Category Archives: Canada
Powerful gusts over 100 kilometres per hour, steady rain projected to hit East Coast
HALIFAX - Powerful gusts are expected to reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour on Canada's East Coast today as two large pressure systems meet over the Atlantic Ocean. Ian Hubbard with Env...
Dec 18, 2023
1 in 4 Canadians fear income won't cover basic needs: Salvation Army poll
TORONTO - A new survey suggests one in four Canadians are extremely concerned about having enough income to cover their basic needs, with the highest degree of hardship being felt by single parents. T...
Dec 18, 2023
In the news today: RCMP issues warning about online extremism among young Canadians
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... RCMP warn about spike in online extremism among Canadian youth RCMP are warning...
Dec 18, 2023
'My way of giving back': Officer on Alberta First Nation force proud of community
TSUUT'INA FIRST NATION - Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut'ina reserve like the back of his hand. Big Plume, 33, was raised by his grandparents on the First...
Dec 18, 2023
'Pushed down our throats': Letters detail school pronoun concerns in Saskatchewan
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government received 18 official complaints in the summer before it implemented a rule preventing most children from changing their names or pronouns at school without parenta...
Dec 18, 2023
Earthquakes Canada receives hundreds of reports in B.C. after 4.9 magnitude quake
VICTORIA - Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from the event's epicentre. John Cassidy, a se...
Dec 17, 2023
Quebec's electricity ambitions reopen old wounds in Newfoundland and Labrador
MONTREAL - As Quebec prepares to ramp up electricity production to meet its ambitious economic goals, the government is trying to extend a power deal that has caused decades of resentment in Newfoundl...
Dec 17, 2023
'Outrageous': Threats to Ibrahim Ali's lawyers spur court safety concerns in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The voice mail threatens to knock lawyer Kevin McCullough's teeth out, and as for his client, Ibrahim Ali, the anonymous caller says: "I'm gonna cut him." The Dec 1. recording was provided...
Dec 17, 2023
Ottawa youth facing terrorism charges in alleged plot against Jewish people: RCMP
OTTAWA - RCMP say an Ottawa youth has been arrested and charged with terrorism-related offences that allegedly targeted Jewish people. The Mounties say the young person arrested Friday was charged wit...
Dec 16, 2023
People's Party candidate must stop using 'engineer,' B.C. Supreme Court rules
VICTORIA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Vancouver Island People's Party of Canada candidate who ran against Elizabeth May in the last federal election must stop describing h...
Dec 16, 2023
