Support for the owners of an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., is growing after Tuesday’s decision by a federal court judge to uphold the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) cull order that will see nearly 400 of the birds destroyed. A group of 20 people took to the streets in Vernon to protest against the…
Carrying an envelope full of photos of her partner, Sylvie Brosseau’s voice cracked as she shuffled through the stack — revealing a photo of Normand Meunier in a golf cart with their grandchildren. “We were always outside,” she said of Meunier. “Despite him being quadriplegic, he had many projects … he had goals.” But when he…
More people are riding Calgary Transit than before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the service is struggling to keep up with growth and is asking the city for more funding to get there. Officials from Calgary Transit were at city hall Wednesday to provide an update to the city’s Infrastructure and Planning Committee on RouteAhead, a…
After a wave of criticism for handing out so-called “performance pay” to managers when it was considering layoffs, CBC/Radio-Canada’s board of directors is ending the practice altogether after a third-party review, the corporation said Wednesday. Previously, some of the public broadcaster’s non-unionized employees — executives and managers — were entitled to bonuses if it met or exceeded certain metrics like revenue…
An 89-year-old Winnipeg golfer is proving that age is no reason to slow down. Hank Plouffe, who will be turning 90 in July, hits up Bel Acres Golf & Country Club, just north of Winnipeg, five days a week, from Monday to Friday. “It’s the enjoyment of the friendship of the people that you play…
All five defence teams have finished cross-examining E.M., the complainant. Today saw a number of contentious exchanges as E.M. pushed back at suggestions that she misled police about her level of intoxication on the night of the alleged sexual assaults. Source link
One vote turned out to be the difference-maker in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne. The riding underwent a lengthy process where the seat flipped between the Liberals and Bloc Québécois before the official recount results were announced over the weekend. On election night, the unofficial results showed that Liberal Tatiana Auguste had unseated Bloc incumbent Nathalie…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 11, 2025 5:55 pm Updated May 11, 2025 5:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The body of Quebec hiker reported missing in northeastern New York state has been found, state authorities confirm. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says…
Wildfire crews from British Columbia are expected to join first responders in Manitoba on Monday to help them battle the largest out-of-control blaze in the province at the moment. “We are at the place right now and, and in this season with current conditions and activity on the landscape that we can provide these couple of unit…
Moose Jaw’s recent point-in-time homeless count shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in the city has doubled within the last year. Source link
