Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa lists the Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity, as India ties deepen
OTTAWA - The India-based Bishnoi gang, accused last year by the RCMP of orchestrating a campaign of violence and intimidation against Sikh activists in Canada, has been listed as a terrorist entity by...
Sep 29, 2025
In the news today: CBSA outage resolved after delays at customs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... CBSA self-service kiosks outage resolved after causing delays at customs in airports Canada Border Services Ag...
Sep 29, 2025
'Stand with us': Indigenous artists tapped by big companies for Orange Shirt Day
Jenny Kay Dupuis was recently in a Winners store, when a senior asked for help finding certain sizes of an orange shirt on display. The older woman was on her way to visit her grandchildren in the Uni...
Sep 29, 2025
Flu shot rollout begins this week as doctors urge vaccination for people at risk
TORONTO - Flu and COVID-19 vaccine shots are available in parts of the country this week, with doctors urging people at highest risk in particular to get vaccinated as the respiratory virus season set...
Sep 29, 2025
CBSA self-service kiosks outage resolved after causing delays at customs in airports
Canada Border Services Agency says the service outage at its primary inspection kiosks has been resolved after causing delays at customs in some of Canada's busiest airports. The agency said in a soci...
Sep 29, 2025
CBSA self-service kiosks outage causing delays at customs in some airports
Canada Border Services Agency says its primary inspection kiosks are experiencing a service outage impacting some airports. The agency says in a social media post Sunday evening that they're in the pr...
Sep 28, 2025
Protesters demand body cameras after fatal shooting of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi
LONGUEUIL - Zara Adel said she was in disbelief when she found out police on Montreal's South Shore had fatally shot 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi. Just like the young victim, the 11-year-old girl is Afgh...
Sep 28, 2025
MP Heather McPherson launches NDP leadership bid
OTTAWA - Heather McPherson kicked off her campaign for the leadership of the federal NDP in Edmonton on Sunday. In a speech, the Alberta MP said the NDP has always been inspired by "big ideas" like un...
Sep 28, 2025
U.S. outdoor school modifies coastal B.C. camping application following outcry
An American outdoor leadership school says it is removing campsites along the west coast of Vancouver Island from its application to renew and expand its licence to run sea kayaking courses along Brit...
Sep 28, 2025
B.C. funeral homes complain of lack of funding in provincial burial program
British Columbia's government helps to pay families who can't afford funeral costs, but those who offer the services say the funding isn't enough and could mean the demise of rural operators. The prov...
Sep 28, 2025