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‘Quite the show’: Video shows orcas getting up close with B.C. boaters
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
A British Columbia resident says he got the show of a lifetime when a pod of orcas got up close with him and a group of friends on the waters of Howe Sound in an encounter captured on video. Joshua Lepin says he and his friends were in boats and inflatables on Saturday afternoon and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BC Lottery Corp. says it was ‘ambushed’ in money laundering investigation
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Lottery Corp. says it was wrongly penalized more than $1 million for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing violations earlier this year by a federal watchdog. The lottery corporation says in a notice of appeal filed last week in Federal Court that the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-minister tells Quebec auto board scandal inquiry he knew project was over budget
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Quebec’s former minister of Cybersecurity and Digital Technology has told a public inquiry he knew the provincial auto insurance board’s digital transition project was over budget in 2021. Éric Caire made the comments while testifying before the Gallant Commission, which is investigating how the creation of the auto board’s online platform ended up ... Read More »
1 responseFive things to know about B.C. ostrich farm fighting against avian flu cull
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Aug. 21 that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak. Here are five things to know about the situation at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C. 1. What did the ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil in Burnaby, B.C., calls for Israel arms embargo
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
BURNABY — The city council in Burnaby, B.C., has agreed to ask the federal government to impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel. The motion, which drew cheers in the council chamber when it was passed unanimously on Tuesday night, also commits the city to signing an “apartheid-free” community pledge. Coun. Alison Gu proposed the ... Read More »
1 responseLeBlanc leaves Washington with a sense that progress has been made
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office said he left Washington Wednesday with a sense that progress was made after a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. LeBlanc’s office said the minister spent around 90 minutes with Lutnick on Tuesday in a constructive meeting where they spoke about specific proposals and items that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre says temporary foreign workers taking jobs from young Canadians
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says temporary foreign workers are taking jobs from young Canadians while youth unemployment is high. Poilievre made the comment today during a press conference in Charlottetown, several days after the government released mid-year immigration data. On Monday, Poilievre said on social media the government had exceeded caps it set ... Read More »
1 responseGoogle refusing to comply with “right to be forgotten” delisting decision
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal privacy commissioner says individuals have the right to have some information delisted from search engine results, but Google is refusing to comply. In his decision in a long-running case that has been central to establishing the application of a “right to be forgotten” in Canada, privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne recommended Google ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ford says federal, provincial public servants should work in the office 5 days a week
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont., Wednesday, Ford applauded the City of Ottawa’s recent decision to require its employees to work five days a week in the office starting in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver airport says operations back to normal after navigation staffing shortfall
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Vancouver International Airport says it is running as normal after staffing shortfalls at Canada’s air navigation provider led to cancellations and delays on Tuesday. The airport had reported significant delays due to “staffing constraints” at NAV CANADA. An update posted to the airport’s X account says the flow of aircraft has returned to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police make arrest in Israeli flag burning outside Hampstead town hall
By Canadian Press on August 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal police say they have arrested a suspect after an Israeli flag on display outside a suburban town hall was set on fire. On Tuesday police arrested a 39-year-old man in the Villeray—St-Michel—Parc-Extension borough, and arson squad investigators seized items from an apartment. The investigation was carried out by the police hate crimes ... Read More »
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