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B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
The British Columbia government has appointed a former chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court to report on safety measures for event organizers and police after 11 people were killed in a vehicle attack in Vancouver. Premier David Eby said on Wednesday that Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct the review ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Complainant in hockey players’ sex assault trial says she adopted a ‘persona’ to cope
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five ex-world junior hockey players agreed Wednesday that she took on a “porn star persona” as a coping mechanism while in a hotel room with the men and that it may have appeared to them that she was consenting. Under cross-examination, the woman agreed that during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai stepping down, won’t run in next election
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says he is stepping down as the leader of the territorial Liberal party and will not be running for re-election. Pillai says he’s asked the party to immediately begin the process of selecting a new leader. He says being premier has been the greatest honour of his life and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Canada’s premiers to meet in Saskatchewan next month
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in Saskatoon on June 2 to discuss ways to work together to make the country stronger. In a social media post, Carney said that in the face of “immediate trade pressures,” he and the premiers are focused on building up Canada’s economic resilience. “That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai stepping down, won’t run in next election
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says he is stepping down as the leader of the governing Liberal party and will not be running for re-election. Pillai says he’s asked the party to immediately begin the process of holding a convention to select a new leader. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s South Asian diaspora on edge in light of mounting India-Pakistan tensions
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
Canada’s South Asian community is on edge after conflict erupted between India and Pakistan in the form of missile strikes that killed 31 people in Pakistani-administered areas. The Hindu Canadian Foundation says in a statement on its website that its members “may face heightened risks” in light of the tensions on the Indian subcontinent, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. government appoints former chief justice review festival safety measures
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
The British Columbia government has appointed a former chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court to report on safety measures for event organizers and police after 11 people were killed in a vehicle attack in Vancouver. Premier David Eby says Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct the review “in a very ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Over 800 special ballots ‘mistakenly’ kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says. The agency says all registered political parties have been informed that 822 special ballots cast by electors in 74 electoral districts across the country were left with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Canada’s premiers to meet in Saskatchewan in June
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in person in Saskatoon on June 2. In a social media post, Carney said that in the face of “immediate trade pressures,” he and the premiers are focused on building up Canada’s economic resilience. “That means launching big nation-building projects, removing internal trade barriers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto District School Board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid ransom in hopes of securing that information. The Toronto District School Board said in a letter to parents and caregivers on Wednesday that it recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police watchdog investigating officer-involved fatal shooting in Far North
By Canadian Press on May 7th, 2025
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting involving an officer in the province’s Far North. The watchdog – Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes – says members of the Nunavik Police Service on Tuesday night wanted to arrest someone who was inside a tent in Kangiqsualujjuaq, an Inuit village on the eastern shore of ... Read More »
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