Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Five things to know about Quebec Premier François Legault's tough year in 2025
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is finishing 2025 with his party running in third place in the polls, behind the Parti Qubcois and the Liberals. The polling caps off a difficult year that saw h...
Dec 22, 2025
B.C. health authority wins in court against husband's 'death plan' for sick wife
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the husband of a woman with Alzheimer's disease removed as her representative over a "death plan" he decided to carry out if his wife became ineligible for medical a...
Dec 22, 2025
B.C. health authority wins in court against husband's 'death plan' for sick wife
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the husband of a woman with Alzheimer's disease removed as her representative over a "death plan" he decided to carry out if his wife became ineligible for medical a...
Dec 22, 2025
B.C. First Nations cautions premier against changing UN law for Indigenous rights
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders in British Columbia have issued a joint statement criticizing calls to amend the provincial Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in response to a recen...
Dec 22, 2025
B.C. construction firm owner fined in 'landmark case' for safety violations
RICHMOND, B.C. - WorkSafeBC says the owner of a homebuilding company has been fined more than $80,000 for workplace safety violations in a "landmark case." The worker safety agency says the fine stems...
Dec 22, 2025
Ottawa, First Nations presenting plans to reform child welfare system
OTTAWA - Ottawa and First Nations faced a deadline Monday to present the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal with their respective plans to reform the First Nations child welfare system - the latest step i...
Dec 22, 2025
Police thwart attempt to defraud B.C. First Nation of $406,000 intended for project
ALERT BAY - Police in British Columbia say they have prevented a fraud scheme targeting a First Nation on northern Vancouver Island that had redirected more than $400,000 to a fake bank account. Alert...
Dec 22, 2025
Police thwart attempt to defraud B.C. First Nation of $406,000 intended for project
ALERT BAY - Police in British Columbia say they have prevented a fraud scheme targeting a First Nation on northern Vancouver Island that had redirected more than $400,000 to a fake bank account. Alert...
Dec 22, 2025
One dead after multi-vehicle crash led to shutdown of Highway 1 in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - One person is dead in a multi-vehicle crash that has shut the westbound lanes of Highway 1 in Surrey, B.C. The BC Highway Patrol says the 911 calls started coming in at about 7:15 a.m. Monday...
Dec 22, 2025
Diab caps student visa applications for 2026, pauses some permanent residency streams
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab issued new ministerial instructions that include requiring provincial or territorial attestation letters for study permits with the goal of capping foreign stud...
Dec 22, 2025
