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Florence Girard starved to death in a B.C. home-share. Her sister wants change

Florence Girard starved to death in a B.C. home-share. Her sister wants change

The sister of a British Columbia woman with Down syndrome who starved to death in a Port Coquitlam home in 2018 says she believes more people will die if systemic changes aren't made to how people with developmental disabilities are treated.
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Contrasts start to take shape in leadership race for Manitoba's Opposition Tories

Contrasts start to take shape in leadership race for Manitoba's Opposition Tories

WINNIPEG — The battle for the leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives is three months from being decided, and the two men vying for the role are laying out different paths to try to reignite the party voted out of office in the last elec
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Justin Trudeau's own walk in the snow launched a historic week in federal politics

Justin Trudeau's own walk in the snow launched a historic week in federal politics

OTTAWA — “Sunny ways, my friends. Sunny ways.” With those words, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began his time in office, having brought the Liberals out of the political wilderness and into a majority government in October 2015.
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With Conservatives promising to 'defund,' could the next election kill the CBC?

With Conservatives promising to 'defund,' could the next election kill the CBC?

OTTAWA — In late 2023, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said it was time for the federal government to redefine what the CBC does and how it does it.
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Quebec Liberals 'at a crossroads' as leadership race kicks off Monday

Quebec Liberals 'at a crossroads' as leadership race kicks off Monday

MONTREAL — As the federal Liberals prepare to choose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s successor, another Liberal leadership race is getting underway in Quebec this week.
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B.C. fire crews sent to fight Los Angeles wildfire: forests minister

B.C. fire crews sent to fight Los Angeles wildfire: forests minister

British Columbia’s forests minister says a crew from the province’s wildfire service left for California Saturday afternoon to help battle the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area.
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Former B.C. premier says she 'misspoke' when claiming she was never a Conservative

Former B.C. premier says she 'misspoke' when claiming she was never a Conservative

OTTAWA — Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark, who is considering a run for federal Liberal leader, has backtracked on her claim this week that she'd never been a member of the Conservative party.
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Liberal officials say it's 'essential' their next party leader is bilingual

Liberal officials say it's 'essential' their next party leader is bilingual

OTTAWA — Current and former Liberal party officials, both French and English speakers, say the Liberal leader chosen to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be bilingual.
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Anita Anand says she will not run for Liberal party leadership or re-election

Anita Anand says she will not run for Liberal party leadership or re-election

MONTREAL — Liberal cabinet minister Anita Anand announced Saturday that she won’t pursue a bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
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Cybersecurity breach of Nova Scotia school system could have financial impact

Cybersecurity breach of Nova Scotia school system could have financial impact

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Education Department has asked for help from IBM as it investigates a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across North America, saying the breach could have a financial impact on some former and cu
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