By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 20, 2026 3:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A four-year-old is in hospital after falling from a second-storey window in Maple Ridge, B.C. Police say the boy was transported via air ambulance on Monday and is currently in stable condition with…
The Ford government is moving to crack down on illegal trucking operations in rural Ontario towns, changing the law to make it easier for local municipalities to deal with groups misusing agricultural land. Illegal trucking occurs when a company uses land zoned for activities like farming or homebuilding and converts it into a large, industrial…
The operator of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship said that indications “strongly suggest” the virus was introduced prior to embarkation and “did not originate from the vessel itself.” The MV Hondius, operated by Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions, made headlines when three individuals died after contracting hantavirus during their voyage earlier this month. Hantavirus is mainly spread…
By Lia Lévesque The Canadian Press Posted Might 20, 2026 12:00 pm 1 min learn Descrease article font dimension Improve article font dimension Quebec’s corrections officers protested throughout the province at this time to carry consideration to their expired collective settlement. Union members affiliated with the CSN federation gathered outdoors buildings associated to public safety,…
Nanaimo RCMP say an SUV driver accused of plowing into a sushi restaurant on Monday may have been impaired by drugs. Several people were hurt when the SUV crashed into Nana Sushi in Downtown Nanaimo around 7:45 p.m. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the…
The 2026 World Cup will feature over a dozen matches played in Canada this summer, and a new analysis estimates each game will cost $82 million of government funding. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released its analysis Wednesday of federal commitments and costs associated with co-hosting the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, and how much…
Canada’s foreign service cuts are disproportionately affecting positions based abroad, with those rotational positions being eliminated at three times the rate of those for Global Affairs staff based in Canada. Data obtained by The Canadian Press also shows an even larger drop in foreign workers hired at missions overseas, just as the Carney government seeks…
Vancouver’s fire chief says changes were needed to how crews respond to certain medical calls, especially at some of the city’s busiest halls. In the first quarter of the year, there were almost 6,000 apparatus runs from Firehall 2 in the Downtown Eastside. These calls are when a crew and truck respond to an emergency….
Young people are looking for jobs — just not where employers are looking to hire them, a new survey shows. Most small businesses prefer personal connections and networks to recruit young Canadians, with six in 10 (62 per cent) preferring them over online job boards (44 per cent), a survey by the Canadian Federation of…
An Ontario man whose brother died when his call to 911 was dropped and left uninvestigated is urging the provincial government to reform the rules governing call takers in a bid to make sure the tragedy is never repeated. In August 2024, Ralph Buerger called 911 in Niagara Region, desperate for emergency medical help, but…
