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B.C. public workers’ strike expands to liquor, cannabis distribution warehouses
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
DELTA — Liquor and cannabis warehouses in British Columbia are now behind picket lines as public sector workers step up job action to try to pressure the government back to the bargaining table. The BC General Employees’ Union says workers at the Liquor Distribution Branch’s headquarters in Burnaby as well as warehouses in Delta, Richmond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plaintiffs suing Gilbert Rozon for sex assault can’t all be lying, lawyer says
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
MONTREAL — The lawyer for nine women accusing the founder of the Just for Laughs festival of sexual assault says it’s impossible his clients are all lying about what happened to them. Bruce Johnston made the comments in a Montreal courtroom today in his closing arguments in the civil trial of ex-comedy mogul Gilbert Rozon. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police lack resources to enforce gun buyback, minister suggests in recorded exchange
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has suggested that an acquaintance shouldn’t worry about being arrested for refusing to turn in a banned firearm because municipal police have few resources to devote to such matters. In an audio recording of a conversation Sunday with the unidentified gun owner, Anandasangaree says the latest phase of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP calls on Ottawa to do more to get approved refugees out of Gaza
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan says the government needs to do more to get people out of Gaza who applied for temporary visas through an extended family reunification program. The program stopped accepting visa application on March 6, 2025, when the 5,000-applicant cap was reached, and as of Aug. 1 about 860 people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One person dead after being shot by police in Montreal suburb
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec’s independent police watchdog says one person has died after being shot by police on Montreal’s South Shore. The watchdog says police in Longueuil, Que., received a 911 call just before 3 p.m. Sunday about a group of armed individuals moving through a public place. Officers reportedly arrived at the scene shortly after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP escort CFIA to execute search warrant on B.C. ostrich farm
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Mounties say they have been requested to attend an ostrich farm in British Columbia’s Interior where about 400 birds have been ordered culled after avian flu swept through the flock last year. An RCMP statement says police support is being given to the lead agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health advocates call on Liberals to keep pharmacare promise ahead of budget
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — A group of health care advocates is urging the federal Liberals to stay the course and create a universal, single-payer pharmacare program. The Pharmacare Act, which was passed last fall, calls for an expert committee to explore the best way to create a national universal drug coverage program. That committee is set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa asks court to overturn tribunal order on First Nations child welfare
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa is asking the Federal Court to overturn a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order directing it to work with First Nations to reform the child welfare system, and for a new panel to be struck to determine next steps in a nearly two-decade-long legal battle. The order, released in August, came nine years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canada ‘has what the world wants’ at a critical time
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching Canada as a reliable trading partner that “has what the world wants” before an international audience today in New York City. Addressing the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York City before attending the UN General Assembly, Carney says Canada has the resources, talent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal transit strike begins, could disrupt service for two weeks
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
MONTREAL — A transit strike kicked off Monday morning that could disrupt bus and subway service in Montreal for the next two weeks, as Quebec’s labour minister accused the workers of holding public transit users hostage. The strike by the Montreal transit agency’s maintenance workers will limit service to morning and evening rush hours and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Fake stories about hockey stars tied to foreign clickbait network
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
A new NHL season is just around the corner, but hockey fans looking for updates on their favourite players and teams should be wary of news they see posted on Facebook from clickbait accounts sharing fake, often outrageous stories. Anyone scrolling their feed earlier this month might have been surprised by a bit of “breaking ... Read More »
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