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B.C. ski resorts shut as warm, wet weather strips mountains of snow

B.C. ski resorts shut as warm, wet weather strips mountains of snow

VANCOUVER — All three of Metro Vancouver's local ski hills are closed for a second day at what should be the peak of the season, as a spate of warm, wet weather strips mountains bare.
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Bill to update impact assessment law coming in spring: Wilkinson

Bill to update impact assessment law coming in spring: Wilkinson

OTTAWA — The federal government will introduce legislation this spring to fix the constitutional problems the Supreme Court of Canada has with the Impact Assessment Act, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says.
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World junior hockey players' sex assault case to be before London court on Monday

World junior hockey players' sex assault case to be before London court on Monday

LONDON, Ont. — The sexual assault case of five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team is set to be before a London, Ont., court on Monday.
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A look at some reaction to the Alberta government's proposed transgender policies

A look at some reaction to the Alberta government's proposed transgender policies

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced changes to rules surrounding transgender youth.
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Interest rates not to blame for housing crisis, Macklem says

Interest rates not to blame for housing crisis, Macklem says

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank can't solve the housing crisis with interest rates because the root cause is a supply shortage.
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AI is already permeating politics — and it’s time to put rules in place, experts say

AI is already permeating politics — and it’s time to put rules in place, experts say

OTTAWA — A woman in a grey-brown shirt sits next to a man, looking like she could be listening intently to someone out of frame. She has her arms crossed on a table — but also a third arm, clothed in plaid, propping up her chin.
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In the news today: CSIS boss to talk foreign interference, BC rain to ease by Friday

In the news today: CSIS boss to talk foreign interference, BC rain to ease by Friday

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Jury, coroner make recommendations in Saskatchewan mass killing inquest

Jury, coroner make recommendations in Saskatchewan mass killing inquest

MELFORT, Sask. — Darryl Burns gripped a photo of his sister Gloria, who was killed in a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation, after hearing the more than two dozen sweeping recommendations issued by a coroner's inquest into the tragedy.
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Alberta to require parental consent for name, pronoun changes in schools

Alberta to require parental consent for name, pronoun changes in schools

Premier Danielle Smith has announced a raft of changes affecting transgender Albertans, including requiring parental consent for students 15 and under who want to change their names or pronouns at school.
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Toronto school board cancels classes on day of solar eclipse

Toronto school board cancels classes on day of solar eclipse

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board approved on Wednesday a revision to its school calendar so students can stay home on the day a rare solar eclipse will chart a course through parts of Canada.
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