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Repeated threats shut down some schools in Coquitlam, B.C.
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
COQUITLAM — A Coquitlam, B.C., mother says her 16-year-old daughter sent her an alarming text Wednesday that the girl’s school room window had been covered by paper and students were sitting on the floor because of a police lockdown. Sharon Perry says the same school, Centennial Secondary, was locked down a week before and again ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public servants ordered to work in-office 4 days a week starting in July
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is ordering public servants to be in the office at least four days a week starting this summer, with executives expected to return to the office full time in May. A Treasury Board message to deputy department heads published Thursday said executives will have to work on-site five days per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge approves bid to revoke Canadian citizenship over man’s hidden role in massacre
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — A judge has approved a federal bid to revoke the Canadian citizenship of a former member of the Guatemalan military who took part in the murder of villagers. In a ruling today, Federal Court Justice Roger Lafrenière says Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes deceived Canadian immigration officials throughout the permanent residence application process and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget bill ‘unfair’ for dismissing decades of overcharging veterans: watchdog
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s veterans’ watchdog is calling on MPs to remove a provision in the federal budget bill she said will paper over a technical mistake that led to veterans in long-term care being overcharged for decades. Retired colonel Nishika Jardine, the federal veterans ombud, told a House of Commons committee Thursday the government is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From EV rebates to charging stations: here are 5 take-aways from Ottawa’s new EV plan
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government announced a suite of policy changes on Thursday in its efforts to get more electric vehicles on the road, while maintaining a sustainable auto sector. Among the highlights are a return of the popular government rebates program for Canadians to buy EVs, money for charging station infrastructure, and plans to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal launches blitz to repair ‘catastrophic’ number of potholes plaguing roadways
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
MONTREAL — The City of Montreal says it’s launching a blitz in the coming days to fill the numerous potholes that are plaguing the streets. Claude Pinard, chair of the city’s executive committee, says this winter is one of the worst for potholes since 2018, calling the state of the roadways “catastrophic.” Pinard told reporters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Public servants ordered to work in office 4 days a week as of July
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is ordering public servants to return to the office at least four days a week. A Treasury Board message to deputy department heads says executives will have to work on-site five days per week starting May 4. All other employees must be in the office four days a week as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget bill ‘unfair’ for dismissing decades of over-charging veterans: watchdog
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s veterans’ watchdog is calling on MPs to remove a provision in the federal budget bill that she says will paper over an error that led to veterans in long-term care being overcharged for decades. Veterans ombuds Nishika Jardine told a House of Commons committee Thursday it is “patently unfair” that the government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British man who lived in Vancouver convicted in overdose deaths of U.S. servicemen
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
A British man who was living in Vancouver has been convicted in the United States after an RCMP investigation into a dark web drug trafficking network that resulted in the overdose deaths of two U.S. Navy servicemen. The RCMP statement says 47-year-old Paul Anthony Nicholls was convicted Jan. 29 of one count each of conspiracy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour board rejected challenge of unpaid leave for unvaccinated federal staff: union
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s largest federal public sector union says the federal labour relations board has dismissed its policy grievances over Ottawa’s decision to put unvaccinated employees on leave without pay during the height of the pandemic. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says in a news release that it filed several grievances challenging the implementation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Inuit head to Greenland to show solidarity, attend consulate opening
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
NUUK — As Canada prepares to launch its new consulate in Greenland this week, dozens of Inuit from across the Canadian Arctic flew into the Danish territory’s capital Nuuk on Thursday to show solidarity. Makivvik, the group representing Inuit from across northern Quebec, commissioned an Air Inuit flight Thursday from Montreal with more than 60 ... Read More »
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