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The annual convention for B.C.’s elected local officials hopes to deal with the elephant in the room for many councils across the province — respecting one another, getting along and finding consensus for their electors. A discussion paper from the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) and the Local Government Management Association of British Columbia (LGMA) delves…
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole said Wednesday he contemplated expelling a Conservative senator from his party’s caucus over concerns that the senator was involved in foreign influence. Testifying in Ottawa before the inquiry into foreign interference, O’Toole said one of his MPs was told by a local mayor that a Conservative senator was actively working…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The courtroom was packed on Wednesday as Thomas Hamp took the stand in his own murder trial. Hamp was questioned about his “delusional behaviour, false memories, and paranoia” leading up to the stabbing of his girlfriend, Emily Sanche, in February 2022, as well as what happened during…
Canada has decided to cut down international students and worker permits in a bid to manage record immigration levels, which contributed to the country’s population surpassing 41 million earlier this year.“It is a privilege to come to Canada. It is not a right,” Marc Miller, Canadian immigration minister said.Ottawa intends to issue 4,37,000 study permits…
Twenty-five new Community Engagement Response Team (CERT) officers are on Calgary streets in a continued effort to address social disorder in the city. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) team launched in April focusing on transit lines and high system users. Data shows the presence of the officers is working, with transit related social disorder calls…
The daughter of a woman who died after a suicide attempt at a Summerside hospital says the case points to gaps in P.E.I.’s mental health care system. Lisa Arsenault has been present and asking questions during the three days of a coroner’s inquest this week looking into the death of her mother, Angela Arsenault. The…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 18, 2024 5:26 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size SASKATOON — A 14-year-old girl accused of setting a fellow student on fire in a Saskatoon school is facing an additional charge. A court spokesperson says the girl has been charged with unlawfully…
Ontario’s transportation minister says he remains confident in both Metrolinx and the company building the years-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT as the window for the project to open this year narrows. Provincial transit agency Metrolinx has promised to announce the date the controversial line will open three months before it begins carrying passengers. That leaves just…
Jennifer Brazeau says an apology means little without a plan for meaningful action to drive change. That’s her sentiment ahead of a public apology from Canada’s largest association of medical doctors for past and ongoing harms the medical profession has caused First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. “An apology isn’t a panacea for change, they actually have to…
Politics The Liberal government says it will slash the number of international student visas it issues by another 10 per cent. Liberal government to slash number of permits by 10 per cent Anja Karadeglija · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 18, 2024 1:41 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Immigration, Refugees and…
