Category Archives: Politics
B.C. premier raises concerns to Trudeau about jobs if fish farms close
VICTORIA — Any federal government plans to move away from open-net pen salmon farms in British Columbia should come with transition help for the industry and workers, says Premier John Horgan. A letter dated March 10 from Horgan to Prime Minister
Haaland: Report on Indigenous boarding schools expected soon
The Interior Department is on the verge of releasing a report on its investigation into the federal government's past oversight of Native American boarding schools. Interior Secretary
NY passes anti-harassment laws sparked by Cuomo probe
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York expanded workplace harassment protection for all public employees and banned the release of anyone's employment records in retaliation for speaking
B.C. provincial data show 23,000 people experienced homelessness in 2019
VICTORIA — British Columbia's housing minister says a new method for collecting data on homelessness is the first of its kind in Canada and will help the province improve how it tackles the issue. David Eby said Wednesday the government used
CRTC bans Russian state-run broadcaster RT from Canadian airwaves
OTTAWA — Canadian broadcasters are no longer allowed to distribute Russia’s state-run broadcaster, RT, after the federal regulator found the programming has targeted Ukrainians during the ongoing Russian invasion. The Canadian Radio-television and Comm...
US works to ‘seize and freeze’ wealth of Russian oligarchs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Announcing tough sanctions against Russian oligarchs over the war in Ukraine was step one. Now the U.S. and its allies are creating new
B.C. to review how its COVID-19 pandemic response decisions were made
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government will conduct an independent review of its operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help it prepare and respond to emergencies. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has appointed a three-person team, i...
‘Slava Ukraini’: Zelenskyy becomes Congress’ great unifier
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just two years ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was at the center of impeachment proceedings that deeply fractured Republicans and Democrats in Congress. On Wednesday, appealing to those same lawmakers for aid against a de...
Video: California man screams ‘I can’t breathe’ before death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man died nearly two years ago as he screamed “I can't breathe” while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample, according to records and a video.
Brian Jean set to return to Alberta legislature, gears up for showdown with premier
EDMONTON — Brian Jean, the new member of Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative caucus, is expected to return to the Alberta legislature this week and escalate his campaign to get Kenney ousted from the top job. “I’m going to be speaking
