Category Archives: Canada
Kerry Sim, who killed B.C. teen Reena Virk in 1997, loses parole revocation appeal
The killer of British Columbia teenager Reena Virk has lost an appeal over the cancellation of her day parole last year following a positive drug test result. A decision of Parole Board of Canada's ap...
Mar 05, 2026
Poilievre says he has reservations about Carney's suggested fiscal watchdog
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he has "serious" reservations about Prime Minister Mark Carney's suggestion for a new parliamentary budget officer and is calling for the latest inte...
Mar 05, 2026
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
B.C. forestry workers, other sectors hurt by tariffs to get $70M in jobs training
VICTORIA - Workers in B.C.'s softwood lumber industry and those in other sectors who have lost their jobs because of U.S. tariffs will benefit from almost $71 million in funding for retraining. Federa...
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