Author: wrowan

Escobar souvenir hunters face fines for ‘exalting’ drug lord

Fumio Kishida was elected president of his governing Liberal Democratic Party and became prime minister in 2021, with his three-year term expiring in September.

A former gym teacher who was charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation involving a student has had those charges stayed by the Crown.

British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner says inequalities are baked into the province’s justice, health and child-welfare systems.

Wasabi ice cream, Kool-Aid fried chicken and deep fried pickle Oreos are among the wilder food concoctions on the CNE menu this year.

The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) posted a return of 4.2 per cent for the first six months of 2024, underperforming its benchmark index of 4.6 per cent.

Canada’s temporary foreign worker program is not fatally flawed but is “in need of reform,” the country’s immigration minister told Reuters on Tuesday, following a damning U.N. report that dubbed the program a breeding ground for modern slavery.

A fire that broke out in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood overnight left several people hospitalized and dozens more displaced from their homes.

A Nova Scotia resident has been given an award for his selfless actions during a tragedy earlier this year on the other side of the country.

Planning for a new playground at Haultain Memorial School in Calgary began in 2019. Installation is underway so students can see it for themselves when classes resume in September.