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Inquest into B.C. police shooting deaths recommends emergency events be recorded
BURNABY, B.C. – An inquest jury looking into the police shooting deaths of a man and the woman he was holding hostage has recommended that events involving the emergency response team be recorded with both video and audio. The recommendation is one of seven to come following the inquest into the deaths of Randy Crosson ... Read More »
Bill would grant Alberta powers to fire municipal councillors, overturn bylaws
EDMONTON – The Alberta government introduced a bill Thursday that would grant it sweeping powers over municipalities, including the right to fire councillors and overturn bylaws. The proposed law would also allow political parties to run on municipal ballots in Edmonton and Calgary as soon as next year. Municipal Affairs Minster Ric McIver said the ... Read More »
Perez homers as KC beats Blue Jays 2-1 in game called after 5 innings, 3 1/2-hour rain delay
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Cole Ragans held Toronto in check long enough for the rain to arrive, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Blue Jays 2-1 on Thursday in a game called after five innings and a long weather delay. Ragans (1-2) allowed ... Read More »
With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes new governing council as gang-ravaged country seeks peace
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti opened a new political chapter Thursday with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister and prepare for eventual presidential elections, in hopes of quelling spiraling gang violence that has killed thousands in the Caribbean country. Ariel Henry, the prime minister who had been locked ... Read More »
Jets need to pick up their play as first-round series shifts to Colorado
DENVER – Resting on top of an audio speaker just inside the entrance to the Winnipeg Jets’ locker-room sits a reminder of what the NHL team is fighting for. A blue board, complete with team logo and Stanley Cup in the background, has plastic slots for 16 hockey pucks — one for each post-season victory. ... Read More »
Guilbeault seeking ways to end benzene exposure from Sarnia styrene plant
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is looking for options to protect a southern Ontario First Nation from repeated exposure to benzene from a nearby chemical plant, as the plant issues a new warning about air pollution. Leaders from Aamjiwnaang First Nation and international environment advocates wrote to Guilbeault on Thursday asking him to take ... Read More »
With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes 10 new leaders as country choked by gangs seeks peace
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti opened a new political chapter Thursday with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister and prepare for eventual presidential elections, in hopes of quelling spiraling gang violence that has killed thousands in the Caribbean country. Ariel Henry, the prime minister who had been locked ... Read More »
Court ruling affirms law curbing parliamentary immunity of spy watchdog members
OTTAWA – The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of a law that limits members of a spy watchdog from using their parliamentary immunity to speak out. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, composed of MPs and senators from various parties, has access to highly classified information. Ordinarily, MPs and senators ... Read More »
Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. The bill mirrors almost the same language from a so-called “anti-abortion ... Read More »
Princess Anne to visit British Columbia, sail to Esquimalt
VICTORIA – Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to visit British Columbia next month. The princess and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, will attend a series of events during the three-day trip starting on May 3, including the commissioning ceremony for the HMCS Max Bernays followed by an overnight sail ... Read More »
Don’t compare me to Jennifer Jones, says Canadian curler Chelsea Carey
Chelsea Carey wants to be clear. She’s not trying to fill Jennifer Jones’s curling shoes. Carey has been handed the skipping reins of Jones’s young team ranked second in Canada and fourth in the world. Six-time Canadian champion Jones, also a two-time world champ and an Olympic gold medallist, retired from team curling earlier this ... Read More »
