British Columbia Kelowna resident and former federal NDP candidate Cade Desjarlais said the party needs a working-class reset, a leader in that mould and a strong focus on B.C.. B.C. is 1 of 2 provinces governed by a New Democrat, and home to 3 of the party’s 7 parliamentary seatsContinue Reading
Justice Maria Carroccia listens on while assistant Crown attorney Meaghan Cunningham speaks in the courtroom. (Alexandra Newbould/CBC) The Latest The Crown and defence teams spent much of the day sparring over whether a 2018 text message sent by witness Brett Howden should be admitted as evidence.Howden is a centre forContinue Reading
Rapper Kid Cudi testifies against Sean (Diddy) Combs Rapper Kid Cudi testified at the Sean (Diddy) Combs trial about his car being set on fire in 2011 after a confrontation with Combs over his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. Combs has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering charges. WARNING: ThisContinue Reading
World Italy’s Constitutional Court said on Thursday that same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) abroad can both be legally recognized as parents in Italy, even if one is not the biological mother. Ruling doesn’t alter Italy’s restrictions on access to IVF, which is still limited to heterosexual couplesThomsonContinue Reading
Calgary·Updated Canada’s Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says there’s a sense of unity after emerging from a summit with his counterparts across the G7. Ministers and central bankers gathered in Banff, Alta., ahead of G7 leaders’ meetingThe Canadian Press · Posted: May 22, 2025 10:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 23Continue Reading
Edmonton An Alberta woman is on the lam after Crown prosecutors say she was wrongfully released from an Edmonton area jail last month with allegedly fake release papers. Arrest of 24-year-old escapee is inevitable, says RCMPAaron Sousa · The Canadian Press · Posted: May 22, 2025 9:40 AM EDT |Continue Reading
Some auto workers at the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant say they are taking things a day at a time after Dodge CEO Matt McAlear confirmed Thursday that the company is postponing production of its 2026 base model Dodge Charger EV. McAlear said in a statement that the company was postponingContinue Reading
Albertans in the process of setting up new child-care facilities say they’ve had the rug pulled out from under them as the Alberta government abruptly informed them last week they would not qualify for grants under the federal-provincial child-care agreement. “I am devastated,” said Arshdeep Kaur, who is in the processContinue Reading
British Columbia·CBC Investigates The head of Coquitlam’s RCMP detachment accused three of his officers of waging “a campaign of hate” in an email sent to staff after the first of the accused Mounties publicly defended himself against allegations of homophobia, racism and sexism. CBC obtained ‘inflammatory’ email, which threatens toContinue Reading
Calgary Federal prisons won’t be used to house inmates displaced by the G7 summit in Alberta in June. The province says it doesn’t plan to manage its prison populations the same way it did the last time world leaders met in Kananaskis, Alta. Ottawa hasn’t been asked to house thoseContinue Reading
