Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take stand at Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to appear today at the public inquiry probing his government's decision to invoke emergency powers in response to last winter's weeks-long "Freedom Convoy...

Nov 25, 2022

B.C.'s strong economy, inflation concerns part of fiscal picture, minister says

VICTORIA - British Columbia's strong economic performance will be a major part of today's fiscal update, but the finance minister says she'll also issue cautions about inflation pressures and rising i...

Nov 25, 2022

Carol Todd worries Dutch man who harassed daughter Amanda may not serve sentence

Carol Todd is worried the Dutch man convicted of harassing and extorting her teenage daughter, Amanda, who later died by suicide, may not serve any of the 13-year sentence handed to him by a British C...

Nov 24, 2022

Interim Tory leader concerned about engaging 'Freedom Convoy' protesters: PMO staff

OTTAWA - Evidence submitted at a public inquiry suggests the Conservative party's former interim leader, Candice Bergen, privately expressed concerns about engaging with protesters from the "Freedom C...

Nov 24, 2022

Preserving a 'dark past': University makes 3D virtual replicas of residential schools

CALGARY - A new project from the University of Calgary's Taylor Family Digital Library is creating 3D digital records of some Alberta residential schools. In consultation with Indigenous communities, ...

Nov 24, 2022

B.C. has plan to cancel surgeries to make room for flu cases in overcrowded hospitals

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has plans in place to cancel hospital surgeries to make room for patients with respiratory illnesses, but it hasn't yet reached that point. Health Minister A...

Nov 24, 2022

Mounties in southern Alberta help owner round up ostriches that escaped from a pen

TABER, Alta. - RCMP in southern Alberta had an unusual chase this morning after 20 ostriches escaped their pen. Mounties say in a statement that they started receiving reports just before 8 a.m. about...

Nov 24, 2022

Sajjan mum on human rights during World Cup visit to Qatar

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is facing opposition criticism because he did not make any public statement about human rights during his visit to Qatar. Sajjan is headed bac...

Nov 24, 2022

Suicide of Vancouver police officer will be subject of coroner's inquest

VICTORIA - The events leading up to the suicide of a 30-year-old Vancouver police officer will be the subject of a coroner's inquest next month. A lawsuit filed on behalf of Const. Nicole Chan's famil...

Nov 24, 2022

Liberals, Tories spar over scope of proposed assault-style firearm definition

OTTAWA - The Liberals say their proposed definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm applies only to guns that belong on the battlefield. But Conservative MPs are continuing to insist the federal...

Greg Fry Nov 24, 2022