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B.C. judge refuses to seal documents alleging RCMP bullying against Surrey police

B.C. judge refuses to seal documents alleging RCMP bullying against Surrey police

VANCOUVER — B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kevin Loo says court documents detailing alleged bullying and harassment of Surrey Police Service members by the RCMP shouldn't be kept from the public.
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B.C. Conservatives' 'biological sex' sports bill is quickly quashed in legislature

B.C. Conservatives' 'biological sex' sports bill is quickly quashed in legislature

VICTORIA — A proposal by British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad to use "biological sex" to classify participants in publicly funded sports teams and events, effectively banning transgender athletes, didn't get to first base.
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With portable toilets and barricades, Gaza protesters at UBC dig in for long haul

With portable toilets and barricades, Gaza protesters at UBC dig in for long haul

VANCOUVER — Pro-Palestinian protesters camped out at the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus are bringing in water, food and other supplies in preparation to stay as long as it takes the school to accept their demands.
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Grandparents, grandchild among 4 dead in wrong-way 401 pursuit crash

Grandparents, grandchild among 4 dead in wrong-way 401 pursuit crash

Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on a busy stretch of Highway 401 on Monday night after a van being chased by police east of Toronto crashed while going the wrong way, causing a multi-vehicle collision.
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Poilievre kicked out of Commons after calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'wacko'

Poilievre kicked out of Commons after calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'wacko'

OTTAWA — Testy exchanges between the prime minister and his chief opponent ended with the Opposition leader and one of his MPs being ejected from the House of Commons on Tuesday — and the rest of Conservative caucus walking out of the chamber in prot
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Virani says Poilievre's willingness to use notwithstanding clause threatens rights

Virani says Poilievre's willingness to use notwithstanding clause threatens rights

OTTAWA — The notwithstanding clause should only be used as a measure of last resort, Canada's justice minister said Tuesday, after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested he wouldn't hesitate to wield it to enact tougher criminal laws.
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Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open for May 1

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open for May 1

CALGARY — The long-awaited Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open.
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Environment commissioner says liability for northern contaminated sites growing

Environment commissioner says liability for northern contaminated sites growing

Ottawa's slow progress to remediate contaminated sites in the North is leaving Indigenous Peoples at risk and raising the government's own financial liability for the polluted areas, environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco said Tuesday in a new audit.
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Spy watchdog warns of 'significant legal risks' if cyberops breach international law

Spy watchdog warns of 'significant legal risks' if cyberops breach international law

OTTAWA — Canada's electronic spy agency needs to clearly spell out how its operations in cyberspace comply with international law, says a new watchdog report.
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Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal: audit report

Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal: audit report

OTTAWA — Most federal programs aimed at reducing plastic waste are working, but the government isn't measuring its progress toward its overall goal of zero plastic waste by 2030, according to a new audit from Canada's environment commissioner.
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