Canada

Vancouver officers involved in beating death should be fired, victim's sister says

BURNABY, B.C. - The family of a man beaten to death during a confrontation with Vancouver police says the officers involved should lose their jobs, while others should be better trained to respond to ...

Apr 17, 2023

Twenty-year-old arrested following stabbing death of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus

SURREY, B.C. - Police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man from Burnaby, B.C., in connection with the stabbing of a teenager on a Metro Vancouver transit bus last week. Seventeen-year-old Ethan Be...

Apr 17, 2023

Media question restrictions apply only to Alberta premier, cabinet ministers say

EDMONTON - Three Alberta cabinet ministers say the government's new question restriction policy for media applies only to Premier Danielle Smith. Kaycee Madu, Adriana LaGrange and Demetrios Nicolaides...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 17, 2023

NDP, Bloc accuse Poilievre of threatening French, Quebec culture with stance on CBC

OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Pierre Poilievre's criticisms of the CBC amount to an attack on Canadian culture by the Conservative leader - and Quebec and francophone culture, in part...

Apr 17, 2023

Here's what happens to federal services if public servants strike on Wednesday

OTTAWA - The union representing over 155,000 public servants says if a deal isn't reached with the federal government by 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, it will launch a strike this Wednesday. The Public Servi...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 17, 2023

Spring flooding: Montrealers warned to pack emergency kits as water levels rise

MONTREAL - Rain is in the forecast this week across Quebec and officials are monitoring lakes and rivers at risk of flooding. Martin Guilbault with Montreal's fire department says the city is on alert...

Apr 17, 2023

Federal Court sides with Facebook in privacy case tied to Cambridge Analytica affair

OTTAWA - A judge has dismissed the federal privacy watchdog's bid for a declaration that Facebook broke the law governing the use of personal information in a case flowing from the Cambridge Analytica...

Apr 17, 2023

Mendicino to testify on long-awaited bill aimed at unblocking aid in Afghanistan

OTTAWA, Ill. - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will testify at a parliamentary committee this afternoon on legislation aimed at unblocking humanitarian support for people in Afghanistan. The Li...

Apr 17, 2023

CBC should exit Twitter over 'government-funded media' label: public policy expert

TORONTO - At least one public policy expert says CBC should leave Twitter after the social media giant labelled its main account as "government-funded media." Vass Bednar says unless the label issued ...

Apr 17, 2023

Deadlines for key Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry recommendations

HALIFAX - The federal-provincial inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting last month published a 3,000-page final report with dozens of recommendations. Here is a look at the deadlines attached...

Apr 17, 2023