Author Archives: Greg Fry
Labour minister tables replacement-worker legislation promised in Liberal-NDP deal
OTTAWA - Replacement workers would be banned during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces under new legislation introduced in the House of Commons today. Labour Minister Seamus O'Rega...
Nov 09, 2023
High court to hear appeal of B.C. law slapping health care costs on opioid companies
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal from four pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors or retailers trying to halt a proposed class-action lawsuit by the British Columb...
Nov 09, 2023
BoC on standby to raise rates further, summary reveals hawkish tone to deliberations
OTTAWA - Further interest rate hikes from the Bank of Canada are very much still on the table as its governing council remains split on whether rates may need to rise further. The central bank today r...
Nov 08, 2023
Trudeau says world must 'get back on track' to two-state solution
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is issuing an impassioned plea for a "humanitarian pause" in the clashes between Israeli forces and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, to end the violence and "get back on...
Nov 08, 2023
Winnipeg woman sues Tim Hortons alleging cream in tea led to hospitalization
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman is suing Tim Hortons alleging a staff mistake that added cream instead of almond milk to her tea led to a severe allergic reaction and stopped her heart for several minutes...
Nov 08, 2023
Canada, major fossil-fuel producers failing climate targets, jeopardizing transition
TORONTO - Canada and other major fossil-fuel-producing countries are failing to meet targets to keep global warming in check, a newly released major international report warned Wednesday, putting the ...
Nov 08, 2023
More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after names appear in latest document
More Canadians could soon be leaving Gaza after their names appeared in the latest published document by Gaza's General Authority of Crossings and Borders. The Canadian government confirmed that 75 pe...
Nov 08, 2023
Canada's emissions reduction plan falling short: environment commissioner
OTTAWA - Canada's detailed plan to reach its greenhouse-gas emissions targets in 2030 is coming up short, the federal environment commissioner said Tuesday in a new audit. Jerry DeMarco did a deep div...
Nov 07, 2023
Woman missing from B.C. First Nation along Highway of Tears found dead
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - A woman who disappeared from a First Nations community in central British Columbia last month has been found dead. Vanderhoof RCMP and the Saik'uz First Nation say the remains of Ch...
Nov 06, 2023
Israel, Hamas conflict causes surge of discrimination, B.C. rights commissioner says
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the devastating events in and around the Gaza Strip are causing a surge of discrimination and violence targeting Jewish and Muslim people....
Nov 06, 2023