Canada

Canada-U. S. meeting to focus on fight against cross-border gun smuggling, opioids

OTTAWA - Co-operation on targeting cross-border gun smuggling will top the agenda today when senior justice and public safety officials from Canada and the United States meet in Ottawa. The Canada-U. ...

Apr 28, 2023

Federal workers strike for 10th day as negotiations on pay, remote work continue

OTTAWA - Workers in Canada's largest federal public service union are hitting the picket lines for the 10th day as negotiations continue. Both sides are facing pressure to reach a deal, though there i...

Apr 28, 2023

B.C. government to announce Surrey police service decision, RCMP or municipal force

VICTORIA - A decision is due today on who will police the Metro Vancouver city of Surrey: the RCMP or the municipal Surrey Police Service. British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says t...

Apr 28, 2023

Grand Chief says B.C. declaration fund 'special moment in history' to build province

VICTORIA - Indigenous leaders in British Columbia say a $200-million provincial government fund will help First Nations participate fully in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the...

Apr 27, 2023

Police issue warning after B.C. senior loses $7.5 million in cryptocurrency scam

BURNABY, B.C. - A senior from Burnaby, B.C., was scammed out of more than $7.5 million dollars in a cryptocurrency ruse, prompting the latest warning from police about cryptocurrency-based fraud schem...

Apr 27, 2023

A timeline of the deadly stabbing rampage at James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASKATCHEWAN - Eleven people were killed and 17 were injured during a stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., last year. My...

Apr 27, 2023

Streaming giants required to contribute to Canadian content as Bill C-11 passes

OTTAWA - A federal bill that will force digital platforms like Netflix and YouTube to contribute financially to Canadian content is on the cusp of becoming law. The Liberals' online streaming bill pas...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 27, 2023

Canada urges UN to include women in looming talks that could give Taliban legitimacy

OTTAWA - Canada says the United Nations' controversial move to enter dialogue with the Taliban must include women, as the organization mulls recognizing the terrorist group as the government of Afghan...

Apr 27, 2023

Supreme Court won't hear appeal from city in Quebec that failed to stop 2012 fire

OTTAWA - A city in Quebec has exhausted its legal avenues to avoid paying thousands of dollars in damages after it failed to deploy enough firefighters to prevent a fire from ravaging a building. Cana...

Apr 27, 2023

Forcible restraint by police among factors in Myles Gray death, pathologist says

BURNABY, B.C. - A forensic pathologist says a "perfect storm" of factors led to Myles Gray's death, including his extreme exertion and the Vancouver police actions to restrain him. Dr. Matthew Orde to...

Apr 27, 2023