Canada

March 16, 2023

RCMP field tests for body-worn cameras coming this spring

Privacy official and police union bosses watching test run of cameras on 300 Mounties as force eyes rollout on 10,000 officers
March 16, 2023

Ottawa claws back health funding for private delivery of abortion services in New Brunswick

New Brunswick is the only province that does not fund abortion in standalone clinics – a policy health care advocates say limits abortion rights
March 16, 2023

Experts aggrieved by Ontario’s lack of response to recommendations on intimate-partner violence

Inquest jury provided 86 action items after three-week probe into triple murder but government has addressed little more than half
March 15, 2023

Lisa LaFlamme is not done telling stories that matter most to her — even if she's not at CTV

Seven months after being let go as the anchor of CTV National News, after decades with the network, Lisa LaFlamme is keeping things in perspective.
March 15, 2023

Scientists see signs of active volcanoes on Venus

Showing that volcanoes are active on Venus right now has been a long-standing challenge but scientists say the data is ‘pretty good evidence’ for volcanic activity
March 15, 2023

Labour movement titan Ray Haynes built a powerhouse of union solidarity

His organization rocked British Columbia with strikes, protests and an all-consuming fight against premier W.A.C. Bennett’s Social Credit government
March 15, 2023

André Boisclair, former Parti Quebecois leader and sex offender, granted parole

Former Parti Québécois leader André Boisclair paroled after serving one-third of his two-year sentence for sexually assaulting two young men
March 15, 2023

Alberta to provide $30-million for upgrades at Red Deer Regional Airport

Alberta provides $30-million to upgrade, expand Red Deer Regional Airport
March 15, 2023

Province steps in with $479-million to save B.C.’s TransLink from potential ‘death spiral’

B.C. Premier David Eby says injection of $479-million will keep Metro Vancouver transit system affordable
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