Category Archives: Canada
One dead in Western Quebec plane crash; TSB to deploy investigators Friday
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a 57-year-old man is dead after a Cessna 172 plane crashed in Western Quebec early Thursday. The Transportation Safety Board says its investigators will be depl...
Feb 01, 2024
Increase in U.S. softwood lumber duties 'entirely unwarranted,' trade minister says
OTTAWA - The federal government is lashing out at the U.S. Commerce Department over plans to raise duties on Canadian softwood lumber. International Trade Minister Mary Ng says the U.S. has signalled ...
Feb 01, 2024
B.C. ski resorts shut as warm, wet weather strips mountains of snow
VANCOUVER - All three of Metro Vancouver's local ski hills are closed for a second day at what should be the peak of the season, as a spate of warm, wet weather strips mountains bare. Grouse Mountain ...
Feb 01, 2024
Health officer advises B.C. to offer smokable fentanyl in report backing safer supply
VANCOUVER - A review of prescribed safer supply programs in B.C. says the province should increase the range of drugs available to include smokable fentanyl and other substances. B.C. Provincial Healt...
Feb 01, 2024
World junior hockey players' sex assault case to be before London court on Monday
LONDON, Ont. - The sexual assault case of five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team is set to be before a London, Ont., court on Monday. A court document shows Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, A...
Feb 01, 2024
B.C. transit providers seek essential service designation as strike threat looms
VANCOUVER - The manager of Metro Vancouver's transit system says it has applied to the B.C. Labour Relations Board to be designated an essential service, as a deadline for strike action looms. TransLi...
Feb 01, 2024
A look at some reaction to the Alberta government's proposed transgender policies
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced changes to rules surrounding transgender youth. Policies include requiring parental consent for children 15 and under who want to change their names or pro...
Feb 01, 2024
Gaza protesters blockade truck access to Port of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Dozens of protesters with Palestinian flags and banners have blockaded truck access to the Port of Vancouver. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says officials are "aware of protest activ...
Feb 01, 2024
AI is already permeating politics — and it’s time to put rules in place, experts say
OTTAWA - A woman in a grey-brown shirt sits next to a man, looking like she could be listening intently to someone out of frame. She has her arms crossed on a table - but also a third arm, clothed in ...
Feb 01, 2024
Interest rates not to blame for housing crisis, Macklem says
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank can't solve the housing crisis with interest rates because the root cause is a supply shortage. Macklem appeared before MPs on the f...
Feb 01, 2024