Category Archives: Canada

B.C. privacy adjudicator finds short-term rental addresses should remain private
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the City of Vancouver is required to refuse to disclose addresses of short-term rental operators because it would...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Border law to face constitutional challenge over new refugee claim rules
OTTAWA - The stage is being set for a constitutional challenge of the federal government's new immigration law, which imposes timelines on how long someone can be in Canada before making a refugee cla...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

U.S. law enforcement charges 13 in connection with gun trafficking into Canada
WASHINGTON - The United States has charged 13 people for trafficking firearms from New Hampshire into Canada in a law enforcement operation that traced guns to Canadian crime scenes. "This tracking ne...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Carney, Smith confirm energy announcement coming Friday
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith say they'll be in Calgary on Friday to announce the next step in their landmark energy pact. Carney says it will feature an impl...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Fact File: Misleading claims about hantavirus shared online amid cruise ship outbreak
As Canadians connected to an outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship isolate in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, rumours and misinformation about the virus are spreading online. Her...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Carney says he's open to selling infrastructure like airports to finance projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday his government is open to selling public assets if the proceeds could help fund new infrastructure. The November federal budget and April spring ec...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Artemis II crew gets hero's welcome at Canadian Space Agency headquarters in Quebec
LONGUEUIL - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says it took flying to the far side of the moon as a member of the Artemis II crew to get a new appreciation for how humans work together on Earth. The 10-...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

City, B.C., First Nations in push to keep Whitecaps in Vancouver 'for generations'
VANCOUVER - A meeting aimed at finding solutions to keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver has resulted in a new co-operation between multiple levels of government. Representatives from the Whitecaps and Maj...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

What could a supercharged El Nino mean for Canada?
A rapidly warming planet due to human-caused climate change is set to amplify what forecasters say could be a supercharged El Nino, spelling possible hot and dry conditions to come for parts of Canada...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Top doctor explains why number of 'low risk' hantavirus contacts in Canada has grown to 26
TORONTO - Canada's chief public health officer says the country is taking a "precautionary approach" in monitoring people who may have had indirect contact with passengers who were on the hantavirus-s...
The Canadian Press May 14, 2026

Our Community
TWO & OUT
PETERS: City needs to rethink its communication strategy around incidents like this week's water main break
8h ago

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Basket & Container Stuffers
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 14, 2026
10h ago
SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: Preserving local theatres
May 13, 2026

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Bearing Strawberries
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Approach to teaching - examining the meaning of being human
May 13, 2026
The Creative Edge
PEARCE: The quiet power of handwriting
May 12, 2026