Category Archives: Canada

McGill University ending negotiations with pro-Palestinian encampment on its campus
MONTREAL - McGill University says it is ending negotiations with pro-Palestinian activists who are occupying the lower field of its downtown Montreal campus. The university is also planning disciplina...
Jun 18, 2024

Panel to review water main break that has forced Calgary to conserve water
CALGARY - A panel of experts is to review why a major pipeline burst in Calgary nearly two weeks ago, forcing the city and surrounding regions to conserve water. David Duckworth, the city's chief admi...
Jun 18, 2024

Federal banking regulator OSFI keeps domestic stability buffer on hold at 3.5%
OTTAWA - The federal banking regulator is keeping its domestic stability buffer on hold as it says financial system vulnerabilities remain elevated but stable, while near-term risks continue to be low...
Jun 18, 2024

Senate passes bill to ban replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces
OTTAWA - Federally regulated workplaces will soon be banned from bringing in replacement workers during a legal strike, after the Senate passed a government bill Monday that is now set to become law. ...
Jun 18, 2024

Canada sanctions 13 more Russians for role in Navalny's imprisonment and death
OTTAWA - Canada is sanctioning 13 more Russians from the intelligence service, police force and corrections system for their role in the poisoning, imprisonment and death of opposition leader Alexei N...
Jun 18, 2024

Judge to sentence former Saskatchewan Mountie for shooting death of lover
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A judge is expected to give his sentencing decision today for a former Saskatchewan Mountie who shot and killed his lover in a park. Bernie Herman was convicted in January of ma...
Jun 18, 2024

Sikh activists mark anniversary of B.C. temple leader Nijjar's murder
SURREY, B.C. - A Sikh activist marking the anniversary of the killing of British Columbia temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says the past year has shown they are vindicated in their claims that India...
Jun 18, 2024

B.C. environmental regulator orders LNG company to deploy 'floatel' near Squamish
A British Columbia government agency has ordered a liquefied natural gas company to deploy a cruise ship that's been renovated to house workers near Squamish, B.C. A statement from Woodfibre LNG says ...
Jun 17, 2024

B.C. premier urges PM to provide foreign interference information to protect province
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Premier David Eby says British Columbia urgently needs information from Canada's spy agency to help combat alleged foreign interference at the provincial level. In a letter to ...
Jun 17, 2024

Halifax MP Fillmore to leave federal politics ahead of expected mayoral run
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Andy Fillmore says he won't return to the House of Commons in the fall. Fillmore was first elected as MP for Halifax in the 2015 election that brought Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Jun 17, 2024