Author Archives:
Racial profiling a 'systemic problem' in Montreal police, judge rules in class action
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ruled that racial profiling is a systemic problem in the Montreal police force and has awarded damages to victims in a class-action lawsuit. The case was brought by the B...
Sep 03, 2024
B.C. to open 13 new First Nation primary care clinics, 10 to open this fall
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia is moving ahead with 13 new First Nations primary care centres in the province, with 10 scheduled to start operating this fall. The province's First Nations Hea...
Sep 03, 2024
B.C. Conservatives add, subtract candidates, as some complain of BC United moving in
A series of candidates for British Columbia's upcoming provincial election have disappeared from the B.C. Conservatives' online list of nominees, as some former BC United members move into the Conserv...
Sep 03, 2024
Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec political heavyweight, is stepping down as economy minister
QUBEC - Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, a central figure in the Coalition Avenir Qubec government, is stepping down. A government source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they we...
Sep 03, 2024
Inmate escapes P.A. healing lodge
UPDATE: Dalton Checkosis has been arrested by Prince Albert RCMP a day after he escaped from the PAGC's healing lodge. Corrections Canada is looking for any information on the whereabouts of Dalton Ch...
Sep 03, 2024
Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government
A former New York state government official who worked for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and current Gov. Kathy Hochul was charged Tuesday with acting as an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government, fed...
Sep 03, 2024
Sharapova, Bryan brothers on the ballot for 2025 tennis Hall of Fame
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the doubles team of brothers Mike and Bob Bryan are on the ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame's class of 20...
Sep 03, 2024
China retaliates over EV tariffs with anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports
OTTAWA - China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports today in response to Canada planning to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. In a ne...
Sep 03, 2024
Rise in popularity of marathons across Canada attracting scammers online
MONTREAL - Leila Mekki Berrada, new to marathon running, had set her sights on Montreal's big race at the end of September. But she wasn't prepared to get swindled - twice - before securing a spot in ...
Sep 03, 2024
Rise in popularity of marathons across Canada attracting scammers online
MONTREAL - Leila Mekki Berrada, new to marathon running, had set her sights on Montreal's big race at the end of September. But she wasn't prepared to get swindled - twice - before securing a spot in ...
Sep 03, 2024
