Canada and the United States are in the process of negotiating the future of a unique treaty governing the Columbia River, dams on which provide hundreds of millions of dollars worth of hydroelectric power and key flood controls. Control of hydroelectic dams creating some static during Columbia River Treaty talks …
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2 people rescued from partially collapsed building in Montréal-Nord borough
The Montreal fire department and police are securing the building to make sure nobody else is trapped inside. Rescued individuals taken to hospital, crews ensuring no one else is inside The Montreal fire department rescued two people from the rubble of an apartment building in the Montréal-Nord borough after the …
Read More »Where did the term ‘parental rights’ come from?
Though the term "parental rights" is by no means new, it has re-emerged during recent conflicts over sexual orientation and gender identity policies in Canadian schools. Here's a look at what the phrase means, where it comes from and who is included — and excluded — under its umbrella. A …
Read More »Officials, politicians denounce ‘hateful’ video telling Indian Hindus to leave Canada
No politician or government body singled out the video by name. But the comments come just after pro-Khalistan activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said in a video uploaded to social media. Tensions escalating amid Canada’s accusations of India foreign interference Federal public safety officials and politicians say Hindus from India are …
Read More »India has suspended visa service for Canadians. Here are your top questions answered
The Ministry of External Affairs in India says it will “review the situation on a regular basis.” India's Ministry of External Affairs says it will review the situation on a regular basis' India's visa processing centre in Canada suspended services Thursday as a rift widened between the countries after Prime …
Read More »Far from home, young Ukrainian hockey players meet with Zelenskyy in Ottawa
Maksym Shtepa made his way from his new home in Quebec City to Ottawa Friday with one goal in mind: to give President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the hockey jersey off his back. The 13-year-old and his teammate Matvii Kulish got to do it standing alongside Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
Read More »1 RCMP officer dead, 2 officers injured in Coquitlam shooting
Ridge Meadows RCMP were executing a search warrant on a residence in Coquitlam's City Centre neighbourhood when the officer was shot and killed. Eyewitness said she saw one officer bleeding from the leg and another receiving chest compressions One RCMP officer is dead after being shot and two other officers …
Read More »RCMP officer Rick O’Brien dead, 2 officers injured in Coquitlam shooting
Ridge Meadows RCMP were executing a search warrant on a residence in Coquitlam's City Centre neighbourhood when the officer was shot and killed. Eyewitness said she saw one officer bleeding from the leg and another receiving chest compressions One RCMP officer is dead after being shot and two other officers …
Read More »Accused killer of Muslim family ‘appeared giddy’ and was smiling after arrest in London, Ont., court told
The man arrested in the killing of a Muslim family in London on June 6, 2021, was "happy, smiling, looking around and appeared giddy," one of the first police officers to interact with the accused told Ontario Superior Court in Windsor on Friday. A detective who helped search Nathaniel Veltman, …
Read More »Pride flag burned at Kitchener, Ont., high school, police investigate ‘hate-motivated’ incident
Police are investigating reports that a group of teenagers took a Pride flag from Eastwood Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, Ont., then stepped on it and burned it on Thursday afternoon. Waterloo Region District School Board says it's 'saddened and concerned' about incident Police are investigating after a group of teenagers …
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