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David Norman Jr. the latest B.C. product to come home and sign with Vancouver FC
The Canadian Premier League is proving you really can come home, even if you wear cleats for a living. After spending last year playing in England and Ireland, David Norman Jr. is back on familiar turf. He has signed a two-year deal with Vancouver FC, becoming the latest in a stream of B.C. players to ... Read More »
CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan legislature member facing assault charges
REGINA – Police in Moose Jaw, Sask., say they have charged Saskatchewan legislature member Greg Lawrence with assault and assault by choking. The Saskatchewan Party caucus previously said Lawrence had resigned and is to sit as an Independent in the legislature. More coming... Read More »
Browning West will offer board nominees at Gildan AGM instead of special meeting
MONTREAL – A U.S. investor looking to replace a majority of the board of directors at Gildan Activewear Inc. says it will offer its slate of candidates for election at the company’s annual meeting instead of a separate shareholder gathering. Browning West had initially sought a special meeting of shareholders to replace eight members of ... Read More »
Alberta government opens water-sharing talks with large users amid worsening drought
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says it’s opening talks on water-sharing between large water users as the province’s drought situation worsens. Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz says negotiations between water licence holders in three southern Alberta river basins are to start this week. She says if a severe drought occurs this summer, the voluntary agreements would ... Read More »
Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media – and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them. On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies ... Read More »
Hurricanes’ Andersen set to resume on-ice conditioning work after blood-clotting issue
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen is returning to limited on-ice conditioning work in his recovery from a blood-clotting issue that has sidelined him since November. The Hurricanes announced the update on Andersen’s status Wednesday. “I am thrilled that I’m a step closer to joining my teammates and competing on the ice,” ... Read More »
Economic bounceback at the end of 2023 could push back rate cuts, economists say
OTTAWA – Canada’s economy appears to have ended 2023 on a stronger note than expected, which economists say could push back the timeline for interest rate cuts this year. Statistics Canada reported Wednesday the economy grew 0.2 per cent in November, marking the first expansion in six months. A preliminary estimate suggests real gross domestic ... Read More »
A controversial theory linking climate change to Arctic cold snaps, explained
The capricious start to the winter season has already seen dramatic temperature swings across much of Canada, with energy grid-disrupting cold snaps giving way to an ice-thawing warm spell. Scientists agree on how climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, is altering winter globally ““ the season is getting warmer and shorter, studies ... Read More »
Flood evacuation alerts expand in Pemberton, B.C., with more rain in forecast
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA – A flooding evacuation alert has been expanded in the Pemberton area of British Columbia as Environment Canada warns of more heavy rain in the forecast. The weather agency says the Howe Sound region including Squamish will see about about 50 millimetres of rain before precipitation tapers off Thursday. The Squamish-Lillooet ... Read More »
Fundraising scandal: Quebec’s CAQ says ready to end donations to political parties
QUEBEC – The Coalition Avenir Québec party says it’s prepared to end citizen donations to political parties, after controversies about its members’ fundraising practices. Jean-François Roberge, the minister responsible for democratic institutions, raised that possibility today after several CAQ members were accused of soliciting $100 donations to the party from mayors hoping to meet with ... Read More »
Best for world if Netanyahu leaves office ‘sooner rather than later’: Liberal MP
OTTAWA – A Liberal member of Parliament says it would be in the best interests of the Middle East and the world if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves office. Winnipeg MP Ben Carr says he has major concerns about the Israeli government and he hopes Netanyahu will be, in his words, “gone sooner rather ... Read More »
