Category Archives: Canada

B.C. police under investigation after video shows officers posing in front of body
VANCOUVER - A spokeswoman for Vancouver police says the conduct of two officers is under investigation after video footage emerged of the pair allegedly posing with a dead body at a popular beach. Con...
Feb 26, 2021

Desmond inquiry: psychiatrist says former soldier's suspicions were almost delusional
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard from a psychiatrist today who said there was an aspect of Lionel Desmond's life he cou...
Feb 26, 2021

More must be done to address problems of workplace harassment, intimidation, PM says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the fact Admiral Art McDonald stepped aside as defence chief while military police investigate misconduct allegations demonstrates how seriously such cases ...
Feb 26, 2021

Canada announces partnership with India-based company to secure more AstraZeneca jabs
Canada's vaccine rollout received a significant boost Friday with the approval of a third COVID-19 inoculation, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced another partnership with an India-based inst...
Feb 26, 2021

Quebec City police make arrest in case of fake Alexis Lafreniere hockey cards
Quebec City police say they have arrested a 54-year-old woman in connection with the case of fake Alexis Lafreniere hockey cards circulating online. Last December, organizers of the Quebec Internation...
Feb 26, 2021

Address anti-Indigenous racism in health care before expanding MAID: FN advocate
OTTAWA - Tyler White of Siksika First Nation Health Services in Alberta says the federal government should not expand access to the procedure to those suffering solely from severe mental illness. He s...
Feb 26, 2021

Erin O'Toole spent $3.69 million on bid for Conservative party leadership
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole spent $3.69 million on his campaign to win leadership of the party last year. But having raised over $3.7 million, he ended the race with a small surplus. All...
Feb 26, 2021

B.C. premier to discuss future of B.C.'s massive Site C hydroelectric project
VICTORIA - The future of British Columbia's Site C hydroelectric project could be decided today as Premier John Horgan and his energy minister are scheduled to make an announcement about the massive d...
Feb 26, 2021

Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third vaccine to the list available in Canada and potentially quickening the pace at which Canadians can be vaccinated against the v...
Feb 26, 2021

Union asks why junior school mask rule wouldn't work in B.C. if it does elsewhere
VANCOUVER - As British Columbia teachers argue for broader mask requirements in elementary schools, some families and educators say it's been easy for kids to adapt to the rules in other provinces. He...
Feb 26, 2021