Canada

Vancouver officials to present safety report following festival attack

VANCOUVER - Vancouver's mayor and chief constable are expected to present the final report from a review of public safety and planning for outdoor events prompted by the vehicle-ramming attack that ki...

Sep 4, 2025

'It makes people want to read': Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban

EDMONTON - An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn't appear to be deterring people from reading them, say managers at several bookstores. Kelly Dyer with Audreys Boo...

Sep 4, 2025

Teenage workers hit hard by tech disruption, population growth: Desjardins

OTTAWA - A new report argues the rise of gig work, artificial intelligence and rapid population growth are souring job prospects for Canada's youngest workers. The Desjardins Economics report, release...

Sep 4, 2025

NDP pitches tighter arms controls, citing U.S. loophole for arms exports to Israel

OTTAWA - NDP MP Jenny Kwan will be asking Parliament to close a loophole that could allow the U.S. to purchase Canadian weapons for Israel, despite a ban on arms exports to that country. Kwan will be ...

Sep 4, 2025

2 hikers dead, 3rd presumed dead after going over waterfall in southeast B.C.: police

KIMBERLEY - Police say the bodies of two hikers have been recovered and a third person is presumed dead after the trio fell over a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia. RCMP in Kimberley, B.C., ...

Sep 3, 2025

Helicopter with B.C. wildfire crew makes forced landing near Pemberton

VICTORIA - A helicopter carrying a wildfire attack crew had to make a forced landing in a forested area near Pemberton, B.C., on Wednesday. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says he's relieved that all occ...

Sep 3, 2025

Head of BC Ferries supports Canadian shipbuilding, but it must be free of politics

VICTORIA - The head of BC Ferries welcomes plans to expand Canada's shipbuilding industry, but says future vessel procurements must be "free from political interference" after lessons learned from the...

Sep 3, 2025

Parks Canada visits increased by 10 per cent with Canada Strong Pass, Ottawa says

OTTAWA - The federal government says the Canada Strong Pass it introduced this summer succeeded in boosting rail travel and visits to museums, historic sites and parks. The Canada Strong Pass, which t...

Sep 3, 2025

ICBC services hobbled in Surrey, B.C., as government workers' strike action continues

SURREY - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says strike action by the BC General Employees' Union has hobbled driver licensing services in Surrey, B.C. The public auto insurer says all appo...

Sep 3, 2025

Quebec auto board scandal: Former top civil servant denies being told of cost overrun

MONTRAL - The former right-hand man of Premier Franois Legault has denied being informed in September 2022 that the online platform for the auto insurance board was more than $200 million over budget....

Sep 3, 2025