Canada

Family phone plans hinder escape from domestic violence: Women's Shelters Canada

VANCOUVER - Women's Shelters Canada is calling on phone companies to adjust how they respond to those escaping from domestic violence, saying the costs of changing a phone number and difficulties leav...

Jun 5, 2024

Trudeau travelling to Normandy to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to Normandy, France, to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Around 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches on June 6, 1944, in what's now known...

Jun 5, 2024

Cybersecurity standards emerging in Canada as ransomware business booms

The ransomware business is booming in Canada. Recent victims have included large corporations such as retailer London Drugs, as well as the City of Hamilton, Ont., and the government of Newfoundland a...

Sheldon Spackman Jun 5, 2024

Murder trial to hear from second psychiatrist about mental state of serial killer

WINNIPEG - A court-appointed forensic psychiatrist is set to testify today about the mental state of an admitted serial killer. Another expert previously told a murder trial that Jeremy Skibicki was s...

Jun 5, 2024

Border strike will start Friday afternoon if mediation fails: union

OTTAWA - The union representing thousands of Canadian border workers says they will begin job action Friday afternoon if no deal is reached by then. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says it still...

Jun 4, 2024

Elenore Sturko's defection to BC Conservatives confuses, disappoints LGBTQ+ advocates

SURREY, B.C. - LGBTQ+ advocates in British Columbia say some in their communities are confused and disappointed by the political defection of legislator Elenore Sturko to the BC Conservatives, whose p...

Jun 4, 2024

Sources: Lawsuit against Argos, quarterback Chad Kelly resolved through mediation

TORONTO - A lawsuit filed against quarterback Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts by a former assistant strength-and-conditioning coach has been settled. Two league sources said the agreement was rea...

Jun 4, 2024

Canadian D-Day veteran Bill Cameron dies just days before 80th anniversary events

OTTAWA - Bill Cameron was looking forward to this week for a long time. The Second World War veteran was planning to be part of Canada's delegation heading to Normandy, France, to mark the 80th annive...

Jun 4, 2024

As Hong Kong cracks down, Canadian Tiananmen Square vigils keep flame burning

VANCOUVER - Activists in Canada say Hong Kong's crackdown on commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in diaspora communities. The Vancouver S...

Jun 4, 2024

Privacy commissioners investigate B.C. firm that does background checks for landlords

OTTAWA - The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. They say in a join...

Jun 4, 2024