Category Archives: Canada

Quebec religion wants Health Canada's blessing to use magic mushrooms in ceremonies
A Quebec-based religion says Health Canada is dragging its feet on a decision whether to allow members to use magic mushrooms in their ceremonies. Gratitude Sanctuary, known as Sanctuaire de la Gratit...
Oct 21, 2024

B.C. woman, 57, found dead after home swept away by mudslide
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Police say a woman has been found dead after her home was swept away by a mudslide triggered by torrential rain across British Columbia's south coast. RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., east o...
Oct 21, 2024

11 Montreal teachers suspended with pay over allegations they mistreated students
MONTREAL - Eleven Montreal teachers who were suspended for allegedly creating a climate of fear and intimidation inside a primary school are being paid pending the outcome of disciplinary hearings. Th...
Oct 21, 2024

National revenue minister to leave federal politics, run for Sherbrooke mayor
SHERBROOKE, Que. - National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau will run for mayor of Sherbrooke, Que., in the municipal elections slated for next fall. The Liberal MP for the Quebec riding of Compto...
Oct 21, 2024

Public inquiry grapples with definition of foreign interference in its final week
OTTAWA - A federal public inquiry into foreign interference is grappling with how to define its central issue as it begins the final week of hearings in Ottawa. The inquiry will hear from expert panel...
Oct 21, 2024

Wildfire smoke pollution linked to thousands of annual deaths: global study
A new international study co-authored by a Canadian researcher says climate change is contributing to thousands more wildfire smoke-related deaths than in previous decades. The modelling study estimat...
Oct 21, 2024

In the news today: MPs returning, but it's hardly business as usual
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... MPs returning, but it's hardly business as usual The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, bu...
Oct 21, 2024

Parliament returns amid partisan wrangling, rumblings about Trudeau's leadership
OTTAWA - The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, but it's unlikely to be business as usual. Members of Parliament are slated to resume debating a Conservative demand for documents a...
Oct 21, 2024

Minimum wage to hire higher-paid temporary foreign workers set to increase
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadia...
Oct 21, 2024

B.C.'s final election result won't be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28
VANCOUVER - The final results of British Columbia's weekend election won't be known until at least next week. Elections BC says official recounts are being held in two tight ridings where the differen...
Oct 21, 2024