Category Archives: Canada
Israel, Hamas conflict causes surge of discrimination, B.C. rights commissioner says
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the devastating events in and around the Gaza Strip are causing a surge of discrimination and violence targeting Jewish and Muslim people....
Nov 06, 2023
What we know about how Canada is supporting citizens trapped in the Gaza Strip
Canadians in Gaza are still waiting to be allowed to leave the besieged Palestinian territory via a border crossing with Egypt as the Israel-Hamas war continues. Here is what we know about how Canada ...
Nov 06, 2023
MPs to vote on Pierre Poilievre's pitch to exempt carbon price from all home heating
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament will vote today on a motion from the federal Conservatives calling for the carbon price to be lifted from all forms of home heating and not just heating oil. Conservativ...
Nov 06, 2023
Sex offender Randall Hopley removed his ankle bracelet to avoid court date: police
Vancouver police say high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley was likely worried about an upcoming court appearance and took "deliberate actions" to avoid it when he walked away from his Vancouver halfwa...
Nov 06, 2023
CP NewsAlert: At least one dead after fire at Canada's high commission in Nigeria
OTTAWA - At least one person is dead after a fire Monday at Canada's high commission in Nigeria, according to local fire officials. More coming. The Canadian Press <!-- Photo: 20231106111128-654914...
Nov 06, 2023
Trudeau confirms appointment of Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the appointment of Mary Moreau to the Supreme Court of Canada after nominating her for the post last month. Moreau, who was chief justice of the Court ...
Nov 06, 2023
In the news today: Canadians in Gaza still waiting to cross into Egypt
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... No update on border crossing for Canadians in Gaza Canadians trapped in the Gaz...
Nov 06, 2023
Vancouver man's family in Gaza ponders whether to stay together so they die together
Bombs had scarcely started falling on the Gaza Strip last month when Omar Mansour's family realized they had a crucial question to resolve: would it be better to face death together or apart? One day ...
Nov 06, 2023
Health care, energy costs expected to be focus of premiers meeting in Halifax
HALIFAX - Health care and the effect of carbon pricing measures on the rising cost of living across Canada are slated to take centre stage at today's meeting of the country's premiers and territorial ...
Nov 06, 2023
Hundreds of thousands of Quebec public sector workers on strike today
MONTREAL - Hundreds of thousands of Quebec public sector workers are off the job today in the first of a series of one-day strikes. Schools, health care facilities and social services will all be disr...
Nov 06, 2023
