Author Archives:
Gananoque, Ont., mayor wants to clamp down on Quebec parking scofflaws — literally
MONTREAL - The mayor of a town in eastern Ontario is proposing to clamp down on Quebec drivers who incur parking tickets by immobilizing their vehicles until they pay. Gananoque Mayor John Beddows inc...
Sep 09, 2025
From wages to pickets, here are 5 things to know about B.C.'s public service strike
Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia has entered its second week. Here are five things you need to know about the dispute. WHAT'S BEHIND THE JOB ACTION? The BC General Emplo...
Sep 09, 2025
Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter tr...
Sep 09, 2025
Union says 4,000 workers on 22 pickets as B.C. public service strike expands
Picket lines by British Columbia's public service employees are expanding to 22 sites involving more than 4,000 workers in an escalation of their labour dispute with the province. Among the new picket...
Sep 09, 2025
Liberal MPs meet in Edmonton to prepare for fall sitting, major projects agenda
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal caucus is meeting in Edmonton this week ahead of the fall sitting of Parliament. It's the first time the caucus has met since June, and the first caucus r...
Sep 09, 2025
Vancouver-based Teck Resources and Anglo American announce $70 billion tie-up
In what's shaping up to be the world's biggest mining deal of the past decade, Teck Resources Ltd. has agreed to a tie-up with London-headquartered Anglo American PLC to create a copper-focused giant ...
Sep 09, 2025
Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that d...
Sep 09, 2025
Minister who oversaw Quebec auto board during cost overrun scandal out of cabinet
QUBEC - One of the Quebec ministers who oversaw an auto insurance board project that incurred major cost overruns says he will be shuffled out of cabinet. Franois Bonnardel, now public security minist...
Sep 09, 2025
As support for immigration wanes, survey says optimism key to retaining immigrants
OTTAWA - As the political debate over immigration heats up again, a group that works to support newcomers says immigrants need a sense of both belonging and optimism to convince them to stay. The Inst...
Sep 09, 2025
Poilievre calls on Liberals to enact Conservative election pledges on housing
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to adopt his plan to deal with the country's housing crisis. Poilievre says the Liberals should eliminate the fed...
Sep 09, 2025
