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Removing religion as hate speech defence an idea worth exploring: antisemitism envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy for combating antisemitism is "very interested" in exploring the idea of removing religion as a possible defence against hate speech charges, she said Thursday, raising...
May 23, 2024
Canadian Hurricane Centre says active storm season predicted for East Coast
HALIFAX - Canada's East Coast is likely to see an active storm season this year because of record high water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, say hurricane forecasters. In a briefing Thursday, Bob ...
May 23, 2024
'Looking over our shoulders': A killing looms large in a little B.C. town
LUMBY, B.C. - Something has shifted in the pretty little village of Lumby, B.C. It's subtle, say residents of the community of 2,000 people, nestled in the hills of the North Okanagan in B.C.'s Interi...
May 23, 2024
'It's over': B.C. minister says Surrey policing saga ends as court backs transition
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has quashed a bid by the City of Surrey to halt a transition to a municipal police force, British Columbia's public safety minister said Thursday. Mike Farnworth sai...
May 23, 2024
Métis National Council president not seeking re-election, citing growing family
OTTAWA - The president of the Mtis National Council is not seeking re-election, saying she is instead going to focus on her growing family. Cassidy Caron was elected in 2021 as the youngest person eve...
May 23, 2024
U.S. senators write to Trudeau, urging Canada to meet NATO spending target
OTTAWA - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to meet the NATO spending target Canada first agreed to in 2014. All NATO allies renewed ...
May 23, 2024
Hackers release corporate data stolen from London Drugs, company says
RICHMOND, B.C. - Retailer London Drugs says cybercriminals who stole files from its corporate head office last month have released some of the data after it refused to pay a ransom. The Richmond, B.C....
May 23, 2024
Strong play in Latin America has Canada's Matthew Anderson closer to golf dreams
Matthew Anderson doesn't hesitate when asked what his long-term goals are as a professional golfer. "Win on the PGA Tour, be a top ranked player in the world. That is absolutely the goal," said Anders...
May 23, 2024
Assistant coach Marc Savard departs Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Calgary Flames assistant coach Marc Savard and the NHL club have agreed to part company. The Flames announced Savard's departure Wednesday. When Ryan Huska was promoted from assistant to Cal...
May 23, 2024
Canucks' Rick Tocchet wins Jack Adams Award as NHL's coach of the year
NEW YORK - Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks is this season's Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL's coach of the year. The league announced Tocchet as the recipient, as selected by the NHL Broadcas...
May 23, 2024
