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Family fighting to bring B.C. senior home after she fell into a coma in China
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance. Her family says Lilia Avoutova, 78, who is of mixed Chinese and Ukrainian heritage, arrived ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drainville, Fréchette square off in second Coalition Avenir Québec leadership debate
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
LAVAL — The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier are meeting today in a second and final debate. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette exchanged friendly greetings ahead of the start of the debate in Laval, north of Montreal. Both candidates indicated during an early exchange that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP leadership candidates to make their final pitch to voters at Winnipeg convention
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The NDP leadership candidates are making their last pitch to party members before voting in the six-month campaign concludes later today. Each of the five candidates will have time at the convention this morning to outline their vision for party leadership. While there is a voting booth at the Winnipeg convention, voting opened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quicksketch: Who’s who in the NDP leadership race
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The next NDP leader will be announced on Sunday. There are five candidates on the ballot and voting concludes Saturday. Here’s a quick look at the candidates and how the last six months have gone for them. Avi Lewis Work: Lewis is a documentary filmmaker, activist and journalist for outlets ranging from Much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feminists urge continuing fight of slain Iraqi-Canadian, Yanar Mohammed
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
OTTAWA — Gender-equality activists say a Toronto woman who was killed this month after decades pushing for women’s rights in her native Iraq would not want Canadians to give up the fight for equality. Toronto resident Yanar Mohammed opened the first women’s shelter in Iraq two decades ago. She died after being shot outside her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Site C work camp moved to support nation-building project in northern B.C.
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says it’s relocating and repurposing the majority of its work camp for building the Site C hydroelectric dam to support the construction of the North Coast Transmission Line project, as its construction will begin this summer. A statement from the provincial Crown utility says about 85 per cent of the camp ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Democrats gather in Winnipeg to pick new leader, plot path out of political exile
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on NDP delegates Friday to focus on issues like affordability and health care and put off tackling bigger policy ideas until they form a government. Kinew offered a simple piece of advice to the next leader of the federal NDP — concentrate on winning elections first. “It’s important ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada launches inquiry on frozen and canned vegetable imports
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government has launched a trade inquiry on global imports of frozen and canned vegetables. A statement from the Department of Finance says the government sought the inquiry in response to a request from the Canadian Association of Vegetable Growers and Processors. Domestic producers say Canada has been seeing a surge of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
Tyson Atleo, a hereditary leader of the Ahousaht First Nation, says the creation of three new forestry areas to be managed by his community and two others on the west coast of Vancouver Island marks the realization of a long-standing promise. Atleo recalls assuring the community more than 15 years ago that “we would find ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Political science lecturer says calls for resignation of MLA Chan hold water
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
VICTORIA — A political analyst says calls for the resignation of Independent MLA Hon Chan hold water. The MLA faces charges of assault, assault by choking and uttering threats, and both the B.C. NDP and the B.C. Greens have called for his resignation. UBC political science lecturer Stewart Prest says Chan’s case raises the question ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds launch early retirement program for public servants after months of delay
By Canadian Press on March 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Public servants who are eligible for the federal government’s early retirement incentive can now apply for it after waiting months for the program’s launch. The program — part of the government’s efforts to cut the number of public servants — is meant to allow some federal workers to retire early without a pension ... Read More »
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