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Premier Eby condemns rise in hate crimes in B.C. stemming from Israeli-Hamas conflict

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby is condemning the rise in hate crimes in the province, driven by the Israeli-Hamas war.

Oct 27, 2023 4:48 PM Read more >

Doubts raised over Sainte-Marie's past roil First Nations, raise questions on harms

Indigenous people are grappling with doubts over singer Buffy Sainte-Marie's First Nations bona fides after a CBC story Friday raised questions about her Indigenous ancestry and renewed debate about who gets to speak for whom.

Oct 27, 2023 4:19 PM Read more >

UN rejects Canadian push to call out "deliberate cruelty" of Hamas attacks

WASHINGTON — A Canadian-led effort to formally condemn Hamas for the "deliberate cruelty" of its deadly Oct. 7 attacks on Israel went down to defeat Friday as the United Nations instead endorsed a call for a humanitarian pause in hostilities.

Oct 27, 2023 3:47 PM Read more >

A list of facts about whirling disease found in some national park waterways in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Parks Canada officials have shut down waterbodies in British Columbia's Yoho and Kootenay national parks after the discovery of whirling disease.

Oct 27, 2023 3:27 PM Read more >

Defence's fight for internal police documents continues in 'Freedom Convoy' trial

OTTAWA — Lawyers for two "Freedom Convoy" organizers resumed their arguments on Friday in a legal fight for access to internal Ottawa Police Service documents, as they question the validity of police claims that the files are protected by solicitor-c

Oct 27, 2023 3:23 PM Read more >

Miller to provinces: If you can't fix international student rackets then feds will

OTTAWA — The federal government is prepared to crack down on dubious post-secondary institutions that recruit international students if provinces aren't up to the task, Immigration Minister Marc Miller warned Friday.

Oct 27, 2023 2:56 PM Read more >

'I can't breathe:' Report says Quebec hockey player forced to mimic George Floyd

GATINEAU, Que. — Quebec Sports Minister Isabelle Charest says she was "deeply shocked" by a report that a young Black hockey player in the province was made to say, "I can't breathe," as a teammate knelt on his neck.

Oct 27, 2023 12:37 PM Read more >

Report raises questions about Buffy Sainte-Marie's Indigenous claim

CBC says legendary musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie’s birth certificate, other documents and details from family members contradict her claim that she is Indigenous.

Oct 27, 2023 11:46 AM Read more >

U.S. man lost at sea is rescued by Canadian crew west of Vancouver Island

VANCOUVER — Sharp-eyed mariners on a Canadian vessel have rescued a U.S. man, one day after the United States Coast Guard ended its search for a commercial fishing boat from Washington state with two people aboard. U.S.

Oct 27, 2023 11:12 AM Read more >

In the news today: Israel strikes outskirts of Gaza City during second ground raid

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today … Israel strikes outskirts of Gaza City during second ground raid in as many days Israeli forces conducted another ground raid in Ga

Oct 27, 2023 2:15 AM Read more >