A Kelowna, B.C., man says a racist road rage incident involving his parents and young son has been difficult to relive after video of the confrontation spread widely on social media. “It’s disgusting,” said Sam Singla. “His tone was very aggressive. He was very vile.” The incident happened on Mother’s Day near downtown Kelowna and…
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has issued an open letter calling on businesses to help keep the Vancouver Whitecaps from moving out of the city. The organization says hundreds of businesses have signed on, pledging to explore sponsorships, partnerships and ticket programs aimed at addressing the Major League Soccer club’s revenue challenges. The Whitecaps have been up for sale since December 2024, and an investor group recently submitted a bid to MLS seeking to buy the club and…
Manitoba’s nursing regulator publicly apologized on Wednesday for its position in discriminating in opposition to First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals within the health-care system. The School of Registered Nurses of Manitoba hosted a ceremony together with Indigenous advocacy teams, health-care organizations and different regulatory companions on the identical day it says the province has…
Manitoba is looking at having a commissioner or regulator enforce its proposed ban on social media and artificial intelligence chatbots for children under 16. Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday the commissioner or regulator would work to convince tech companies to get in line, and steep fines would follow if that advice goes unheeded. “If you…
While some municipalities across Alberta have chosen to maintain their integrated fire and emergency services with a new provincial funding model, Lethbridge’s city council has decided to reject the province’s proposal. On Tuesday, council voted 7-2 against a motion brought forward by councillor and current acting mayor Jenn Schmidt-Rempel to rescind a March 24 vote…
Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting the ruling of an Alberta judge who on Wednesday quashed a separatist petition and says the province will appeal the court ruling. In her written judgment, Justice Shaina Leonard ruled the petition should never have been issued because the provincial government failed in its duty to consult with First Nations…
There are calls for New Brunswick to bring in a social media ban for young people and to reconsider its inclusion of AI chatbots in its draft curriculum for the anglophone sector. During Question Period on Wednesday, Green Party Deputy Leader Megan Mitton asked the premier if she would consider banning social media and AI…
“Very human-like” is how Mujtaba Khawaja describes a family of grizzly bears that he and his friend Rocco Rennie spotted walking along Highway 742, also known as the Smith-Dorrien Trail, west of Calgary. The two Calgarians were driving on the highway on May 7 on their way to go hiking in Kananaskis Country when they…
U.S. Coast Guard personnel have rescued 11 people from the sea after an aircraft crashed into the water 80 km off Melbourne, Fla., the government agency said in a statement Tuesday. “A U.S. Air Force 920th Air Rescue Wing HH-60W Jolly Green helicopter crew hoisted the 11 people from a life raft. They were flown…
The head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says his agency is “keeping our eye on Canada” as it combats the flow of fentanyl into the United States, and plans to open two new offices north of the border to reflect that increased focus. But the DEA is refusing to share any details about…
