Canada

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi announces he won't run for re-election this fall

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he won't be running in the municipal election in the fall. Nenshi became the first Muslim mayor of a big Canadian city when he was elected in October 2010. The 49-year...

Andrew Snook Apr 6, 2021

Additional arson charges laid against suspect in Masonic hall fires

VANCOUVER - Police say five more charges have been approved against a man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver last week. Police say 42-year-old Benjamin Kohlman was charg...

Apr 6, 2021

Alberta clamps down as COVID variants threaten to swamp health system

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says widespread rule-breaking has forced his government to bring back tougher public-health restrictions and that failing to do so would cause variant COVID-19 ...

Apr 6, 2021

Deal reached in Vancouver to help the homeless; and work to close park encampment

VANCOUVER - A formal agreement has been signed by British Columbia, the city and parks board to work together to end a 10-month encampment in Vancouver that has frustrated residents who lost access to...

Apr 6, 2021

Quebec university postpones intimate photo lawsuit against student

MONTREAL - A Montreal university has postponed the legal action it took against a student who posted on social media semi-nude photos of herself posing with a diploma featuring the school's logo. Univ...

Apr 6, 2021

Order removal from social media of most-offensive material, ex-chief justice says

The former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada says the country needs an independent agency to regulate social media with the power to order offending material to be taken down."The legal too...

Apr 6, 2021

Old-growth advocates say they are digging in after B.C. court grants injunction

Advocates for old-growth forests say they are digging in as they try to protect parts of a valley on southwest Vancouver Island from logging. A dozen or more people who belong to the Rainforest Flying...

Apr 6, 2021

Saskatchewan budget: Drivers and power customers win; vapers lose

REGINA - Saskatchewan tabled its 2021-22 spending plan on Tuesday, the second budget prepared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's a look at some of the winners and losers: WINNERS Drivers: Motorists ...

Apr 6, 2021

Vapour tax and rebate cheques: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget

REGINA - Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government tabled its 2021-22 budget on Tuesday. Here's a look at some of the highlights: - A $2.6- billion deficit with revenue projected at $14.5 bill...

Apr 6, 2021

80% of new at-home workers want to continue post-pandemic

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways in which many people do their jobs, and some would actually prefer that it stay that way.In February 2021, Stats Canada reported that about ...

Apr 6, 2021