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B.C. ministry unaware of coroners attending death scenes remotely after 2019
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Ministry of Public Safety says it was unaware of the BC Coroners Service continuing a practice of attending certain death scenes remotely after 2019. Ministry spokeswoman Tasha Schollen says the ministry’s understanding was that in-person scene attendance had been “restored” six years ago, and it’s now discussing the situation with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Trans Mountain CEO to head major projects office
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s one-stop shop for industry to pitch plans for large industrial construction projects will be headquartered in Calgary. The Prime Minister’s Office provided details today about the major projects office which is part of its plan to get big national projects fast-tracked through the approval process. The office will be headed up by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Westbank sells stake in massive Squamish Nation housing development in Vancouver
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Squamish Nation says Vancouver-based developer Westbank Corp. has sold its entire stake in its massive Senakw housing project, which broke ground in 2022 backed by a $1.4 billion federal loan for construction. A statement from the nation says OPTrust, which manages one of Canada’s largest pension funds, has acquired Westbank’s share in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teenager charged in terror case faces new charge of assaulting a peace officer: Crown
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
MONTREAL — A 17-year-old boy who allegedly intended to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State is facing a new charge of assaulting a peace officer. Federal prosecutor Marc Cigana told reporters at Montreal’s youth court that the alleged assault occurred at RCMP headquarters in Westmount, Que., after the teen was arrested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre wants ‘reasonable’ self-defence defined in Criminal Code
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants the government to amend the Criminal Code to say that the use of force is presumed to be reasonable to defend your home is someone breaks into it. He says if the government doesn’t do this, his party will introduce a private member’s bill aimed at making the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a $3.3 billion deficit in the first three months of its fiscal year. The result for the April-to-June period compared with a $2.9 billion deficit for the same stretch last year. Revenues increased $3.5 billion or 2.9 per cent from the prior year, largely due to increases in customs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: StatCan to release GDP data for June and Q2 today
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… StatCan to release GDP data for June and Q2 today Statistics Canada is set to release gross domestic product data for the month of June and the second quarter as a whole today. The agency’s early estimates for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Co-ordinated plan needed to save ‘alarmingly low’ monarch butterfly population: study
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss. The iconic butterfly’s population has decreased by around 80 per cent in the past two decades, says the paper published in the journal Current Biology, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government says it accidentally deleted privacy provision in online streaming bill
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government says it’s “looking into” what appears to be the accidental removal of a privacy provision in its Online Streaming Act. Earlier this week, University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist outlined in a blog post that a privacy provision in the legislation was removed only two months after the bill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body in her home; man charged
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
A man who police say was in an intimate relationship with missing Maple Ridge woman Jessica Cunningham has been charged with indignity to human remains after a body was found in the home they shared in a cul-de-sac in the community east of Vancouver. Police say they have yet to confirm whether the remains are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine that could extend its operations for another two years until 2033. The project, which requires further permits to go ahead, calls for the deepening of a pit and expansion of a disposal area for ... Read More »
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