Canada

B.C. port union plans to hold strike vote while heading to court over CIRB decision

VANCOUVER - A union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports says it is being forced to take an industry-wide strike vote after one employer refused to bargain about automation issues directly...

Jul 31, 2024

Landslide sets off evacuation order for those living along B.C.'s Chilcotin River

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A landslide blocking a river in British Columbia's central Interior has injured a man and prompted the Cariboo Regional District to issue evacuation orders due to "immediate dang...

Jul 31, 2024

Park crews helping pets in Jasper as hot weather increases wildfire activity

EDMONTON - A fire rampaging through Jasper National Park remains out of control as crews work to restore power to the townsite and track down lost pets of homeowners. Flames that destroyed one-third o...

Jul 31, 2024

Father, son facing terror charges allegedly planning violent Toronto attack: RCMP

TORONTO - A father and son who were allegedly planning a violent attack in Toronto and had links to the Islamic State group are facing terrorism related charges, the RCMP said Wednesday. The two were ...

Jul 31, 2024

B.C. couple partially victorious in bankruptcy fight with securities regulator

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that people fined by provincial securities regulators can wipe out penalties through bankruptcy, but orders to pay back ill-gotten gains remain in place....

Jul 31, 2024

Two witnesses storm out of House committee in tears, decrying Liberal politicization

OTTAWA - Two witnesses stormed out of a parliamentary committee meeting today after Liberals tried to steer the planned discussion away from violence against women. Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld was giv...

Jul 31, 2024

B.C. sailboat captain rescued after developing 'severe' hypothermia

VICTORIA - A sailboat captain is recovering from severe hypothermia after spending several hours in the water off British Columbia's coast. A statement from Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the rescue...

Jul 31, 2024

Conservatives launch attack ads on NDP, calling leader 'Sellout Singh'

OTTAWA - The Conservative party released two new ads this week attacking NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as a "sellout," blaming him for a national rise in crime, housing prices and costly living. The ads qu...

Jul 31, 2024

Amnesty International names Wet'suwet'en chief Canada's first prisoner of conscience

OTTAWA - Amnesty International is calling for the release of a First Nations chief who was convicted of criminal contempt, and is calling him Canada's first prisoner of conscience. Chief Dsta'hyl, who...

Greg Fry Jul 31, 2024

'A moving monster': How did the Jasper fire get so bad, so fast?

The fast-moving Jasper, Alta., wildfire was fuelled by a web of extreme conditions that converged into what experts described as a monstrous fire, serving as a disastrous example of what's become incr...

Jul 31, 2024