PENTICTON, B.C. — A retired city employee has been charged with four counts of murder after a series of shootings in Penticton, B.C., closed a large swath of the community Monday during a police response involving dozens of officers. Dan McLaughlin of the B.C. prosecution service said Tuesday that three counts of first-degree murder and […]
EDMONTON — An unofficial turnout shows nearly 70 per cent of Albertans voted in Tuesday’s provincial election — the highest in decades. Elections Alberta said about 2,615,000 people in Alberta were registered to vote. Deputy chief electoral officer Drew Westwater said the unofficial turnout was 69.9 per cent, based on numbers crunched by mid-afternoon Wednesday. […]
OTTAWA — Two charities are brushing off Alberta premier-designate Jason Kenney’s threat to probe their finances, resurrecting an old animus between Conservatives and environmental groups. Kenney’s United Conservative Party handedly defeated Rachel Notley’s New Democrats Tuesday, sweeping into power with a majority government. His lengthy victory speech in a Calgary ballroom focused on supporting Alberta’s […]
PENTICTON, B.C. — A retired city employee has been charged with four counts of murder after a series of shootings in Penticton, B.C., closed a large swath of the community Monday during a police response involving dozens of officers. Dan McLaughlin of the B.C. prosecution service said Tuesday that three counts of first-degree murder and […]
OTTAWA — When voters in Prince Edward Island go to the polls next week, they’ll be making their choice without any input from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Even though polls suggest Wade MacLauchlan’s governing Liberals will need all the help they can get to stay in power, sources close to the campaign say they haven’t […]
OTTAWA — The sting of evacuations due to spring flooding at a First Nation in northern Ontario is hitting harder this year, as government promises for a permanent new location are far from reality. Starting on Monday, more than 2,500 members of the Kashechewan First Nation were to be flown out from the reserve, located […]
OTTAWA — A Conservative MP from British Columbia says he is undergoing tests to determine if he has pancreatic cancer — and, if so, how far the disease may have spread. Mark Warawa posted a note on his Facebook page saying he was “very sick in hospital” and asking anyone to pray “for a miracle.” […]
TORONTO — The federal government will end up with the power to regulate almost every facet of life — such as when you can drive or where you can live — if its law aimed at curbing harmful greenhouse gas emissions is allowed to stand, Ontario’s top court heard Monday. Ottawa’s climate-change law is so […]
MONTREAL — Grocery chain Metro Inc. will allow customers to use reusable containers and zipper bags to purchase fresh products in stores across Quebec. The grocery and drug store company says in a statement today it wants to reduce the amount of single-use packaging it sells. Metro Inc. senior vice-president Marc Giroux says the plan […]
OTTAWA — The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women is fighting in court for access to two RCMP files the national police force is refusing to hand over. The inquiry is set to issue its long-awaited report in June, but says it wants the contested Mountie files to complete its work on one […]