Category Archives: Canada

Cabins in Lisbon streetcar crash lost balance after cable linking them disconnected
Inspectors investigating the deadly streetcar crash in Lisbon, Portugal, found that two cabins lost stability after the cable linking them disconnected before the funicular came off its rails and kill...
Sep 06, 2025

GM president says pause on EV mandate is welcome, calls for consumer-focused policy
VANCOUVER - The president of GM Canada says the country's policies around electric vehicles need to be more reflective of consumer demand, rather than what he calls a "forced outcome" from federal man...
Sep 06, 2025

Political world pays tribute to Ken Dryden, remembered for his public service
The death of Montreal Canadiens legend Ken Dryden resonated in political circles on Saturday where the former NHL great left his mark as a long-standing member of Parliament and former Liberal cabinet...
Sep 06, 2025

Air Canada flight attendants massively reject wage offer, union says
Air Canada flight attendants have massively rejected the employer's wage offer following a vote on a new contract that ended Saturday. Flight attendants at Air Canada wrapped up voting at 12 noon PT o...
Sep 06, 2025

Ostrich farm wins interim stay of order to cull birds over bird flu
A B.C. ostrich farm fighting to stop a cull of its 400-strong flock over an avian flu outbreak has been granted an interim stay by the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa, delaying the execution of the ...
Sep 06, 2025

Hockey, political players react to death of Montreal Canadiens great Ken Dryden
MONTREAL - Politicians and hockey stars are mourning the loss of hockey legend and former federal politician Ken Dryden, who passed away Friday at age 78 after a battle with cancer. Dryden, 78, was a ...
Sep 06, 2025

Trump's use of troops in D.C. is an alarming preview of militarized policing: experts
WASHINGTON - On a sultry early September afternoon in Washington, D.C., tourists pulling suitcases and office workers rushing between meetings dodged past dozens of National Guard troops standing at t...
Sep 06, 2025

Residents of N.W.T. community being allowed home after weeklong wildfire evacuation
WHAT - Residents of a First Nation community in the Northwest Territories are set to return home just over a week after being forced to flee because of a wildfire. The Community Government of Whati sa...
Sep 05, 2025

Musqueam and City of Richmond file notices of appeal after Cowichan Tribes ruling
VANCOUVER - The Musqueam Indian Band and the City of Richmond each say they are appealing the recent B.C. Supreme Court decision that found another First Nation government holds Aboriginal title for l...
Sep 05, 2025

Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's school library books ban with satirical story
EDMONTON - Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author's novel "The Handmaid...
Sep 05, 2025