Canadian News
Liberals table legislation to overhaul passenger rights charter
The proposed $250K maximum fine for airline violations is a tenfold increase from the existing regulations
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Discredited Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond voluntarily returns another honorary degree
Former judge and law professor has already returned degrees from universities in British Columbia and Ontario
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Film explores B.C. woman’s experience with magic mushrooms to ease cancer anxiety
The Canadian documentary ‘Dosed: The Trip of a Lifetime,’ was set to open Toronto before heading to Vancouver, Victoria
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First Nations Leadership Council asks Trudeau for direct role in fisheries decisions
Open letter points out “systemic issues” within direction at DFO in wake of Parliamentary report
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Vancouver officer testifies about efforts to resuscitate Myles Gray after beating
Beating left Gray with fractured eye socket, nose and rib, crushed voice box and ruptured testicles
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B.C.’s kelp forests battle climate change, offer crucial environmental resources
Kelp forests, foundational to coastal ecosystems and B.C. Indigenous culture, are at risk
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Federal public-service strike lands in middle of political battle for working class
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has often been followed by crowds of people looking to snag selfies, but with the largest federal public-sector strike in decades underway, Jagmeet Singh is the one receiving rock-star treatment in Ottawa.
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Family says First Nation man brain-dead after altercation with Saskatchewan police
Family of Boden Umpherville allege officers used excessive force during a police stop
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Some U.S. cities may offer model to ease Canada transit violence: experts
American cities have taken a multi-pronged approach to violence on transit
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UFC president Dana White delighted to return to Canada with UFC 289
Count Dana White among those happy to see the UFC return to Canada, via UFC 289 in Vancouver.
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