B.C. travel agents hope for return of ‘glory times’ as Chinese group tours to resume
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Travel agents in British Columbia are celebrating Beijing’s decision to resume group tourism to Canada, hoping for the return of big-spending Chinese visitors who were a dominant presence for the local travel industry before the pandemic. Travel agent Glynnis Chan, president at Vancouver-based Happy Times Travel and Tour Ltd., has been leading group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and other products. The study published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry says samples from dead otters collected off the B.C. coast between 2016 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tamara Lich appeals mischief conviction arising from role in ‘Freedom Convoy’
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Tamara Lich is appealing a mischief conviction arising from her role as an organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022. Lich and fellow organizer Chris Barber were found guilty of mischief in April for their roles in the mass demonstration. In early February 2022, downtown Ottawa was packed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec government wants to restart talks with doctors over payment reform
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government is extending an olive branch to the province’s doctors amid a fight over a new law that changes how physicians are paid. Treasury Board president France-Élaine Duranceau says Premier François Legault wants to restart talks with doctors. Health Minister Christian Dubé says two elements of the new law that change ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fraser dismisses using notwithstanding clause to overturn ruling on child pornography
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls to use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that said one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography violate the Charter of Rights. Fraser says the path forward involves policy choices and that the government is eyeing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say nothing suspicious after man dies at B.C. ostrich farm protest camp
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — RCMP say a man has died at a British Columbia ostrich farm where protesters have been opposing a proposed cull for months, although there is nothing to suggest the death is suspicious. A police liaison team discovered the unresponsive man Monday, and Nakusp RCMP were called to what is being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Hydro-Québec researcher Yuesheng Wang takes stand at his Chinese spying trial
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
LONGUEUIL — A former researcher with Quebec’s hydro utility has taken the stand in his trial for allegedly spying on behalf of China. The Crown accuses Yuesheng Wang of sharing confidential research from Hydro-Québec with Chinese entities in commercializing battery technologies. Wang has said the information he shared is open source and stems from his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Liberals to deliver federal budget today
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Liberals set to deliver highly anticipated federal budget today The federal government is set to unveil its budget today — the Liberals’ first fiscal update in almost a year and the first summary of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal transit strike could be first test of new Quebec labour law
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
MONTREAL — A strike that is upending public transit in Montreal could be the first test of a new law that gives the Quebec government broad power to end labour disputes. The Montreal transit agency’s 2,400 maintenance workers launched a strike last week that could last for most of November. The work stoppage — the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champagne’s biggest test yet — selling a ‘generational’ budget to anxious Canadians
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to sell Canadians on his first-ever budget — one that he’s billed as containing both once-in-a generation capital spending projects and austerity measures — Liberals say he picked the right salesperson for the job. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne takes the spotlight Tuesday to present the Carney government’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals set to deliver highly anticipated federal budget today
By Canadian Press on November 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is set to unveil its budget today — the Liberals’ first fiscal update in almost a year and the first summary of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s agenda since the party released its spring election platform. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon told the House of Commons on Monday the budget will ... Read More »
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