Category Archives: Canada

How wildfire in British Columbia's Shuswap is fanning political flames
VICTORIA - The wildfire that has been rampaging through the Shuswap region of the B.C. Interior has also sparked a fight over whether local Opposition MLAs have been encouraging residents to disobey f...
Aug 31, 2023

Woman accusing ex-NDP MP Roméo Saganash of sexual assault in Winnipeg goes public
OTTAWA - The woman accusing former New Democrat MP Romo Saganash of sexual assault is going public, saying she wants to support others. Carmen Roy, who works for the National Centre for Truth and Reco...
Aug 31, 2023

Saskatchewan, New Brunswick naming changes means 'life or death' for trans kids: Ien
OTTAWA - Canada's minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their prefer...
Aug 31, 2023

Mother of Canadian man detained in Syria ‘overjoyed’ to get word of son
OTTAWA - Sally Lane says she is "overjoyed" to hear news of her son Jack - even if he's barely hanging on in a Syrian prison - after years of silence. Lane says a civil society delegation messaged her...
Aug 31, 2023

Ottawa man charged with promoting neo-Nazi terrorist group released on bail
OTTAWA - An Ottawa man who has been charged with terrorism offences for promoting a far-right group has been granted bail. Patrick Gordon Macdonald, 26, was charged in July with participating in the a...
Aug 30, 2023

Arrest made in cold-case sex assaults, suspect released by judge: Vancouver police
Vancouver police say they have solved a series of cold-case sexual assaults dating back 14 years, leading to the arrest of a suspect in Saskatchewan. Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Wilson told a briefin...
Aug 30, 2023

Less than one in five federally funded charging stations are operational
OTTAWA - More than 43,000 electric vehicle chargers have been funded over the last seven years under the federal government's two main EV infrastructure programs. But data supplied by the Department o...
Aug 30, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' leaders' criminal trial goes beyond mischief charges
OTTAWA - The leaders of the "Freedom Convoy" are preparing to answer to criminal charges next week for their part in the massive demonstration that gridlocked Ottawa last year - but the stakes go beyo...
Aug 30, 2023

B.C. posts $704 million budget surplus for 2022-2023, say audited public accounts
VICTORIA - An audited public accounting of British Columbia's financial records shows the province posted a surplus of more than $700 million in the 2022-2023 budget year. Finance Minister Katrine Con...
Aug 30, 2023

Quebec transport minister apologizes after being photographed without seatbelt
Quebec Transport Minister Genevive Guilbault is apologizing after photos emerged of her not wearing her seatbelt while on the road. The photos, published by the Journal de Montreal today, were taken o...
Aug 30, 2023