Category Archives: Canada

Black women's disproportionate role in Quebec health care source of community pride
MONTREAL - When 26-year-old nurse Stephanie Bumba looks at herself in the mirror wearing her uniform, she feels pride and sees a past she wants to honour. Bumba, who is of Congolese descent, is among ...
Feb 13, 2022

Canada shutters embassy in Ukraine, relocates diplomatic staff amid fears of war
OTTAWA - Canada has shuttered its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and relocated its diplomatic staff to a temporary office in the western part of the country amid fears that an invasion by Ru...
Feb 12, 2022

'Should be an alarm bell': Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations
Monias Fiddler says time is moving slowly for the Sandy Lake First Nation as the community feels the immense weight from the loss of three children in a house fire last month. Grant Meekis, 9; Remi Me...
Feb 12, 2022

Flower supply chain issues prompt some B.C. buyers to look local
VANCOUVER - It was stubbornness that led a family farm on Vancouver Island to keep growing roses when competitors left the industry or shifted production to marijuana years ago. Now, Kristen Bulk says...
Feb 12, 2022

Protesters stand their ground despite prospect of harsh penalties
OTTAWA - New warnings to stand down or face the imminent possibility of harsh consequences have been issued but protesters plugging roads around Parliament Hill as well as Canada's busiest border cros...
Feb 12, 2022

Lost in the B.C. woods for 74 days, Bear Henry thankful to forestry workers rescue
VICTORIA - Bear Henry says they survived more than 70 days lost in a remote Vancouver Island forest on a few days worth of beans, rice, some cat food and melted snow. Henry is about 30 kilograms light...
Feb 11, 2022

Quebec Court of Appeal upholds majority of federal Indigenous child welfare law
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld the majority of a federal law that gives Indigenous governments more control over child welfare. In a 219-page unanimous decision rendered Thursday, th...
Feb 11, 2022

No surprise convoy organizers turning to Bitcoin to fund protest blockades: expert
OTTAWA - An anti-money laundering expert says attempting to stop funds going to protesters blockading Parliament Hill and several border crossings is like playing a game of whack-a-mole. Matthew McGui...
Feb 11, 2022

B.C. provides millions for Chinese Canadian museum in Vancouver's Chinatown
VANCOUVER - The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown will soon become a Chinese Canadian Museum. The provincial government is providing $27.5 million for the project and real estate marketer Bob R...
Feb 11, 2022

Ottawa launches long-awaited competition for armed military drones
OTTAWA - The federal government has officially launched a competition for the purchase of armed drones after nearly two decades of delays and discussion. The formal request for proposals was released ...
Feb 11, 2022