Category Archives: Canada
Head of Halifax port says cargo scanners wont solve issue of exported stolen vehicles
OTTAWA - The head of the Halifax Port Authority says scanning more shipping containers for stolen cars may do little to curb auto theft. President and CEO Allan Gray made the comments to MPs at the na...
May 1, 2024
LNG company's plan for floating work camp is rejected by Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers as they build a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council. The ...
May 1, 2024
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confirms his party will support the Liberals' federal budget
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will support the federal budget, ending any speculation that the party could pull out of its deal with the minority Liberal government. Singh says his ...
May 1, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protest camp emerges at second B.C. university
VICTORIA - Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up camp at a second university in British Columbia, with tents going up on a field at the University of Victoria. In an Instagram post, organizers Free P...
May 1, 2024
Lawyers for man accused of killing 4 women to argue he's not criminally responsible
WINNIPEG - Lawyers for a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women say they plan to argue that he is not criminally responsible because he is mentally ill. The lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki made the st...
May 1, 2024
Liberal MP says she's leaving politics over disrespectful dialogue, threats, misogyny
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Pam Damoff says she won't run again in the next federal election, saying she has experienced misogyny, disrespectful dialogue in politics and threats to her life. Damoff says she's...
May 1, 2024
Initial foreign interference inquiry report to be made public Friday
OTTAWA - A federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference plans to release a report Friday on alleged meddling in the last two general elections. Commissioner Marie-Jose Hogue is slated to ma...
May 1, 2024
Woman accusing ex-MP Saganash of sex assault files suit after criminal case diverted
OTTAWA - A woman accusing former New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash of sexual assault has filed a civil suit, saying she never wanted prosecutors to divert his criminal charge to a restorative justice pro...
May 1, 2024
Dental care program starts accepting claims for 1 million seniors
OTTAWA - The first seniors to register with the new federal dental care plan can now start submitting claims. The government says about 1 million seniors are now eligible to receive dental care under ...
May 1, 2024
Conservatives continue to out-fundraise all other federal parties
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives continue to out-fundraise other federal parties, bringing in millions more than all the others combined in the first three months of the year. The Tories raised n...
May 1, 2024