Members of the Ehattesaht First Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Vancouver Aquarium have begun a rescue operation to move a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote Vancouver Island lagoon and into open water, the nation says. kʷiisaḥiʔis, or Brave Little Hunter, has been stuck in a …
Read More »Around Canada
CSIS chief returns to foreign interference inquiry as PM casts doubt on reliability of agency’s reports
The head of Canada's spy agency is appearing again before the public inquiry investigating foreign meddling in elections after multiple witnesses suggested they were not briefed by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service about intelligence it gathered on Chinese interference. Witnesses suggest they were not briefed fully by Canada's spy agency …
Read More »Woman who alleges sex assault by retired vice-admiral Edmundson not believable, his lawyer says
The evidence heard in an Ottawa courtroom from a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Haydn Edmundson more than 30 years ago should be rejected and lead to an acquittal, the lawyer for the retired vice-admiral said Thursday during closing arguments. Edmundson has pleaded not guilty, denies any …
Read More »B.C. judge rejects bid to throw out conviction for 13-year-old girl’s murder
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to throw out a first-degree murder conviction for what the defence says were unreasonable delays in the trial process. Defence's Jordan application said too much time had passed between Ibrahim Ali being charged and trial ending WARNING: This story contains graphic …
Read More »Meta has new anti-sextortion tools, but some say they’re ‘far too little, far too late’ to protect youth
New features to prevent sextortion announced Thursday by Meta, the company that owns the Facebook and Instagram, have not only come years too late but do not go far enough, says the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. 'I don't feel it's enough,' says father of P.E.I. teen who died by …
Read More »Firefighters often battle smoke. Now B.C. researchers are tracking their respiratory health
A study monitoring wildland firefighters' respiratory health is underway in B.C. B.C. Wildfire Service testing respirators for firefighters who often battle smoke with little protection After more than a decade of combating smoky wildfires in British Columbia, Kyler Gaulin says being on the front line has taken a toll on …
Read More »It’s a shame we didn’t have Trudeau’s testimony on foreign interference earlier. Much earlier
A half-hour into his appearance before the public inquiry into foreign interference, Justin Trudeau arrived at a dramatic moment, from 2019, that would reverberate three and a half years later when Canadian journalists began reporting on a series of intelligence leaks. Doubt about the democratic process thrives without clarity and …
Read More »London, Ont., man’s 1960s letters from Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis up for auction
Six letters that a London, Ont., man received from Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis after he began writing her in 1965 are up for auction, and his daughter says they're a testament to her late father's love of art and desire to help others in need. Moved by 1965 newspaper …
Read More »‘Hundreds of thousands’ of seniors will get subsidized dental care next month, health minister vows
Canada's health minister is promising "hundreds of thousands" of seniors will receive subsidized dental work next month under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), despite low sign-up rates among the dentists who are expected to provide that care. Mark Holland says Ottawa working to make it easier for dentists to …
Read More »Submitted for her approval: Danielle Smith’s new jab at Trudeau hits cities, universities too
Alberta's premier loathes red tape. She also doesn't think it will be bureaucratically burdensome to start requiring its stamp of approval on any federal deals with municipalities or other entities. All federal deals with municipalities, other bodies must be vetted by the province that hates red tape Earlier this week, …
Read More »