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The face of hunger is changing in London, Ont., as more people are feeling the effects of food insecurity close to home. Londoners working on the frontlines of the food crisis are seeing record numbers of need as food prices soar. At the Ark Aid Mission, the need for food has more …
Read More »Saanich mayoral candidates face off on municipality’s top issues ahead of Saturday election
B.C.’s municipal election is on the horizon. Voting day is Oct. 15 across the province. Affordable housing, road safety and the possibility of amalgamating with the City of Victoria are all top of mind for voters in Vancouver Island’s most populous municipality. Incumbent Mayor Fred Haynes and former district councillor Dean Murdock shared …
Read More »In Poilievre, Liberals face a leader who gets under his opponents’ skin
A few days before he stepped into a boxing ring with Senator Patrick Brazeau in 2012, Justin Trudeau rose in the House of Commons and asked the Conservative government about its support for young people. James Moore, the heritage minister at the time, stood to respond. “My colleague will have …
Read More »PM Trudeau could face subpoena to testify at residential school reparations trial
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could face a subpoena to testify as a witness during a trial scheduled to begin this month for a class-action lawsuit seeking reparations for the cultural devastation wreaked by residential schools, court records show. Lawyers representing 325 First Nations — more than half of all recognized First …
Read More »Seven UCP leadership contenders set to face off in Edmonton
Please make me your second choice. Or, maybe, rank me as your No. 3. That’s the message United Conservative Party leadership candidates should bring to party members during tonight’s debate if they were being strategic, say political observers. Seven candidates will be in Edmonton for the party’s second — and final — official debate …
Read More »Lack of RCMP emergency response to northern Manitoba First Nation crime a ‘slap in the face,’ chief says
The chief of a remote Manitoba First Nation believes a recent shooting could have been prevented if RCMP were more responsive to a recent uptick in crime in the community, including arresting a man allegedly involved in the shooting who was previously wanted by Mounties. On Sunday, two men and two teenage boys were airlifted …
Read More »Foreign-trained doctors say they could help with B.C.’s doctor shortage but face too many barriers
As emergency rooms across some rural parts of the province had to close this weekend amid staffing shortages, some internationally trained doctors say the barriers to practise in Canada have forced them to seek a different career. On Sunday, Interior Health announced that the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver, …
Read More »Boris Johnson to face grilling today after resignation of 2 top ministers
A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to stay in power Wednesday after his government was rocked by the resignation of two top ministers, who said they could no longer serve under his scandal-plagued leadership. The most immediate challenge for the leader, who only narrowly survived a no-confidence vote …
Read More »Air travellers face cancellations, delays throughout long weekend
Many passengers are facing delays, lost baggage and missed connections through the Canada Day long weekend. Staff shortages, in the air and on the ground, have been blamed for the chaos. News Source link
Read More »Rebuild or retreat? B.C. communities face tough choices after catastrophic floods
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. The flowers at Martin O’Brien’s former home in Grand …
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