Category Archives: Canada

'Like TNT': Experts say Saskatchewan attacks underscore need for justice support
A deadly stabbing rampage over the Labour Day weekend in rural Saskatchewan underscores a critical lack of social supports in Canada's justice system, experts say. RCMP have named Myles Sanderson, 32,...
Sep 07, 2022

Ukrainian Canadian Congress wants permit revoked as Russian turbine hearings continue
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is urging the Canadian government to revoke a permit that allowed the export of a turbine repaired in Montreal to a Russian energy giant. The permit granted Si...
Sep 07, 2022

Major telecoms agree to emergency outage deal: Minister Champagne
VANCOUVER - The federal industry minister says Canada's major telecom companies have reached a formal agreement to "ensure and guarantee" emergency roaming and other mutual assistance in the case of a...
Sep 07, 2022

Omicron vaccine available in Quebec starting Thursday, not recommended for under 30
MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director says the new COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron variant will be available at vaccination centres starting Thursday at noon. Dr. Luc Boileau made the a...
Sep 07, 2022

B.C. government and public service union reach tentative deal for 33,000 workers
VICTORIA - The biggest union representing public service workers in British Columbia says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the province covering 33,000 of its members. The B.C. Gener...
Sep 07, 2022

Saskatchewan stabbing alerts suggest RCMP learning from past mistakes: Experts
OTTAWA - Law enforcement experts say the RCMP appear to have learned from past mistakes by providing regular updates and information about the hunt for a stabbing suspect in Saskatchewan. The police f...
Sep 07, 2022

Quebec election: Liberals criticize wealth tax proposal as attack on farmers
SAINT-JACQUES-LE-MINEUR, Que. - Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is calling the wealth and inheritance taxes proposed by Qubec solidaire an attack on farmers. On Day 11 of the Quebec election c...
Sep 07, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Police release names of 10 victims killed in Saskatchewan stabbings
RCMP have released the names and photos of the 10 people killed in a Labour Day weekend stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan. More coming ... The Canadian Press
Sep 07, 2022

U.K. PM Liz Truss' B.C. school days — pink jumper, big fringe and a sense of humour
VANCOUVER - Brenda Montagano, a teacher at Parkcrest Elementary School in Burnaby, British Columbia, had a special item for show-and-tell on Tuesday - her own class photo from the same school 34 years...
Sep 07, 2022

Federal cabinet ministers will focus on economy during retreat: LeBlanc
VANCOUVER - Federal cabinet ministers are in Vancouver for a three-day retreat where the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs says their discussions will focus on the economy, including housing affor...
Sep 07, 2022