B.C. Human Rights office’s first public inquiry will examine white supremacy and hate
VANCOUVER — The first public inquiry from British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will examine white supremacy and the "disturbing surge of hate" during the COVID-19 pandemic. The commissioner's office said in a news release there ha...
Police make arrests, mace protesters angry at removal of homeless shelters in Halifax
HALIFAX — A Halifax police operation to remove wooden shelters for the homeless led to arrests, people pushing against patrol cars and protesters having irritants sprayed in their faces Wednesday afternoon. The operation began at 6 a.m. local time, pro...
Bad campaign, leader who didn’t connect with voters led to N.S. Liberal loss: experts
HALIFAX — The bid by Nova Scotia's Liberals for a third consecutive term in power was scuttled by an ineffective campaign and a leader who couldn't gain traction with the public, say political observers. Despite entering the month-long campaign with a...
Trudeau blames Taliban — not bureaucracy — for pace of evacuations from Afghanistan
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau blamed Taliban checkpoints rather than bureaucratic red tape and delays on Wednesday as his government continued to face questions about the pace of Canada’s effort to evacuate hundreds of Afghans from their country. Yet Trudeau...
Off to the races: Manitoba health minister first to announce Tory leadership bid
WINNIPEG — The race to become the next leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives is revving up with the province's former health minister the first to throw her hat in the ring. Heather Stefanson, 51, said she has submitted her resignation from
Opposition raise concerns over apparent Ontario PC donation letter resembling invoice
TORONTO — Ontario opposition parties are raising concerns over images circulating online of what appears to be a fundraising letter designed to resemble an invoice from the governing Progressive Conservatives. The NDP and Liberals say it could mislead ...
N.L., N.B. report variant-driven COVID-19 clusters as case counts climb
Efforts to outpace the spread of COVID-19 through vaccination continued in Atlantic Canada Wednesday, as two provinces in the region reported a rise in infections driven by variants of concern. New Brunswick's deputy chief medical officer said a cluste...
Eight-lane tunnel under Fraser River to replace aging crossing in Metro Vancouver
RICHMOND, B.C. — An eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River will replace an obsolete crossing that has frustrated Metro Vancouver drivers for decades. The B.C. government announced the new tunnel connecting the cities of Delta and Richmond on Highway ...
‘No hope left’: Afghans in Canada who lived under Taliban say regime can’t be trusted
MONTREAL — Quebecer Fakhria Rezaie was seven years old when her family fled Afghanistan and says her memories from life under the Taliban are horrific. Rezaie, 29, says the Taliban's takeover of Mazar-i-Sharif in 1998, the city where she grew up
2 Ontario Tory MPPs given Thursday deadline to get COVID vax or face caucus removal
TORONTO — Two members of Ontario's Progressive Conservative government have been given a Thursday deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face ejection from caucus, The Canadian Press has learned. Government whip Lorne Coe has issued a letter sa...