Skip to content

National News

Meta fights CRTC, refuses to publicly release info on news blocking measures

Meta fights CRTC, refuses to publicly release info on news blocking measures

Last year, the company blocked news from Facebook and Instagram in response to the Online News Act, which would have required Meta to compensate media outlets for displaying their content.
In the news today: Halifax forum starts amid wars, uncertainty

In the news today: Halifax forum starts amid wars, uncertainty

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
'Emotional time' for B.C. poultry farmers who have to cull thousands of birds

'Emotional time' for B.C. poultry farmers who have to cull thousands of birds

Almost seven million birds have been culled at B.C. farms since the spring of 2022.
Woman accused in drowning of girl at Alberta lake had been under house arrest

Woman accused in drowning of girl at Alberta lake had been under house arrest

Crown prosecutors said it's not believed Mary Quinn deliberately planned the child's death, but her actions afterward show she was trying to hide her involvement.
No evidence linking Modi to criminal activity in Canada: national security adviser

No evidence linking Modi to criminal activity in Canada: national security adviser

OTTAWA — A senior official says the Canadian government is not aware of any evidence linking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to alleged criminal activity perpetrated by Indian agents on Canadian soil.
Prosecutors say alleged smugglers at Manitoba border cared more for money than lives

Prosecutors say alleged smugglers at Manitoba border cared more for money than lives

FERGUS FALLS — A prosecutor urged a jury Thursday to find two accused human smugglers guilty, saying the men cared more about money than people's safety and their actions led to the deaths of a family of four in a prairie blizzard.
Cargo jet removed after sliding off runway at Vancouver airport

Cargo jet removed after sliding off runway at Vancouver airport

The aircraft went off the runway after landing Tuesday afternoon, though none of the three crew members aboard was hurt.
Petition by RFK Jr. fan prompts Montreal council to end water fluoridation

Petition by RFK Jr. fan prompts Montreal council to end water fluoridation

MONTREAL — Municipal officials have opted to end water fluoridation on the Island of Montreal in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body-worn cameras

B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body-worn cameras

About 300 cameras will be issued to officers in Mission first, then to other communities, including Tofino and Ucluelet, and Cranbrook, Kamloops and Prince George.
Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.

Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.

The new infection occurred within two kilometres of one of the earlier cases in a white-tailed deer near Cranbrook — something SFU's Kaylee Byers called the “best news of bad news.”