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Business groups, city officials among first witnesses before Emergencies Act inquiry

Business groups, city officials among first witnesses before Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA — An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act heard first-hand testimony Friday about the effect of last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protest on the people and businesses in downtown Ottawa.
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Rainfall, drought and wildfires by the numbers in British Columbia

Rainfall, drought and wildfires by the numbers in British Columbia

VANCOUVER — British Columbia should be well into its rainy season, but instead persistent hot and dry weather has created drought conditions. Here are some of the numbers connected with the drought: --- Recorded rainfall between July and Oct.
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Emergencies Act testimony and EI premiums to go up in 2023: In The News for Oct.14

Emergencies Act testimony and EI premiums to go up in 2023: In The News for Oct.14

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct.14 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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B.C. drought benefits some farmers, extending harvest and reducing rot

B.C. drought benefits some farmers, extending harvest and reducing rot

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is enduring a record-breaking dry spell, but farmer Amir Mann says the drought is far preferable to other recent weather extremes.
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Workers, employers are calling on the federal government to pay off EI program debt

Workers, employers are calling on the federal government to pay off EI program debt

OTTAWA — With employment insurance premiums set to rise in the new year, both employers and workers are calling on the federal government to step in and rescue the program from the considerable amount of debt it has fallen into since the COVID-19 pan
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Hockey Canada board resigned after justice Thomas Cromwell's recommendation

Hockey Canada board resigned after justice Thomas Cromwell's recommendation

A former Supreme Court justice recommended wholesale change at Hockey Canada a day before the embattled sports organization's CEO and board resigned on Tuesday.
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Mother in Amanda Todd 'sextortion' case says two-year sentence request is 'laughable'

Mother in Amanda Todd 'sextortion' case says two-year sentence request is 'laughable'

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Amanda Todd's mother says it's "laughable" that a defence lawyer has requested a two-year sentence for a man who repeatedly tormented her teenage daughter as part of a prolonged online luring and sexual extortion scheme.
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Zahra Kazemi's prosecutor included in Canada's new Iran sanctions

Zahra Kazemi's prosecutor included in Canada's new Iran sanctions

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has added 20 more Iranian officials and entities to its sanctions list, and says that within weeks Ottawa will ban entry to thousands of regime officials. "We are not just putting out fanciful rhetoric.
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Smith's discrimination remark making Alberta an international embarrassment: NDP

Smith's discrimination remark making Alberta an international embarrassment: NDP

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith has made the province an international embarrassment by proclaiming those who didn’t get vaccinated during COVID-19 endured the worst discrimination she's seen in her lifetime.
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Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers

Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers

VANCOUVER — Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve.
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