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Hierarchical police, military and CSIS in need of harassment reckoning: professor

Hierarchical police, military and CSIS in need of harassment reckoning: professor

VANCOUVER — Bonnie Robichaud's ordeal started in the late 1970s when she got a unionized job as a cleaner on a military base in Ontario, and a Department of National Defence employee began sexually harassing her.
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Guilbeault hails 'monumental' COP28 deal, others warn of 'dangerous distractions'

Guilbeault hails 'monumental' COP28 deal, others warn of 'dangerous distractions'

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault hailed a "monumental" deal Wednesday to close out COP28, the first time the United Nations climate summit of nearly 200 countries agreed to transition away from fossil fuels.
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B.C.'s chief coroner exits, frustrated and disappointed with government's OD response

B.C.'s chief coroner exits, frustrated and disappointed with government's OD response

VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says she's a hopeful person, but she is leaving her office frustrated and disappointed. Angry, even, with drug overdose deaths expected to hit record levels this year. The B.C.
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University of Calgary named world's first United Nations University hub for water

University of Calgary named world's first United Nations University hub for water

CALGARY — The University of Calgary has become the world's first United Nations University hub focused on water.
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More non-Indigenous and Indigenous people aware of residential schools: report

More non-Indigenous and Indigenous people aware of residential schools: report

WINNIPEG — Research suggests public awareness of past harms from residential schools has increased but more work needs to be done educating Canadians on lasting effects of the institutions.
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How Canada's UN vote breaks with long-standing policy — and what Israel says about it

How Canada's UN vote breaks with long-standing policy — and what Israel says about it

OTTAWA — Canada shifted its long-standing stance at the United Nationsto join international calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday.
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B.C. police seek Interpol notice for return of cocaine smuggler who escaped to India

B.C. police seek Interpol notice for return of cocaine smuggler who escaped to India

SURREY, B.C. — Police in British Columbia are asking Interpol to post a red notice for the arrest and return of a Surrey man who escaped to India after being convicted of smuggling cocaine into Canada from the United States.
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Alberta researchers call for public inquiry into program to ensure oilsands cleanup

Alberta researchers call for public inquiry into program to ensure oilsands cleanup

Alberta needs an open public inquiry into how the province ensures oilsands producers can pay to clean up after themselves, says a report released Wednesday by a group of university researchers.
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UN vote for Gaza ceasefire disappoints Israel's ambassador, divides Liberal caucus

UN vote for Gaza ceasefire disappoints Israel's ambassador, divides Liberal caucus

OTTAWA — Israel has been singled out by Canada's decision to back a UN call for a ceasefire in Gaza, the country's ambassador in Ottawa said Wednesday, as several Liberal MPs publicly lamented the resolution's failure to condemn Hamas.
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French actor Gérard Depardieu stripped of Order of Quebec after documentary remarks

French actor Gérard Depardieu stripped of Order of Quebec after documentary remarks

QUEBEC — The Quebec government has stripped French actor Gérard Depardieu of his Order of Quebec after "shocking" comments made by the actor came to light in a documentary film The release of a documentary in France this month showing him repeatedly
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