Politics

'Gone in an instant:' Manitoba RCMP release names of 16 seniors killed in bus crash

DAUPHIN, Man. — They were great-grandparents, a couple in their 80s, a former teacher — and they were "gone in an instant." RCMP Supt.

Jun 22, 2023 7:20 PM Read more >

Planned Parenthood, Emily's List and NARAL-Pro Choice America endorse Joe Biden in 2024 race

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three top reproductive rights groups are endorsing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for reelection in 2024.

Jun 22, 2023 7:11 PM Read more >

David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia Premier David Eby says "hateful" banners aimed at transgender people that have hung for months over one of the province's highways are "reprehensible" and he wishes the protesters involved would "go home.

Jun 22, 2023 6:04 PM Read more >

Liberal bill requiring Google and Meta to pay for news content becomes law

OTTAWA — A federal bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms has become law.

Jun 22, 2023 5:49 PM Read more >

B.C. youth representative calls for better government care of gender-diverse youth

VICTORIA — British Columbia's representative for children and youth says gender-diverse young people, notably those in care, aren't getting the support they need and she is calling on the provincial government to fill service gaps.

Jun 22, 2023 5:36 PM Read more >

Saskatchewan government suspends Planned Parenthood presentations in schools

REGINA — Saskatchewan's education minister has suspended Planned Parenthood from making presentations in classrooms after the organization took "inappropriate" sexual material to a high school.

Jun 22, 2023 5:29 PM Read more >

B.C. vineyards devastated by winter freeze, slashing wine output up to 56%: growers

KELOWNA, B.C. — Wine growers in British Columbia say a bitter cold snap last winter has devastated vineyards, causing irreparable damage to almost half of the province's planted acreage that may force some producers out of business.

Jun 22, 2023 5:28 PM Read more >

Federal justice minister orders new trial for two men convicted of murder in 1974

OTTAWA — Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ordered a new trial Thursday for two Indigenous men who were convicted of murder by an all-white jury in Winnipeg 49 years ago.

Jun 22, 2023 5:05 PM Read more >

NDP confident inquiry into interference will come, but details still being negotiated

OTTAWA — Canadians can be confident there will be a public inquiry into foreign interference, New Democratic House leader Peter Julian said Thursday.

Jun 22, 2023 4:27 PM Read more >

Congressional report says there's an extremely high risk Temu's supply chains have forced labor

NEW YORK (AP) — A Congressional report published Thursday offered a blistering critique of popular Chinese retailers Shein and Temu, with lawmakers accusing the latter of failing to maintain “even the façade of a meaningful compliance program” that s

Jun 22, 2023 4:24 PM Read more >