Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Energy minister Dix says four new wind farms will power B.C.'s energy sovereignty
VICTORIA - The minister responsible for energy and climate change solutions in British Columbia says four new wind farms will strengthen the province's energy sovereignty at a time of rising costs and...
May 13, 2026
Energy minister Dix says four new wind farms will power B.C.'s energy sovereignty
VICTORIA - The minister responsible for energy and climate change solutions in British Columbia says four new wind farms will strengthen the province's energy sovereignty at a time of rising costs and...
May 13, 2026
Ottawa asks defence industry for options on replacements for aging tank fleet
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is formally asking the defence industry to identify what companies can offer to either upgrade or replace Canada's aging fleet of tanks. The federal government published...
May 13, 2026
Suicide barrier needed on Vancouver bridge, advocates say, after another death
VANCOUVER - The lack of suicide-prevention barriers on Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge is "inexcusable," those pushing for the measures say, after a woman fell to her death in an incident that unf...
May 13, 2026
Around 6,200 public servants apply for early retirement as deadline looms
OTTAWA - About 6,200 federal public servants have applied to retire early, with just more than two months to go until the deadline. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat website says 6,214 applicat...
May 13, 2026
Kouri Richins, who wrote a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death, gets life sentence
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - A Utah mother who published a children's book about grief after the death of her husband will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole for his murder, a judge rul...
May 13, 2026
Judge quashes Alberta separation petition, Smith calls ruling 'anti-democratic'
EDMONTON - A judge threw out an Alberta separatist petition Wednesday, ruling the province had a duty to consult with First Nations - a decision quickly declared "anti-democratic" by Premier Danielle ...
May 13, 2026
Watchdog finds no grounds for offence in relation to man's death in Quesnel, B.C.
SURREY - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has found no reasonable grounds to believe an officer may have committed an offence in relation to the death of a man outside a homeless shelter ...
May 13, 2026
Helijet chopper hit by helicopter-induced lightning, setting off plunge: TSB report
RICHMOND - The Transportation Safety Board says a helicopter-induced lightning strike set off an uncontrolled and rapid descent of a passenger helicopter off British Columbia's coast in October 2023. ...
May 13, 2026
Ottawa nears deal with Alberta on carbon pricing that is weaker than federal backstop
OTTAWA - Ottawa and Alberta are closing in on an industrial carbon pricing deal that is more lenient than the existing federal system and could have ramifications across the country. A source with kno...
May 13, 2026