Canadian researchers and advocates are questioning a decision to allow Hong Kong police officers to compete in the 2023 World Police & Fire Games in Winnipeg as authorities in China place bounties on the heads of pro-democracy legislators, some of which who are living in Canada. While approximately 300 officers from Hong Kong join an
In another chapter of the B.C. port strike, workers have now voted to reject a mediated contract offer, thereby possibly extending job action at some of Canada’s busiest ports. In an announcement late Friday, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) president Rob Ashton said members have voted no to the contract and are
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says if a Calgary medical clinic begins charging a fee for faster access to a family doctor, it will be shut down, fined or have medicare payments from the province withheld. Smith says her government is committed to the principles of the Canada Health Act that include patients not paying to access publicly
Every Taylor Swift fan has at least once jumped around to Shake It Off — but when over 72,000 Swifties dance together, the outcome is (literally) seismic. When Swift, 33, performed two nights at Lumen Field in Seattle last weekend, she and her fans created seismic activity equivalent to a 2.3-magnitude earthquake, according to seismologist
Millions of eligible Canadians started receiving automatic payments Friday from the federal government through its enhanced Canada Workers Benefit (CWB). Low- and modest-income Canadian workers who received the CWB in 2022 will automatically receive their advance payments from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday. 2:33 ‘We’re being compassionate’: Minister responds
Bronny James, LeBron James‘ eldest son, suffered cardiac arrest during a workout at the University of Southern California on Monday, The Athletic reported. “I think everyone’s just happy that he got to the hospital and everyone’s thoughts are with him and the James family to make sure he’s okay,” LA Times sports writer Gary Klein
A teenage girl is lucky to be alive after neighbours rushed to her rescue when she was attacked by a dog in Oshawa, Ont. Residents in the area say the girl was walking down the sidewalk when dog got loose from its chain and started biting her.Motorcycle accident toronto today has agreed to protect the identity of
An Iranian man in Quebec says he was racially profiled by police when they conducted a “routine stop,” which he says led to over $1,100 in ticket fines for providing his insurance papers “too late,” possessing two packs contraband cigarettes and obstructing a peace officer. Iman Niknam held a press conference on Wednesday alongside the
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 28, 2023 8:43 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A member of Parliament says he’s calling on the federal government to halt funding to the Calgary Stampede. Liberal member George Chahal, who represents Calgary Skyview, says the Stampede has lost people’s trust.A partial settlement was
An Arizona teenager who vanished without a trace when she was 14 years old has turned up safe at a police station after being missing for nearly four years, police said. Alicia Navarro, now 18, of Glendale, Ariz., showed up alone this week in a small Montana town about 64 km from the Canadian border