The Canadian Press LANGLEY, B.C.–A collection of classic vehicles worth millions of dollars was destroyed yesterday when fire raced through a building in Langley, B.C. Alyn Edwards, a columnist who writes about classic cars and a good friend of the owners, Garry and Darlene Cassidy, said they are devastated by […]
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The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Striking college faculty workers are calling on the Ontario government to pressure college administrators to return to the bargaining table in a labour dispute that’s caused headaches for half a million students. But the province said it has no current plans to intervene. At a rally […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A Quebec man’s enthusiastic singing in the confines of his own car has earned him a $149 ticket for yelling. Taoufik Moalla told CTV Montreal he was shocked and surprised after Montreal police officers stopped him on Sept. 27 not far from his home in the St-Laurent […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–Alberta prosecutors say court backlogs and delays mean they are tossing criminal cases “on the trash heap.” Senior Calgary prosecutor Jonathan Hak told court this week the system is overloaded with criminal cases and “there’s not a blessed thing the Crown can do about that.” “What […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–A high fertility rate and a growing sense of self are fuelling an explosion in the ranks of indigenous peoples, according to fresh census numbers that lay bare the demographic challenges facing one of the most vulnerable and poverty-stricken segments in Canada. Nearly 1.7 million people […]
The Canadian Press SALMON ARM, B.C.–The Mounties are bringing in specialists to help search a rural property in Salmon Arm, B.C., where they say human remains have been found. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said yesterday a forensics team that specializes in recovering evidence is among the personnel searching the 10-hectare property. […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Three Canadians who were tortured in Syria have received just over $31 million in federal compensation. The Liberal government said in March it had settled long-standing lawsuits filed by Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad El Maati, and Muayyed Nureddin over the federal role in their ordeals, though details of […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones Two Ontario Liberals were acquitted of Election Act bribery charges Tuesday in a case the party and one of the defendants suggested only was brought to trial because of political motivations. The judge hearing the case granted a directed verdict application from the defence that called […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber Canadian scientists are racing to test a remedy they hope will save bats from a deadly fungus that already has killed millions of the winged mammals across the continent. “We are feeling a real sense of urgency because that fungus is within a couple hundred kilometres […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have pulled off a stunning byelection upset, snatching the federal riding of Lac-Saint-Jean away from the Conservatives. A Liberal victory in Quebec’s nationalist heartland–where the party hasn’t won since 1980 and where it posted its worst result in the province in 2015–would have […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The Ontario government is spending $100 million to add hundreds of new beds to hospitals across the province to address the issue of overcrowded wards ahead of what’s expected to be a bad ‘flu season. Health minister Eric Hoskins, who made the announcement yesterday, said adding […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio Unseasonably warm weather in parts of Canada may deprive some areas of one of their trademark natural attractions: rich fall colours. A forestry expert says the vivid red leaves that draw crowds of tourists to areas of Ontario and parts of Quebec are triggered by bright […]
