Category Archives: Canada
Hundreds of derelict vessels removed from Canadian waters, Coast Guard says
Vancouver developer Howard Meakin has owned thefamed Expo 86-era floating McDonald's restaurant vessel known as the McBarge for decades, and despite its outward appearance, by no means is it derelict,...
Sep 27, 2023
In the news today: Speaker resignation effective today, potential gravesites in Yukon
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Speaker's resignation to take effect The resignation of House of Commons Speake...
Sep 27, 2023
Jury at Peter Nygard's Toronto sexual-assault trial set to hear more evidence today
TORONTO - Jurors at the Toronto sexual-assault trial of former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard are set to hear more evidence today. Nygard, the founder of a now-defunct international women's cloth...
Sep 27, 2023
Poilievre's Tories maintain summer lead over Trudeau's Liberals in September poll
OTTAWA - The Conservatives have maintained their summer lead in the polls, according to fresh numbers from Leger. Leger has released the findings of an online survey conducted over the weekend with mo...
Sep 27, 2023
Judge finds province has duty to consult First Nations on mineral tenure claims
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system after a court challenge by First Nations who claimed they were owed a duty to consu...
Sep 26, 2023
B.C. sets housing targets for 10 municipalities, urges immediate federal support
SAANICH, B.C. - The British Columbia government has set out its first set of targets for thousands of new homes to be built in 10 cities or municipalities in an effort to chip away at the provincial h...
Sep 26, 2023
Premier David Eby says Ottawa assures better information sharing after Sikh's death
OTTAWA - Premier David Eby says federal ministers have assured him British Columbia will get the information it needs to ensure the safety of its residents after a Sikh leader was killed in June. His ...
Sep 26, 2023
Alberta NDP asks minister to quash application for Rocky Mountain coal mine
Alberta's New Democrat Opposition is asking the provincial government to step in and quash applications for coal mining exploration in the Rocky Mountains. In a letter to Energy Minister Brian Jean, e...
Sep 26, 2023
CP NewsAlert: 15 'potential' gravesites found near former Yukon residential school
CARCROSS, Yukon - An investigation into unmarked graves and the deaths of children who attended the former Chooutla Residential School in Carcross, Yukon, has found 15 "potential" gravesites at or nea...
Sep 26, 2023
Police identify three fishers who died after their boat sank off northeastern Quebec
BLANC-SABLON, Que. - Quebec provincial police have identified the three fishers who died after their boat sank off of Quebec's Lower North Shore early Monday morning. Provincial police spokesman Sgt. ...
Sep 26, 2023
