Canada

Montreal music venues call for rule changes as noise complaints choke industry

Montreal bar and live music venue Turbo Has is doing everything it can to mitigate noise and be a good neighbour, says co-owner Sergio Da Silva. The punk rock institution moved in 2018 from a mostly r...

Nov 26, 2023

Montrealer vows to continue hunger strike for 'X' gender on Quebec health card

QUEBEC - Non-binary Montrealer Alexe Frdric Migneault is on day six of a hunger strike to pressure Quebec's public health insurance board to add a third gender option to its health cards. Migneault, w...

Nov 25, 2023

COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour

MONTREAL - An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. HMCS Harry DeWolf, an ...

Nov 25, 2023

Feds aimed secret cybersecurity briefing at energy sector executives: memo

OTTAWA - Federal security officials have been briefing leaders of major energy and utility firms on cyberthreats, one element of a concerted government effort to underscore the serious risks to the se...

Nov 25, 2023

Federal policing watchdog probing B.C. RCMP unit experiencing 'significant delays'

OTTAWA - The federal agency tasked with reviewing complaints against the RCMP says the police force is causing "significant delays" in an investigation of a unit set up to deal with protests of energy...

Nov 24, 2023

Clarity an essential feature of a foreign influence registry: consultation summary

OTTAWA - The federal government says respondents to a public consultation were generally in favour of establishing a foreign influence transparency registry, but stressed a need for clarity on how it ...

Nov 24, 2023

Union says deal with Vancouver police would make officers highest paid in Canada

VANCOUVER - The union representing Vancouver's police officers says it has reached a tentative labour agreement that, if passed, will see its members become Canada's highest-paid officers. Vancouver P...

Nov 24, 2023

B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley stays in custody after skipping court date

VANCOUVER - A high-risk sex offender arrested by Vancouver police after a 10-day manhunt earlier this month remains in custody awaiting his next court date. Randall Hopley was to appear in court on Fr...

Nov 24, 2023

Twenty-two per cent of construction cones in downtown Montreal are 'useless': report

MONTREAL - A new report by Montreal's chamber of commerce says about one in five of the ubiquitous orange construction cones in the city's downtown appears to serve no purpose. The Chamber of Commerce...

Nov 24, 2023

Some Home Decorators Collection artificial Christmas trees recalled over fire risk

OTTAWA - Home Depot is recalling some of its pre-lit artificial Christmas trees because they could pose a fire hazard. Health Canada says consumers should stop using the Home Decorators Collection 7.5...

Nov 24, 2023