators in the Liberals' Online Harms Act will cost around $200 million over five years. The federal government wants to...
Jul 04, 2024

In the news today: New poll on PM's future, first GST/HST credit payment due Friday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Poll suggests Canadians expect Trudeau to stay A majority of Canadians think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wil...
Jul 04, 2024

Defence to begin case in criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King is set to resume today as the defence begins its case. King was a prominent figure in the convoy that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for ...
Jul 04, 2024

Most Canadians think Trudeau will stay on to the next election: poll
OTTAWA - A majority of Canadians think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will stay on to lead his party in the next election even as his approval ratings are still extremely low, a new poll suggests. Ques...
Jul 04, 2024

Chefs mourn for B.C.'s peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
VANCOUVER - Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat B.C. peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? "They play so nicely togeth...
Jul 04, 2024

Guinness World Record for intelligent B.C. chicken Lacey
VICTORIA - A B.C. chicken named Lacey has earned a Guinness World Record for being able to correctly identify the most objects in one minute. Lacey's owner, veterinarian Emily Carrington, says the wor...
Jul 03, 2024

In otter news, orphaned B.C. pup is thriving but unlikely to return to wild
VANCOUVER - An orphaned sea otter pup rescued in critical condition in British Columbia last month is thriving under 24-hour care, but a veterinarian at the rescue facility says it's unlikely she will...
Jul 03, 2024

Calgary mayor asks residents to ease into indoor water use after lifting restrictions
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor is urging residents to go slow on returning to regular water use. Jyoti Gondek says while all restrictions are lifted on indoor water use, the city is not going full bore on ...
Jul 03, 2024

Manitoba First Nation reports 150 anomalies at residential school site
CROSS LAKE, MAN. - A First Nation community in northern Manitoba says ground-penetrating radar has found 150 anomalies at the site of a former residential school, along with 59 unmarked graves at a ne...
Jul 03, 2024

Canadians with Caribbean ties scramble to escape powerful Hurricane Beryl
MONTREAL - George Grant last checked on his mother Wednesday afternoon as Hurricane Beryl bore down on his native Jamaica. In the hilly centre of the island, she is far away from potential flooding bu...
Jul 03, 2024