Category Archives: Canada

Breast cancer screening should start at age 40, Canadian Cancer Society says
The Canadian Cancer Society says all provinces and territories should lower the starting age for breast cancer screening to 40. The current guideline set by a national task force says screening for pe...
May 9, 2024

Start of wildfire season better than last year, but risk is high as drought continues
OTTAWA - The risk of wildfires is high in Western Canada but officials say the situation is better than it was at this time last year. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says there are 90 fir...
May 9, 2024

Top court won't review case sparked by justice of the peace's critique of bail system
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a ruling that allowed a justice of the peace to remain on the bench after she wrote a column critical of the bail system and the conduct of some Cr...
May 9, 2024

In the news today: Documents revealed Canada praised sanctioned Haitian
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Embassy praised sanctioned Haitian, emails suggest A Canadian Embassy official ...
May 9, 2024

Court to hear about search for remains as Winnipeg murder trial enters second day
WINNIPEG - A courtroom in Winnipeg is expected to hear testimony today about the search for the remains of the four victims of Jeremy Skibicki. Skibicki is charged with four counts of first-degree mur...
May 9, 2024

Rivers recede as B.C. faces prospect of 'unfamiliar territory' for drought
Parts of British Columbia will likely enter "unfamiliar territory" with drought if they see another hot, dry summer, says the head of the province's River Forecast Centre. Dave Campbell says persisten...
May 9, 2024

'Exceptional': Diplomat and RCMP praised sanctioned Haitian, emails suggest
A Canadian diplomat and an RCMP officer heaped praise and gratitude on a sanctioned Haitian businessman that Global Affairs accuses of gangland connections, after he allowed a helicopter airlift of Ca...
May 9, 2024

CP NewsAlert: B.C. government hit by 'sophisticated cybersecurity incidents'
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the province has identified "sophisticated cybersecurity incidents" involving government networks. David Eby says the provincial government is working with t...
May 8, 2024

B.C. drug use advocates warn decriminalization change may cause more drug deaths
VANCOUVER - The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says Health Canada's decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces ...
May 8, 2024

Case against ex-Mountie charged with helping China can go ahead in Quebec, judge says
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec court judge has ruled that the case against a former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference can go ahead in the province. Judge Sacha Blais den...
May 8, 2024