Category Archives: Politics
N.S. mass shooting: Bureaucracy and muddled advice in RCMP’s search for helicopter
HALIFAX — The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting has released new details about the Mounties' scramble to find an aircraft to track down the killer on the night of April 18, 2020. Documents released Thursday show RCMP commanders were
Paladino: Saying Hitler ‘kind of leader we need’ was mistake
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Carl Paladino, a Republican running for Congress in western New York, said Thursday he was wrong to invoke Adolf Hitler when he said in an interview last year he was “the kind of leader we need
Casino supervisor tells court that former MP became agitated over blackjack losses
OTTAWA — An operations supervisor at Casino Lac Leamy told an Ottawa courtroom Thursday that former Liberal MP Raj Grewal got so agitated playing blackjack four years ago, the incident was written up in a formal security report. Grewal was charged
EXPLAINER: A look at far-right extremists in Jan. 6 riot
The first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack put a spotlight on two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power.
More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner
VICTORIA — The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use. It says that while men have historically accounted for nearly 80 per cent of fatalities, more than 26 per cent of those who died
Alberta orders outside review into ambulance response time to dog attack victim
CALGARY — Alberta Health Services says there will be an independent review into why it took an ambulance 30 minutes to get to an 86-year-old woman who had been attacked by three dogs. Police and paramedics responded Sunday to Calgary's Capitol
Province demanded plan: Edmonton mayor outlines ways city will try to curb crime
Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi highlighted provincial funding discrepancies between his city and Calgary to tackle homelessness as he outlined Thursday a plan to address rising crime in the downtown area. “Currently, there are approximately 634 permanent...
Canada Post says it will have a fully electric fleet by 2040
OTTAWA — Canada Post says it will transform its fleet of vehicles to be fully electric by 2040, spelling out details Thursday on steps it will take to achieve its target. The Crown corporation said the electrification of its 14,000 vehicles
Korea seeks to deepen trade ties as feds appoint panel on Indo-Pacific strategy
OTTAWA — Keung Ryong Chang, ambassador of South Korea, says he hopes Canada's coming Indo-Pacific strategy will deepen the two countries’ already strong trade and economic ties. The ambassador said Thursday that Korea, a leading producer of hybrid and ...
Alaska House majority leader won’t seek reelection
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska House Majority Leader Chris Tuck said he will not seek reelection this year, citing a redistricting map that put him in House and Senate districts in which he would have run against friends and fellow