Category Archives: The Canadian Press
'Why did you not warn us': Frustration for B.C. land owners at Cowichan case meeting
RICHMOND - Residents of Richmond, B.C., asked why they weren't told sooner about potential risks to their property rights at a tense meeting with officials over the impact of the landmark Cowichan Tri...
Oct 28, 2025
'Why did you not warn us': Frustration for B.C. land owners at Cowichan case meeting
RICHMOND - Residents of Richmond, B.C., asked why they weren't told sooner about potential risks to their property rights at a tense meeting with officials over the impact of the landmark Cowichan Tri...
Oct 28, 2025
What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision
The Alberta government on Monday invoked the notwithstanding clause in legislation ordering 51,000 striking teachers back to work. Premier Danielle Smith said it was needed because of the size of the ...
Oct 28, 2025
A timeline of boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in B.C. waters
There's been a surge in boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in British Columbia waters, two of them thought to have been fatal to the whales. Here are some recent incidents. Oct. 23: A ...
Oct 28, 2025
A timeline of boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in B.C. waters
There's been a surge in boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in British Columbia waters, two of them thought to have been fatal to the whales. Here are some recent incidents. Oct. 23: A ...
Oct 28, 2025
'Exceedingly rare': B.C. humpback's death may be first linked to whale-watch industry
VANCOUVER - There's been a series of entanglements and collisions involving humpback whales in British Columbia waters in recent weeks as numbers of the mammals surge, but the circumstances of the lat...
Oct 28, 2025
'Exceedingly rare': B.C. humpback's death may be first linked to whale-watch industry
VANCOUVER - There's been a series of entanglements and collisions involving humpback whales in British Columbia waters in recent weeks as numbers of the mammals surge, but the circumstances of the lat...
Oct 28, 2025
Industrial carbon price a focus Carney's climate strategy consultations: sources
OTTAWA - Environment advocates say the federal government's consultations ahead of the release of its climate competitiveness strategy next week have focused in part on making industrial carbon pricin...
Oct 28, 2025
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island ...
Oct 28, 2025
Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown, saying that labor unions wer...
Oct 28, 2025