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BCCLA calls on other governments to join B.C. in ending immigration detention

BCCLA calls on other governments to join B.C. in ending immigration detention

VANCOUVER — A civil liberties group says the British Columbia government's decision to end immigration detention in provincial jails should not taken as an opportunity for the Canada Border Services Agency to increase the number of holding centres or
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Advocates say the federal government can do more to address opioid use stigma

Advocates say the federal government can do more to address opioid use stigma

OTTAWA — New federal government research says that stigmatizing views about opioid use disorder — unfair perceptions and disapproval of people who take these drugs — continue to be held by a significant portion of the population.
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Police identify two people killed in series of shootings in Langley, B.C.

Police identify two people killed in series of shootings in Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY, B.C. — Police have identified two people who were killed in the Vancouver suburb of Langley, where two others were also wounded in a series of shootings on Monday.
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Canada's debt level sustainable over long term: parliamentary budget officer

Canada's debt level sustainable over long term: parliamentary budget officer

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says Canada's current fiscal policy is sustainable over the long term. The PBO's latest fiscal sustainability report finds that Canada's overall debt level is projected to decline steadily over time.
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Pope in Quebec and Gun buyback prices: In The News for July 28, 2022

Pope in Quebec and Gun buyback prices: In The News for July 28, 2022

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Thursday, July 28, 2022 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Ottawa proposes to pay $1,337 for AR-15 under mandatory firearms buyback program

Ottawa proposes to pay $1,337 for AR-15 under mandatory firearms buyback program

OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing $1,337 in compensation for turning in an AR-15 rifle under a mandatory buyback program.
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U.S. raises trade concerns with Canada over online-streaming bill

U.S. raises trade concerns with Canada over online-streaming bill

OTTAWA — Washington has raised concerns about the trade implications of Ottawa's online-streaming bill, prompting a legal expert to warn that Canada could face hundreds of millions of dollars of retaliatory tariffs if it becomes law. U.S.
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Once months ahead, N.W.T. behind in COVID-19 vaccine rollout for 4th doses

Once months ahead, N.W.T. behind in COVID-19 vaccine rollout for 4th doses

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories was among the first jurisdictions in Canada to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to all adult residents, but it's now lagging behind in expanding a rollout of fourth doses.
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Project tracking COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care paused due to lack of data

Project tracking COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care paused due to lack of data

TORONTO — A think tank that's been compiling data on COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care homes says it has to stop its work because provinces are no longer making enough information public about the spread of the virus in the sector.
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Pope Francis expresses 'shame and sorrow' for residential schools in Quebec speech

Pope Francis expresses 'shame and sorrow' for residential schools in Quebec speech

QUEBEC — Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed shame and sorrow for the role Catholic institutions played in the “deplorable” residential school system, promising the church would help promote the Indigenous cultures the schools tried to erase.
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