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Toronto Liberal MP says politicians need more protection after office vandalized
OTTAWA - A Toronto MP says vandalism that defaced the outside of her constituency office is an "attack on democracy." Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz says two people dressed in black approached her Davenpo...
May 29, 2024
Conservative attacks on Speakers in Ottawa, Regina a pattern, say Liberals and NDP
OTTAWA - The House leaders for the federal Liberals and NDP say conservative politicians are displaying a pattern of attacks against Speakers' independence. Their accusation comes a day after the fede...
May 29, 2024
Police move on pro-Palestinian protesters at University of B.C. campus
VANCOUVER - Police have moved on pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, with video on social media showing lines of officers advancing on demonstrators r...
May 29, 2024
Police move on pro-Palestinian protesters at University of B.C. campus
VANCOUVER - Police have moved on pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, with video on social media showing lines of officers advancing on demonstrators r...
May 29, 2024
Quebec court overturns judgment against theatres who allowed smoking on stage
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ruled that smoking during a stage performance is a valid form of artistic expression, overturning a lower court's decision and clearing three theatres that had been fined...
May 29, 2024
City council strips Kamloops B.C. mayor of ability to speak on behalf of the city
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The mayor of Kamloops will no longer speak for the city, after council passed a resolution stripping him of his position as its official spokesman. The decision comes after more than ...
May 29, 2024
Montreal police introduce new patch to replace controversial 'thin blue line' symbol
MONTREAL - Montreal police have introduced a new patch to replace a symbol that many officers wore on their uniforms to honour fallen colleagues but that has become associated with the far right. The ...
May 29, 2024
Music programs axed from Vancouver Island University
NANAIMO - Despite public outcry music programs at Vancouver Island University (VIU) have been cut.VIU officially cancelled the bachelor of music, the bachelor of music-classic transfer, and the jazz d...
May 29, 2024
Holland defends new ministerial powers to pull products off the shelves
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he needs new powers to unilaterally take dangerous products off the shelves if they're hurting people and not being used as intended. He defended the new pow...
May 29, 2024
Canada's Taylor hopes to repeat at RBC Canadian Open but McIlroy could challenge
HAMILTON - Nick Taylor hopes that he or a fellow Canadian win the RBC Canadian Open this year. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., won last year's men's national golf championship at Oakdale Golf and Count...
May 29, 2024