Category Archives: Canada

140 into 93 won't fit: The math facing B.C. Conservatives as BC United folds campaign
The suspension of the Official Opposition BC United's election campaign, consolidating its pool of potential candidates with the B.C. Conservative Party, means that dozens from either camp will lose p...
Aug 29, 2024

As Newfoundlanders say goodbye to a daily print paper, some worry culture will suffer
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The final edition of The Telegram newspaper's daily print hit the stands in St. John's, N.L., on Saturday, marking the end of a 145-year run and a move to weekly print version with ...
Aug 29, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Man sought for murder in Markham woman's death fled to Hong Kong
Police say a man wanted for first-degree murder in the death of a Toronto-area woman has fled Canada. York Regional Police say border officials confirmed 47-year-old Zhixiong Marko Hu, of Markham, tra...
Aug 29, 2024

Poilievre urges Singh to end NDP deal with Liberals, force fall election
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the leader of the New Democrats, urging him to force an election this fall. Poilievre's letter to Jagmeet Singh says the NDP does not have ...
Aug 29, 2024

In the news today: Border blockade sentencing begins, wildfire threatens First Nation
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Lawyers to argue sentencing in Coutts blockade Lawyers were set to argue Thursday what a fit sentence should b...
Aug 29, 2024

'Tornadoes over water' seen across Eastern Canada this summer
MONTREAL - Marc-Andr Bourgeois-Gaudet was in his boat off the shores of les-de-la-Madeleine, Que., last Friday when he saw several funnel clouds descending from the sky like tornadoes. As he got close...
Aug 29, 2024

Lawyers to argue sentences for two men convicted in Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Lawyers were set to argue Thursday what a fit sentence should be for two protesters convicted for their roles in the 2022 border blockade near Coutts, Alta. Earlier this month, a j...
Aug 29, 2024

Incumbent BC United MLAs ponder futures as Conservatives after party demise
VICTORIA - The political landscape in British Columbia has shifted with John Rustad's Conservatives now carrying the centre-right banner heading into a fall election campaign. BC United Leader Kevin F...
Aug 29, 2024

Saskatchewan schools making sure pronoun law followed as kids head back to class
REGINA - Saskatchewan's two largest school divisions say they've addressed concerns from teachers and are enforcing the province's pronoun law as children head back to classrooms next week. Jason Cole...
Aug 29, 2024

Global Affairs Canada says it amid controversy over constitutional reforms
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says the federal government respects Mexican sovereignty and has no intention of intervening in that country's internal affairs around proposed constitutional reforms. T...
Aug 28, 2024