Category Archives: Canada

Vehicle waited for Ripudaman Singh Malik hours before shooting in B.C.: police
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a vehicle with "multiple" people inside was waiting for Ripudaman Singh Malik hours before he was killed in a parking lot in Surrey, B.C. Malik was one of the two men acquitt...
Jul 15, 2022

B.C. Court of Appeal rejects private health care, says Charter breach OK
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld a lower court's dismissal of a Vancouver surgeon's challenge of the Medicare Protection Act, saying bans on extra billing and pr...
Jul 15, 2022

Supreme Court nixes double royalties for streaming, downloading music online
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says songwriters are entitled to just one royalty - not two - when their music is made available for streaming or downloaded through an online service. The top cou...
Jul 15, 2022

Crews still checking Vancouver building for possible victims after roof collapse
VANCOUVER - Eight people have been rescued from office space located below a collapsed rooftop parking lot in east Vancouver, but fire officials say it's still too early to tell if everyone is account...
Jul 15, 2022

Special meeting of House foreign affairs committee will discuss Russia turbine export
OTTAWA - PRELEDE - WAITING FOR PHOTO A House of Commons committee will hold a special meeting this morning to discuss Canada's controversial decision to send repaired parts for a Russian natural gas p...
Jul 15, 2022

House of Commons industry committee to discuss investigating Rogers outage
OTTAWA - The House of Commons industry and technology committee is set to meet today to discuss launching an investigation into the Rogers Communications Inc. outage. Last Friday's outage lasted more ...
Jul 15, 2022

Wife of Nova Scotia mass killer to tell story in public for first time at inquiry
HALIFAX - The lawyer for the wife of the man responsible for the Nova Scotia mass shooting says she is apprehensive about her appearance today before a public inquiry. Lisa Banfield was beaten and bad...
Jul 15, 2022

Feds approve nine Living Labs to involve ag producers in reducing greenhouse gases
CALGARY - The federal government has expanded a program to include the agricultural sector in coming up with solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bib...
Jul 14, 2022

Federal government sends $2B in health transfers, other funding to provinces
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the provinces, territories and municipalities have now received more than $2.85 billion promised months ago for health care, transit systems and classr...
Jul 14, 2022

Man acquitted in Air India bombing shot dead in B.C.: family of victim
SURREY, B.C. - Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing, appears to have been killed in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., according to several media outlets. Vancouve...
Jul 14, 2022