Canada

Vancouver police shoot man with rubber bullets in case of mistaken identity

Vancouver police say they have apologized to a man who was shot with rubber bullets in a wrongful arrest over a case of mistaken identity. Police say in a statement that officers obtained "reliable in...

Feb 27, 2023

Nunavut awaiting updated offer before signing onto federal health-care deal

YELLOWKNIFE - As provinces begin signing health-care funding agreements with the federal government, territories say further negotiations are needed to address challenges in the North. The federal gov...

Feb 27, 2023

Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal

VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit. Former Tk'emlups te Secwepemc...

Feb 27, 2023

Studious raccoon shuts down South Kelowna, B.C., elementary school for the day

KELOWNA, B.C. - Some students at South Kelowna Elementary School in British Columbia got a surprise day off after a raccoon broke in and got comfortable in the building's ceiling. A statement from Cen...

Feb 27, 2023

Finance minister suggests budget deficits on way for B.C. after surplus

LANGFORD, B.C. - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy is suggesting budget deficits are in the province's future as she prepares to present the government's financial blueprint Tuesday. Pr...

Feb 27, 2023

More than 1,350 prohibited weapons linked to Chilliwack, B.C., homes seized

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Canada Border Services Agency says it has seized more than 1,350 prohibited weapons and firearms linked to residences in Chilliwack, B.C. A statement from the agency says parcels im...

Feb 27, 2023

Oilpatch funds balloon for pro-Smith political group after she supports royalty break

EDMONTON - Oilpatch support for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's agenda ballooned after she won her party's leadership and put the so-called RStar program - a plan to give tax breaks to energy compani...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 27, 2023

Quebec's social housing stock is crumbling as repair costs rise, tenant group says

MONTREAL - A tenant group is speaking out about the decrepit state of social housing in Quebec, which continues to deteriorate as the cost of repairs rise. The Fdration des locataires d'habitations lo...

Feb 27, 2023

Quebec Appeal Court rejects Fortnite creator's challenge of class-action lawsuit

MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a decision authorizing a class-action lawsuit by parents who claim their children became addicted to the popular online video game Fortnite. Lawyers fo...

Feb 27, 2023

Fisheries Department scrambled to claw back ‘ill-timed’ lobster tweet: documents

OTTAWA - An "ill-timed" tweet warning it is illegal to take lobsters that have washed up on a beach was approved by no fewer than seven people even after one of them warned it might not be well receiv...

Feb 27, 2023