Category Archives: Canada
CP NewsAlert: B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds
British Columbia is the first province to sign a tailored funding agreement with the federal government as part of the $196-billion health accord the prime minister offered provinces earlier this year...
Oct 10, 2023
Soldiers asking for donations to help with housing, food costs: memo to Gen. Eyre
OTTAWA - The military's chaplain-general says many soldiers are struggling with the high cost of living and morale is the lowest it's been in recent memory. Chaplains say in a briefing note written to...
Oct 10, 2023
In the news today: Freedom Convoy trial resumes and GM workers launch strike
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Freedom Convoy' trial to resume Wednesday The evidence put forward by the Crow...
Oct 10, 2023
GM workers hit the picket lines at three facilities in Ontario
TORONTO - Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract with the U.S. automaker. Unifor national president Lana Payne said in a statement early...
Oct 10, 2023
P.E.I. piping plover numbers see a tiny bump this year from effects of Fiona
Post-tropical storm Fiona left behind a trail of destruction and crumbling shorelines on Prince Edward Island, but the cataclysmic tempest seems to have been a big help to a tiny bird, the piping plov...
Oct 10, 2023
'Freedom Convoy' trial evidence a Rorschach test for attitudes about protest: expert
OTTAWA - The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people fe...
Oct 10, 2023
North Vancouver RCMP called to amateur film set featuring actors with replica guns
VANCOUVER - Police in North Vancouver say they were called to the set of a film shoot over the weekend after receiving a report of a group of men in body armour carrying rifles. North Vancouver RCMP s...
Oct 09, 2023
Saskatchewan legislature members prepare for fight over pronouns, Charter rights
REGINA - Saskatchewan politicians are heading back to legislature, preparing for a pronoun fight that some political observers say could alter the province's electoral landscape. The legislative assem...
Oct 09, 2023
Toronto police boost presence ahead of Israel, Palestine rallies, warn against hate
TORONTO - Police are warning the public that there will be no tolerance for violence or hate crimes ahead of expected large-scale demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinian and Israeli communities ...
Oct 09, 2023
France ambassador for LGBTQ+ rights: Canada, Quebec can counter Russia-led regression
OTTAWA - France's ambassador for LGBTQ+ rights says Russia is helping sow a global backlash against gender and sexual minorities, and argues francophone countries should work together to counter growi...
Oct 09, 2023
