Category Archives: Canada

Liberal measures on gun control will be shared during election campaign:Trudeau
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will consider additional gun control measures, but voters will have to wait for the Liberals' election platform to learn a...
Aug 15, 2019

Brother of B.C. homicide victim says he may never know why she was killed
The eldest brother of homicide victim Chynna Deese says he's not expecting the police investigation to provide a definitive answer as to why she was killed in such a seemingly random act. The RCM...
Aug 15, 2019

Defence minister to announce military will be sending plane to Uganda
VANCOUVER - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is to announce today that a Canadian Forces Hercules transport plane will be sent to Uganda to take part in a United Nations peacekeeping mission. ...
Aug 15, 2019

Federal government apologizes for historic sled dog killings in the North
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian government has apologized for the killings of thousands of sled dogs decades ago. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett delivered the apology in Iqal...
Aug 14, 2019

'Naive': Police chiefs say handgun ban won't stop flow of weapons into Canada
CALGARY - The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police won't be supporting a ban on handguns despite concerns about gun violence in a number of major cities including Toronto. Vancouver police Ch...
Aug 14, 2019

For the record: Wilson-Raybould statement on ethics commissioner's report
OTTAWA - Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion released a report Wednesday that found Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general...
Aug 14, 2019

Hunky Bill, B.C. perogy pioneer, restaurateur, PNE mainstay, dies at 88
VANCOUVER - Bill Konyk, a legendary Vancouver businessman who fought a human rights battle to maintain his nickname Hunky Bill, has died. He was 88. His youngest son, Mark Konyk, says his da...
Aug 14, 2019

Police say manhunt suspects killed themselves, guns found near bodies in brush
VANCOUVER - Two British Columbia men who were suspects in the deaths of three people and led police on a manhunt across Western Canada shot themselves, the RCMP said Monday. Police said it a...
Aug 14, 2019

Alberta, Saskatchewan say they have no plans to put anti-carbon tax stickers on pumps
EDMONTON - Carbon-tax-fighting governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan say they have no plans to follow Ontario's lead and force gas stations to put anti-carbon tax stickers on their pu...
Aug 14, 2019

Defence minister asks military watchdog to investigate racism in the ranks
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is asking Canada's military ombudsman to investigate racism in the Armed Forces. The unprecedented request follows several troubling incidents and reports linki...
Aug 14, 2019