Category Archives: Canada
Police used neck restraint on B.C. man who died after altercation: paramedic
VANCOUVER - A paramedic testifying at a public hearing into the 2015 death of Myles Gray says he had trouble intubating the man and was told by a Vancouver officer that police had used batons and a "l...
Mar 05, 2026
Eby says OpenAI's Altman will apologize to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in wake of shootings
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge after the mass shooting by a user of the firm's technology, whose worris...
Mar 05, 2026
B.C. Christian charity files court challenge to stave off status revocation by CRA
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based Christian charity founded by a wealthy businessman has filed a constitutional challenge in B.C. Supreme Court, claiming the Canada Revenue Agency has no right to revoke i...
Mar 05, 2026
Carney to cap Indo-Pacific trip with Tokyo visit focused on trade, security
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Japan for a brief visit to one of Canada's closest partner countries as he wraps up a trip across the Indo-Pacific. "The trip is long overdue, given ho...
Mar 05, 2026
Canada's most-wanted fugitive arrested in Montreal for July 2025 murder in Toronto
MONTREAL - The major crimes unit of the Montreal police force has caught Canada's most-wanted fugitive. Montreal police say they arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo at around 2:40 a.m. in the Rosemont-La P...
Mar 05, 2026
Privacy Commissioner probe finds Loblaw took too long to delete PC Optimum accounts
GATINEAU - An investigation by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found that Loblaw took too long to address requests from customers who wanted to delete their PC Optimum accounts. The office on T...
Mar 05, 2026
New coalition targets $100M for Canadian carbon removal projects by 2030
An emerging industry to remove carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere got a boost on Thursday with the launch of an initiative to raise another $100 million for those projects. The federal government, R...
Mar 05, 2026
Ottawa accused of preferential treatment with coming rail subsidies for steel, lumber
OTTAWA - The federal government is being accused of creating an uneven playing field in Canada's shipping industry, and critics claim the Prime Minister's Office is unwilling to rectify it. Later this...
Mar 05, 2026
Fact File: What the Musqueam agreements mean for private property owners in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Ottawa this week published details of an agreement recognizing the Musqueam First Nation's Aboriginal title within much of Vancouver. The news prompted claims on social media that Canada h...
Mar 05, 2026
What those different versions of the Iranian flag appearing at protests mean
TORONTO - As protests ramp up around the world in response to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, different versions of the country's flag are appearing on the streets. Both Iran's official state flag and th...
Mar 05, 2026
