Canada

B.C. issues certificate for contentious Roberts Bank terminal expansion project

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate for the contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank, saying the province "could not prohi...

Sep 28, 2023

State of emergency lifted in West Kelowna, B.C., after McDougall Creek wildfire

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has lifted the state of local emergency in West Kelowna, B.C., more than a month after the McDougall Creek wildfire devastated the area. It s...

Sep 28, 2023

N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane says she won't run for re-election in upcoming vote

YELLOWKNIFE - The premier of the Northwest Territories has announced she won't be running for re-election in November. Caroline Cochrane says representing the N.W.T. has been among the highest honours...

Sep 28, 2023

From Harper to Poilievre: what is the Conservative vision for Indigenous Peoples?

OTTAWA - When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks about what his party's relationship with Indigenous Peoples would look like should he become prime minister, it's often about "economic reconc...

Sep 28, 2023

What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has pledged his government will use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution and pass legislation this fall to ensure the province's school pronoun policy...

Sep 28, 2023

Siksika man files human rights complaint against Alberta Health Services, hospital

SIKSIKA, Alta. - A man from a First Nation in southern Alberta has filed a human rights complaint against the provincial health agency and a local hospital, alleging anti-Indigenous discrimination led...

Sep 28, 2023

Friend of slain B.C. Sikh advocate says police warned him of threat after killing

A member of the Surrey, B.C., gurdwara where Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar served as president before he was gunned down in June says police have also warned him about a threat to his life. Gurmeet...

Sep 28, 2023

Delta mayor sounds alarm over 'rampant' crime at B.C. port, as expansion looms

DELTA, B.C. - A new report about policing of Metro Vancouver port terminal facilities says there's "literally no downside" for organized criminals to set up shop, and one British Columbia city is soun...

Sep 28, 2023

Catholic Bishops say $30-million reconciliation fund on track to meet new deadline

OTTAWA - Canadian Catholic leaders say they are almost halfway to their fundraising goals for a reconciliation fund formed after the church failed to meet its previous financial commitments. The Canad...

Sep 28, 2023

Health Canada authorizes updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine

OTTAWA - Health Canada has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech's updated COVID-19 vaccine for people six months and older. The mRNA vaccine targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant that is circulating in Canada....

Sep 28, 2023