Category Archives: Canada
Vancouver Police arrest 14 pro-Palestinian protesters for blocking rail lines
VANCOUVER - Police say they have arrested 14 people at a protest by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were blocking rail lines in East Vancouver. Cst. Tania Visintin says protesters who were blocking ...
May 31, 2024
Serial killer Robert Pickton dies following prison assault
QUBEC - Serial killer Robert Pickton has died after he was assaulted in prison earlier this month, Quebec provincial police and Correctional Service Canada say. The correctional service says Pickton, ...
May 31, 2024
'Surely the dumbest': Tories, NDP sling mud amid squabbles over Speakers' neutrality
A third member of the House of Commons leadership team is in the hot seat as accusations fly over allegedly partisan online posts featuring MPs who sit in the Speaker's chair. The squabbles over chair...
May 31, 2024
Federal government says funding has restored threatened frog's habitat in Quebec
MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says $8.2-million spent since 2022 has successfully restored several Quebec wetlands inhabited by the threatened western chorus frog. Guilbeau...
May 31, 2024
Trudeau government mum on Donald Trump conviction, vows to work with any U.S. leader
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is remaining quiet after a New York court convicted former U.S. president Donald Trump as a felon. Trump, who is expected to lead the Republicans into the next U.S. el...
May 31, 2024
Major sporting events a 'prime target' for cybercriminals, federal centre warns
OTTAWA - Canadian officials warn that major international sporting events are prime targets for cybercriminals and hacktivists looking to fatten their wallets, promote their causes or pilfer secrets. ...
May 31, 2024
Northern lights possible over Canada after sunspot behind big solar storm returns
The northern lights could return to the sky over parts of Canada as a sunspot that contributed to a recent stunning aurora display rotates back Earth-side. A sunspot that earlier this month unleashed ...
May 31, 2024
Incendiary device thrown at Vancouver synagogue, says Jewish federation
VANCOUVER - The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver says an "incendiary device" was thrown at the front doors of a synagogue in the city and police are investigating. It says in a statement online ...
May 31, 2024
In the news today: StatCan's March and Q1 GDP figures due, B.C. human smuggling soars
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Statistics Canada to release GDP figures for March and Q1 today Statistics Cana...
May 31, 2024
Jury selection for Coutts blockade protesters accused of conspiracy to commit murder
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Jury selection is scheduled today for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the 2022 border protest at Coutts, Alta. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arres...
May 31, 2024