Category Archives: Canada

Disability rights groups launching Charter challenge against MAID law
TORONTO - A coalition of disability rights groups says it is launching a Charter challenge against a part of Canada's law on medical assistance in dying. The group, which also includes two individual ...
Sep 26, 2024

Canada and allies call for immediate 21-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel
Canada has issued a joint statement with its allies calling for "an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel border," citing an "unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation." The st...
Sep 26, 2024

Advocates say fate of B.C. public health hangs on election
A health-care advocacy group wants to know where British Columbia politicians stand on six key issues ahead of an election it says will decide the future of public health in the province. The BC Healt...
Sep 26, 2024

Chief cyberspy among federal officials appearing at meddling inquiry today
OTTAWA - Caroline Xavier, the chief of Canada's cyberspy agency, is slated to appear at a federal inquiry into foreign interference today. Xavier was appointed in 2022 to lead the Communications Secur...
Sep 26, 2024

In the news today: Leaders agree on Involuntary care for severe drug addictions
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... B.C., N.B. leaders seem to agree on drug treatment As they both campaign for re-election, the premiers of Brit...
Sep 26, 2024

Cross-examination of complainant continues in Jacob Hoggard sexual assault trial
HAILEYBURY, Ont. - Cross-examination of the woman who accuses Jacob Hoggard of sexual assault is set to continue today in his northeastern Ontario trial. The complainant broke down in tears repeatedly...
Sep 26, 2024

How much have consumer costs risen in B.C. since 2017, the year NDP came to power?
British Columbia's high cost of living has made it a pivotal issue in the provincial election on Oct. 19. Here is a look at changes in components of the consumer price index in British Columbia since ...
Sep 26, 2024

Pride, sorrow mix for Franklin expedition descendant after DNA match with sailor
Nigel Gambier has always been proud of his ancestor, who captained one of the ill-starred ships on Sir John Franklin's disastrous expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. Now, after DNA analysis...
Sep 26, 2024

Visual effects, animation studios unite to convince Quebec for better tax deal
MONTREAL - Visual effects and animation companies are uniting to strike a better deal with the Quebec government after it implemented tax changes that some firms say will cost them nearly two-thirds o...
Sep 26, 2024

'Life is hard': Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation
NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. - Every other day, Derek Moonias drives 15 minutes to the airport in Neskantaga First Nation and fills his pickup truck with cases of bottled water flown in on the dime o...
Sep 26, 2024