Category Archives: Canada
Mandatory security awareness training among changes since arrest of employee: RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it has introduced mandatory security awareness training for employees, one of several changes prompted by the 2019 arrest of a senior civilian member for allegedly leaking class...
Sep 30, 2023
Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access
VANCOUVER - Megan McLaren thought her future career was in law enforcement, but her path radically shifted thanks in part to psychedelic drug therapy, she says. McLaren left a civilian position with t...
Sep 30, 2023
Canada marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with events across country
OTTAWA - Communities are gathering across Canada today to recognize the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The federal holiday recognizes the legacy of Canada's residential school...
Sep 30, 2023
Epic Games, maker of 'Fortnite' video game, begins $2.75M settlement payout
The maker of the popular video game "Fortnite" has begun compensating claims in a $2.75-million settlement to a Canadian class-action lawsuit over the inclusion of controversial "loot boxes." Epic Gam...
Sep 29, 2023
What do Indigenous Peoples across Canada really need and want?
The federal Liberal government has made a lot of promises to Indigenous Peoples. But do those promises line up with what communities on the ground really want and need, or reflect their diversity? The...
Sep 29, 2023
Prince George, B.C. Mounties urge people not to feed coyotes after 6 attacks
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Prince George Conservation and RCMP officers are "actively investigating" six separate coyote attacks within a week in the city. RCMP say in a statement they have issued a warnin...
Sep 29, 2023
Clean electricity regs can be tweaked, but no special deal for Alberta: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there will be no special treatment for Alberta when it comes to new regulations to make electricity cleaner. Guilbeault is currently consulting on ...
Sep 29, 2023
Saudi Arabia resumes flights to Canada as relations normalize after 2018 spat
OTTAWA - Saudi Arabia's national airline is resuming flights to Canada after a five-year diplomatic spat. Saudia, formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, will fly three times a week between Jeddah a...
Sep 29, 2023
Defence Department to cut $1B from budget as government tightens spending
OTTAWA - The country's top soldier and outside experts say that cutting almost $1 billion from the Department of National Defence budget will affect the Armed Forces' capabilities. The chief of the de...
Sep 29, 2023
Saskatchewan premier defends plan to use notwithstanding clause for pronoun policy
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is defending his decision to recall the legislative assembly early and use the notwithstanding clause to ensure the province's pronoun policy in schools stay...
Sep 29, 2023
