Category Archives: Canada
Police say another Sikh student attacked on bus in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say a Sikh high school student in Kelowna, B.C., was pepper sprayed after an "altercation" on a bus on Monday, in the second instance of violence against a Sikh youth riding pub...
Sep 13, 2023
UNESCO approves report outlining threats to Wood Buffalo National Park
The United Nations body that oversees World Heritage Sites is approving a report that finds Wood Buffalo National Park's place on that list is in danger. At a meeting in Saudi Arabia, UNESCO delegates...
Sep 13, 2023
Delegation to honour Indigenous soldiers who died during Second World War
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada says there are plans to honour the graves of Indigenous soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands during the Second World War. The Indigenous Legacy Project, which ...
Sep 13, 2023
A timeline of the E. coli outbreak linked to Calgary daycares and a central kitchen
CALGARY - More than 250 people, mostly children, have been infected in an E. coli outbreak linked to 11 daycares in Calgary. Twenty-five are in hospital. Six of those patients are on dialysis, which i...
Sep 13, 2023
Montreal to expand Mount Royal Park, ban cars from part of main access road
Montreal has announced plans to expand its famous Mount Royal Park by closing one of the two access roads to vehicular traffic. Camillien-Houde Way, which provides access to the park from the northeas...
Sep 13, 2023
Quebec government says data not compromised after websites hit by cyberattack
QUEBEC - The Quebec government has been hit with a denial-of-service style cyberattack allegedly carried out by the pro-Russian hacker group NoName, with some government-linked websites down as a resu...
Sep 13, 2023
Man walked naked out of shower, found Mountie in his bedroom: lawsuit
COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia man who is suing the RCMP claims he walked naked out of his shower to find a female uniformed Mountie standing in his bedroom. Kirk Forbes says the encounter in hi...
Sep 13, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Ibrahim Ali's DNA matched sample from dead girl, court is told
VANCOUVER - An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali's murder trial says his genetic profile matched DNA found on the body of a teenage girl he is accused of killing six years ago. Christine Crossman ...
Sep 13, 2023
CP NewsAlert: BC United MLA Bruce Banman defects to provincial Conservatives
VICTORIA - A member of the Opposition BC United caucus has crossed the floor to join British Columbia's Conservatives. Bruce Banman, the MLA for Abbotsford South, says he is proud to join his friend B...
Sep 13, 2023
Quebec education minister rejects hearings on gender identity, prefers expert panel
Quebec's education minister says he won't convene a legislative committee on gender identity because he says doing so exposes the sensitive issue to political exploitation. Instead, Bernard Drainville...
Sep 13, 2023
