The Proud Boys want the public to believe that they’re a “drinking club” who only resort to violence to defend themselves from anti-fascist protesters during political rallies. But in private, these extremists have discussed injuring and even killing their adversaries, plotting tactics and optics for months in order to assert a claim of self-defense should […]
OTTAWA —Two former Liberal cabinet ministers who resigned over the SNC-Lavalin controversy are set to announce their next moves on Monday. Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott say they’ll announce their political futures at events held at the same time in their ridings. Wilson-Raybould is the independent MP for the B.C. riding of Vancouver Granville and […]
OTTAWA — The notion of a pan-Canadian corridor dedicated to rail, power lines and pipelines has been around for at least half a century, but it looks like it’s about to get a big publicity boost. Last week, federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer used a major pre-election policy speech to dust off a similar idea. Scheer promised, […]
SASKATOON — Police in Saskatoon say they have charged a 13-year-old girl in connection with two alleged assaults in a city park, including one that was caught on video. Police say on Monday evening a 33-year-old woman reported being assaulted by a several youths in a playground. Click Here: A bystander filmed the woman being knocked […]
VANCOUVER — A court has ruled that British Columbia cannot restrict oil shipments through its borders in a decision that marks a win for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and Alberta’s efforts to get its resources to overseas markets. The province filed a constitutional reference question to the B.C. Court of Appeal that asked whether […]
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the Liberals’ decision to name an anti-Conservative union to a panel that will decide which media outlets receive government funding is the latest example of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “stacking the deck” in his favour to get re-elected in October. Scheer told The Canadian Press today he believes […]
VANCOUVER — About 1,500 tonnes of garbage that is being sent back to Canada from the Philippines will be taken to a facility in Burnaby, B.C., that turns waste into electricity. The regional district of Metro Vancouver says it has been selected as the preferred site for the disposal of the waste by Environment and […]
Tory MPs have been fighting like rats in a sack over the party leadership for some time, but now that Theresa May has formally announced that she will step down on June 7, everyone can stop pretending and just get on with it. Here are some of the key faces in the running. Boris Johnson: […]
If a new job is on the horizon for you, it may make sense to find one sooner than later. The recent party in Canada’s job market looks likely to come to an end soon. At the risk of looking a gift horse in the mouth, many experts are asking themselves whether the unusually large […]
MONTREAL — Georges Awaad answers the phone with a polite “Hello,” but he could just as easily answer in Arabic, French, Japanese, or any of the other 15 languages he speaks. At the age of 20, the Montreal linguistics student can already speak 19 different languages, most of which he taught himself through a combination […]
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