Category Archives: Canada
In the news today: Girl, 6, missing near Burns Lake, B.C. is safe
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Girl, 6, missing near Burns Lake, B.C. is safe A 6-year-old girl who had been missing from her community in no...
Sep 23, 2024
A look at recent B.C. crime and public safety incidents ahead of fall election
Crime and street disorder have become a key political issue in British Columbia amid a series of violent stranger attacks and other public safety incidents. Here are some of events that have made the ...
Sep 23, 2024
Crime, disorder take centre stage in B.C. election, but statistics tell complex story
David Screech doesn't mince words when asked about street disorder and crime around his business in downtown Victoria. He described vehicle break-ins, people defecating on or near his store property, ...
Sep 23, 2024
Court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to Saskatchewan's pronoun law
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Appeal Court is set to hear arguments over the next two days about a provincial law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns...
Sep 23, 2024
Early days of B.C. campaign sees NDP, Conservatives trade barbs over housing, drugs
VANCOUVER - Drug policy and housing shortages are emerging as the top issues early in British Columbia's election campaign. New Democrat Leader David Eby and B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad spent...
Sep 23, 2024
Trudeau to meet with Haiti's acting prime minister in New York
NEW YORK - Justin Trudeau will turn his focus to the ongoing crises in Haiti as he speaks with some world leaders Monday ahead of the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The prime min...
Sep 23, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Missing 6-year-old B.C. girl found safe near Burns Lake
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - A 6-year-old girl who had been missing from her community in north-central British Columbia since Thursday has been found safe. Resources from across the province were enlisted in t...
Sep 22, 2024
Trudeau to be guest on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' during New York visit
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appear as a guest on CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Monday. Trudeau's official itinerary says the interview will be shot during his trip to...
Sep 22, 2024
New seats redrew B.C. legislature's floor plan. They bring political calculations too
VANCOUVER - Work crews have been busy in the British Columbia legislature over the summer, prying apart desks in the historic chamber and piling them up in hallways as they tried to work out how to fi...
Sep 22, 2024
A look at the new districts in B.C.'s fall election as legislature grows to 93 seats
The Oct. 19 election in British Columbia will feature new electoral districts that increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93. Here is a look at some of the new seats: Vancouver The...
Sep 22, 2024