Category Archives: Canada

Republicans tell party faithful to be resilient like Donald Trump following shooting
MILWAUKEE - The second day of the Republican National Convention is set to begin as the party pushes forward reinvigorated following Donald Trump's first public appearance after the attempted assassin...
Jul 16, 2024

AI wildfire early detection system is like a fire alarm in the forest, says chief
VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Vernon Fire Chief David Lind likens the Interior B.C. city's new artificial-intelligence-driven wildfire detection system to a fire alarm in the forest. The system i...
Jul 16, 2024

Trump shooting: Legault rectifies remarks that Quebec has no political violence
HALIFAX - Premier Franois Legault was forced to clarify remarks he made Monday when he appeared to forget recent history in asserting that Quebec politicians didn't face political violence similar to ...
Jul 15, 2024

'Damn, so close': UBC looks into professor's social media after Trump rally shooting
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says it is "aware" of a social media post that was apparently made by a professor at its faculty of medicine shortly after the attempted assassination of...
Jul 15, 2024

Gaza protesters remain as Vancouver Island University's deadline to leave expires
NANAIMO, B.C. - A deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to dismantle an encampment at Vancouver Island University in Naniamo, B.C., has expired without the demonstrators leaving. The university last...
Jul 15, 2024

CBC/Radio-Canada board approves bonuses for 2023-24, but will review practice
OTTAWA - The board of directors for CBC and Radio-Canada has approved bonuses for some staff, following a fiscal year that saw 141 employees let go, and another 205 vacant positions eliminated. The de...
Jul 15, 2024

Quebec RCMP seize 63 kilograms of cocaine stashed inside grand piano, arrest four
MONTREAL - Quebec RCMP say they seized 62.7 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the walls of a grand piano during searches in the Lanaudire region and the Sherbrooke, Que., area. They arrested four people ...
Jul 15, 2024

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King will not testify at his trial: Crown
OTTAWA - The Crown attorney in the criminal mischief trial against "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King says the defendant will not testify. The trial itself is also being delayed again at the request ...
Jul 15, 2024

Canadian Coast Guard investigating source of motor oil spill in Montreal river
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says it's still investigating the source of a motor oil spill the length of several city blocks in the St. Lawrence River near the Montreal east-end neighbourhood o...
Jul 15, 2024

Trucker who caused Broncos crash applies to have permanent resident status returned
CALGARY - The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has applied to have his permanent resident status returned. The Immigration and Refugee Board issued a deportation order in ...
Jul 15, 2024