Category Archives: Canada

Pit bulls in B.C. pet mauling tested positive for meth, cocaine, says city
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The City of Kamloops says three pit bulls involved in a deadly attack on another dog last month tested positive for methamphetamine and cocaine and it wants the animals put down. Kaml...
Oct 03, 2024

What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election
The British Columbia's New Democrats released the party's platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19. The B.C. Conservative Party has not r...
Oct 03, 2024

30 tonnes of chemicals seized in B.C. destined for drug production: RCMP
ENDERBY, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say they've seized more than 30 tonnes of chemicals that investigators believe were to be used in the production of methamphetamine. A statement says the C...
Oct 03, 2024

Industry minister echoes Shopify calls to boost ambition in Canada
TORONTO - Canada's industry minister has thrown his support behind a call from one of Shopify Inc.'s leaders for the country to get more ambitious. Franois-Philippe Champagne says the Canadian DNA has...
Oct 03, 2024

Frank Stronach faces new sex assault charges involving three additional complainants
Court documents show billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is facing more sexual assault charges involving three additional complainants whose allegations date back to the 1980s and 1990s. The latest...
Oct 03, 2024

Quebec bill aims to stop people from sharing intimate images without consent
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec's justice minister says his new bill would give people a simple and fast way to stop intimate photos and videos of them from being shared without their consent. Simon Jolin-Barret...
Oct 03, 2024

B.C. plane in fatal 2023 crash had unapproved modifications
RICHMOND, B.C. - Canada's aviation safety agency is warning ultralight aircraft owners to make sure modifications are manufacturer-approved after investigating a fatal crash last year in northeastern ...
Oct 03, 2024

'The House will be seized,' government business on pause over docs debate
OTTAWA - Government business has been put on indefinite pause in the House of Commons and the Conservatives say it will stay that way until the Liberals hand over documents related to misspent governm...
Oct 03, 2024

Quebec Nordiques fans turn up to see Kings, but still mourn lost hockey team
QUBEC - NHL hockey is back in Quebec City this week, but the Los Angeles Kings aren't the team that fans of the long-departed Quebec Nordiques have longed to see. In his Quebec City basement, surround...
Oct 03, 2024

Montreal police probe whether incendiary materials tied to Middle East conflict
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they are investigating whether five people arrested Wednesday in possession of incendiary materials could have been planning something in connection to the war in the Mi...
Oct 03, 2024