Canada

May 16, 2023

Veteran receiver Wieneke settling into life with Saskatchewan Roughriders

Jake Wieneke settling into life with Roughriders along with former teammate Trevor Harris
May 16, 2023

Daughter-in-law of Montreal Mafia figure shot dead in parking lot

Claudia Iacono, owner of Salon Deauville, was the woman shot dead Tuesday afternoon in her vehicle at the intersection of Jean-Talon and de la Savane streets in Montreal, Radio-Canada is reporting.
May 16, 2023

B.C. teen sustained head injuries before death, pathologist tells murder trial

Pathologist testifies 13-year-old murder victim suffered blunt force trauma
May 16, 2023

Flood warning for part of northwest B.C., other rivers rising as heat grips province

High temperatures in B.C. causing accelerated snowmelt, multiple rivers near flood levels
May 16, 2023

Alberta NDP pitches raising corporate tax rate as part of three-year plan to balance budget

NDP’s finance critic outlined the plan which would raise corporate income tax rate to 11 per cent, increase spending in education and healthcare
May 16, 2023

Ottawa greenlights megaport project, furthering extinction trajectory of endangered killer whales

The federal government’s approval of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 will have a critical impact on foraging grounds essential for the survival of the whales
May 16, 2023

Evening Update: Justice Minister introduces law that would make it harder for some repeat violent offenders to get bail

Also in the news today, inflation ticks higher in April, testing Bank of Canada rate pause
May 16, 2023

Alberta oilpatch once again shuts in some production as wildfires rage

Hot and dry conditions have forced Crescent Point Energy Corp. to shut its production in Kaybob Duvernay again
May 16, 2023

Parliamentary committee calls for modernized Safe Third Country Agreement

The agreement, first signed in 2004, means asylum seekers must make their claim wherever they arrive first
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