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NDP leaves spring sitting at legislature facing turmoil in public housing management

NDP leaves spring sitting at legislature facing turmoil in public housing management

VICTORIA — The New Democrat government in British Columbia started the spring legislative session promising more affordable homes for vulnerable people, but ended the sitting Thursday amid turmoil over its public housing agency.
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Suspect in stabbings of mother and child in Edmonton dies in hospital

Suspect in stabbings of mother and child in Edmonton dies in hospital

EDMONTON — The suspect in the stabbing deaths of a mother and child outside a school last week has died in hospital, police said Thursday.
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'Unprecedented': Bill Blair says military help on the way to battle Alberta wildfires

'Unprecedented': Bill Blair says military help on the way to battle Alberta wildfires

Canadian Forces personnel are being deployed to help with Alberta's early and intense wildfire season that has forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes.
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OPP officer dead, two injured, man charged with first-degree murder

OPP officer dead, two injured, man charged with first-degree murder

An Ontario Provincial Police officer who died early Thursday was "ambushed and shot" along with two others when they arrived at a home east of Ottawa, the force said
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Overnight temperatures to bring relief in upcoming B.C. and Alberta heat wave

Overnight temperatures to bring relief in upcoming B.C. and Alberta heat wave

Alberta and British Columbia are bracing for an unseasonable heat wave with daytime highs soaring up to 15 degrees above normal over the coming days, though overnight temperatures are expected to provide some relief.
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Canada to sanction Moldova groups aiding Russia, send judges to boost integrity

Canada to sanction Moldova groups aiding Russia, send judges to boost integrity

OTTAWA — Canada has set the stage with Moldova to start sanctioning people and companies based in that Eastern European country who are helping Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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Critics frustrated by slow progress a year after report on military sexual misconduct

Critics frustrated by slow progress a year after report on military sexual misconduct

OTTAWA — One year after receiving 48 recommendations aimed at stamping out sexual misconduct in the military, defence officials gave an update on their progress Thursday that has left critics frustrated with the pace of change.
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Coyote killed after attack on two-year-old child in Port Coquitlam, B.C., park

Coyote killed after attack on two-year-old child in Port Coquitlam, B.C., park

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — A coyote has attacked a two-year-old child in the Metro Vancouver community of Port Coquitlam, resulting in the toddler being sent to hospital with minor injuries. The B.C.
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Efforts underway to improve internet access in Nunavut

Efforts underway to improve internet access in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Several projects are underway to improve internet access in Nunavut, which has long been slow, unreliable and costly for many residents. Quintillion and CanArctic Inuit Networks Inc.
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'System of sexual exploitation': Alleged victim of Quebec businessman sues for $8M

'System of sexual exploitation': Alleged victim of Quebec businessman sues for $8M

MONTREAL — An alleged victim of a prominent Quebec businessman accused of sexually exploiting minors and young adults has filed a lawsuit claiming he victimized her for nearly 20 years and first recruited her for sex when she was under 18.
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