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Gaza protests halt all in-person public access to Surrey, B.C., council meetings

Gaza protests halt all in-person public access to Surrey, B.C., council meetings

SURREY, B.C. — Protesters calling on city councillors in Surrey, B.C.
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Richmond, B.C., seeks federal funding to house refugees crowding homeless shelters

Richmond, B.C., seeks federal funding to house refugees crowding homeless shelters

RICHMOND — The City of Richmond in British Columbia is urging the federal government to provide more temporary housing for refugees and asylum seekers or pay for their use of the city's homeless shelter, where the newcomers took up about a third of a
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Canada's UN envoy says intervention is the best chance to heal gang crisis in Haiti

Canada's UN envoy says intervention is the best chance to heal gang crisis in Haiti

OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to the United Nations says a looming military intervention is the best chance Haiti has of uprooting gangs that have wrought escalating chaos on the Caribbean nation for years.
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Samaritan, 80, who died after pushing woman from path of vehicle always helpful: son

Samaritan, 80, who died after pushing woman from path of vehicle always helpful: son

When Patrick Hare of Red Deer, Alta., visited a mall or a store he was the man who always held the door open for everybody, said his son Ron Hare.
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B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents

B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents

VICTORIA — British Columbia is looking to put the brakes on crashes into highway overpasses by imposing the highest fines and penalties in Canada. Penalties for crashes into overpasses or other highway infrastructure by commercial vehicles in B.C.
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Vancouver tent city to temporarily close over unsafe and unhygienic conditions

Vancouver tent city to temporarily close over unsafe and unhygienic conditions

VANCOUVER — Residents in Vancouver's only legal tent encampment are wary of a city plan to force them to temporarily move while it cleans up the site, an advocate said.
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Deficit of $11 billion and other highlights from Quebec's 2024-25 budget

Deficit of $11 billion and other highlights from Quebec's 2024-25 budget

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on Tuesday tabled his sixth budget, with big spending increases for health and education. Here are some highlights. - Deficit of $11 billion, which includes a $1.5-billion contingency reserve and a $2.
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Quebec tables budget with $11-billion deficit, no precise timeline to balance books

Quebec tables budget with $11-billion deficit, no precise timeline to balance books

QUEBEC — A stagnant economy, a historic forest fire season and billions of dollars in public sector wage increases are what Quebec’s finance minister says have led to one of the biggest budget deficits in the province’s history.
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Workload, training flagged in investigation into release of Saskatchewan mass killer

Workload, training flagged in investigation into release of Saskatchewan mass killer

SASKATOON — An investigation into the statutory release of a man months before he went on a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has made 14 recommendations, including more time for parole board members to handle cases and domestic violence training for
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By the numbers: Canada's disaster financial assistance program

By the numbers: Canada's disaster financial assistance program

OTTAWA — Canada's Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program, or DFAA, was launched in 1970, setting a formula for how provinces and territories would split costs with the federal government when disaster strikes.
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