Category Archives: Canada

Search for truth goes on, regardless of killer Pickton's fate, say victims' advocates
VANCOUVER - Advocates for alleged victims of British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton say they remain focused on getting justice for the women, as Pickton lies in a Quebec hospital in a coma afte...
May 29, 2024

How my photos of a pick-up football game made a mark on Canadian political history
"Hey, Doug - did you take that shot of Stanfield on the front of the Globe and Mail this morning?" We were boarding the Progressive Conservative campaign bus outside the Hotel Vancouver early on May 3...
May 29, 2024

Black-owned business program gives owners a shot at government, corporate contracts
VANCOUVER - Governments and corporations in Canada spend billions each year procuring products and services, but Jackee Kasandy says that historically barely any has gone to businesses owned by Black ...
May 29, 2024

A political picture is worth a thousand words — and, sometimes, a career
OTTAWA - They say a photo is worth a thousand words. Sometimes, it's worth your career. A momentary snapshot can send the public a strong signal about what a politician's fate could be. It can seem to...
May 29, 2024

Human smugglers used B.C. freight trains to move people across border, U.S. says
VANCOUVER - The U.S. Department of Justice says two men are facing human smuggling charges in Seattle for their alleged role in what it calls a dangerous scheme to transport people out of British Colu...
May 28, 2024

Trudeau 'in no way' supports Israeli offensive in Rafah, but is mum on taking action
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is "horrified" by Israeli strikes that killed civilians in Rafah earlier this week, but walked away from reporters when asked what he will do...
May 28, 2024

'Let’s call it for what it is': Tory bid to focus pharmacare bill fails at committee
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Todd Doherty says the federal government is offering "false hope" to Canadians with a national pharmacare bill that will not initially apply to a broad range of medications. T...
May 28, 2024

Could a Senate bill cause age verification laws to apply to Netflix? Experts say yes
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy czar and a government official warn that a Senate bill proposing to block minors from "sexually explicit material" online could apply to streaming services such as Netflix. P...
May 28, 2024

Vancouver Island man charged with child luring and making sexual abuse material: RCMP
LANGFORD, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a man from Vancouver Island has been arrested and charged with child exploitation offences following a tip from American authorities. RCMP say in a stat...
May 28, 2024

Liberal MP calls out PBO for error in carbon price analysis, asks for correction
OTTAWA - The parliamentary assistant to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is criticizing the parliamentary budget officer for not issuing a more public correction to its carbon price analysis after f...
May 28, 2024