Canada

B.C. environmental regulator orders LNG company to deploy 'floatel' near Squamish

A British Columbia government agency has ordered a liquefied natural gas company to deploy a cruise ship that's been renovated to house workers near Squamish, B.C. A statement from Woodfibre LNG says ...

Jun 17, 2024

B.C. premier urges PM to provide foreign interference information to protect province

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Premier David Eby says British Columbia urgently needs information from Canada's spy agency to help combat alleged foreign interference at the provincial level. In a letter to ...

Jun 17, 2024

Halifax MP Fillmore to leave federal politics ahead of expected mayoral run

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Andy Fillmore says he won't return to the House of Commons in the fall. Fillmore was first elected as MP for Halifax in the 2015 election that brought Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

Jun 17, 2024

Navalny's widow to meet with Trudeau, Joly in Ottawa on Tuesday

OTTAWA - The widow of former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is expected to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly on Tuesday in Ottawa. Yulia Navaln...

Jun 17, 2024

Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall

CALGARY - Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province is moving to ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms starting in the fall. Nicolaides says cellphones help wit...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 17, 2024

Sask Party MLAs deflect committee attempt to call witnesses into gun in Legislature

REGINA - Members of the governing Saskatchewan Party are rebuffing an Opposition attempt to call witnesses to answer questions on weapons allegations against a cabinet minister. In a meeting of the Ho...

Jun 17, 2024

'Revolutionary youth summer program' gets underway at McGill pro-Palestine encampment

MONTREAL - A so-called "revolutionary" summer school is starting this afternoon at a pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University's downtown Montreal campus. The program includes lectures on Palest...

Jun 17, 2024

'Stupid' or 'unethical': Green leader suggests MPs should have asked more questions

OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says MPs identified in a secret parliamentary report on foreign interference should have asked more questions when offered help in their nomination races from...

Jun 17, 2024

Work begins to fix problem spots on Calgary water main; restrictions to last weeks

CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says work begins today to fix more problem spots on a major water main. Jyoti Gondek says engineers and hydrologists used a robot last week to complete an inspection of the p...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 17, 2024

Blair defends navy's Cuba visit, says critics may be 'confused' about its purpose

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says he was acting on advice from the military when he approved a plan to send a Canadian ship to Cuba, but he won't say what advice he got. The trip is getting at...

Jun 17, 2024