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City councillor, social worker Tanille Johnston running for NDP leadership
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Tanille Johnston, a social worker and city councillor for Campbell River, B.C., has launched her bid for the federal NDP leadership. A news release says Johnston is the first Indigenous woman to seek the party’s top job and that she’s ready to bring “fresh energy and real progressive change” to the party and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada, U.S. have deep relationship despite shift to ‘transactional’ trade: Carney
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney said there is a path toward a deal with the United States on steel, aluminum and energy following his meeting with President Donald Trump this week, as he drew applause from Canadian business leaders for how he is managing Canada’s relationship with its southern neighbour. Speaking virtually at a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atikamekw bring legal action against Quebec over inaction fixing Manawan access road
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Atikamekw Council of Manawan has launched legal action against the Quebec government over its inaction on repairs to the only road that links the Indigenous community to southern Quebec. The council says it has filed an application for a judicial review and an order compelling action by the province, alleging it has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chip Wilson fined over signs posted outside mansion during B.C. election period
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Elections BC has found billionaire Chip Wilson contravened election advertising rules when he put up signs in front of his Vancouver mansion ahead of the provincial election last year, one of which described the NDP as “Communist.” A letter to Wilson from Elections BC on Wednesday said three signs he installed in front ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British Columbia has tabled historic legislation to smoke out vaping advertising
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has tabled what it says is the first law in Canada to recover health care costs from companies that use “deceptive practices” to sell vaping products. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the legislation is modelled after similar laws the government used to sue tobacco companies and opioid manufacturers. She ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder was ‘unexpected’ by accused, trial of former B.C. lawyer hears
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer admits to killing his client, but his defence counsel says it wasn’t planned and that evidence at the trial doesn’t support a first-degree murder conviction for Rogelio ‘Butch’ Bagabuyo. The B.C. Supreme Court trial has heard that Mohd Abdullah hired Bagabuyo in 2016 and they conspired to hide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police use ‘spoof masks’ in help for search for of Canada’s most wanted
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Police agencies from across Canada have found a novel way to encourage the public to be on the lookout for the country’s 25 most wanted criminals. Dozens of people wearing hoodies and balaclava-style masks printed with the suspects’ faces stood on a stage at the Vancouver Club while police announced the newest list ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a list of the U.S. tariffs still hammering Canadian industries
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington this week to advance negotiations on lifting or easing a growing list of tariffs. Trump’s ever-shifting tariff agenda is hammering Canadian industries. Here’s a list of the current levies. Fentanyl-related tariffs Citing fentanyl trafficking, Trump used national security powers under the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals introduce second border bill as they look to pass some measures quickly
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has introduced a second border security bill that contains several measures from a bill tabled in June — provisions it hopes Parliament will pass soon. The government will still pursue passage of the first bill, which proposes giving authorities controversial new powers to search mail and access personal information. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From sculpture to olive oil, a look at some of the gifts Carney received as PM
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Mark Carney has received more than a dozen gifts from world leaders since becoming prime minister — everything from Hermès ties and crystal bowls to a sculpture of Winston Churchill. But the gifts he received from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum are among his favourites, his office told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder was unexpected by accused, trial of former B.C. lawyer hears
By Canadian Press on October 8th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer admits to killing his client, but his defence lawyer says it wasn’t planned and evidence at trial doesn’t support a first-degree murder conviction for Rogelio ‘Butch’ Bagabuyo. The B.C. Supreme Court trial in Vancouver has heard that Mohd Abdullah hired Bagabuyo in 2016 and they conspired to hide ... Read More »
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