Category Archives: CP Canada
Canada Post union switching from countrywide to rotating strikes
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Post employees says it will switch from a countrywide strike to rotating strikes starting Saturday morning, in a decision that will get mail and parcels moving a...
Oct 09, 2025
J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after its apology over Harry Potter event
VANCOUVER - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn't "much of a blow" after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter even...
Oct 09, 2025
Murder trial of former B.C. lawyer concludes, decision to be given in Kamloops
VANCOUVER - The first-degree murder trial of a former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer accused of killing his client has concluded at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo is accused of ...
Oct 09, 2025
Anand says consular officers can help as Israel detains more Canadians from flotilla
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canadians detained by Israel for attempting to reach the Gaza Strip should accept Ottawa's consular help to get home. Anand said today six Canadians ...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad confirms search of MLA phones to find leak
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition Leader John Rustad confirms the cellphones of Conservative members were searched during a meeting this week to find a leak from inside his caucus. Rustad said ...
Oct 09, 2025
Police-reported violent crime rate grew in Canada as it dropped in the U.S.: report
OTTAWA - The gap between Canada and the United States on police-reported violent crime has narrowed in recent years, driven by a rise in the rate of major assaults here. A Statistics Canada analysis o...
Oct 09, 2025
B.C. police seize $1M in assets related to alleged drug-trafficking operation
SURREY - Police in British Columbia say a six-month investigation into a suspected illicit drug trafficking ring they describe as large and "sophisticated" has led to four arrests and the seizure of m...
Oct 09, 2025
Minister open to changing bill that would give police easier access to personal data
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he is open to amending proposed border security legislation that would make it easier for police to obtain access to information about Canadian...
Oct 09, 2025
CEO of new Major Projects Office skirts MPs' questions about tanker ban
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's new Major Projects Office and her staff sidestepped MPs' questions Thursday about whether she has special powers to skirt the West Coast tanker ban. Dawn Farrell was hire...
Oct 09, 2025
Ontario declares measles outbreak over after nearly a year of spread
TORONTO - Ontario's measles outbreak, which sickened more than 2,300 people over the course of nearly a year, highlighted the consequences of declining vaccination rates and led to the death of a newb...
Oct 09, 2025