Calling it an urgent need, the provincial government says it is opening additional winter shelters for the homeless throughout B.C., and will also provide funding for emergency housing solutions. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, in a press release on Friday, said “the new shelters and housing solutions are a result of partnerships with […]
An African-American student leader who was targeted by a racist “troll storm” says she hopes an unusual legal settlement with one of her harassers will send a strong message to white supremacists that they will be held responsible for online abuse. Taylor Dumpson had sued Evan James McCarty of Eugene, Ore., and two other defendants, […]
Along with the unexpected withdrawal from Syria and possibly Afghanistan, the resignation of the US defence chief leaves leaders and pundits unsure about the direction of Trump’s foreign policy. It’s been a turbulent week in Washington with the resignation of US Defense Secretary James Mattis dividing the president and senior Republican Party figures. Trump’s surprise […]
The Picture Butte Blades PeeWee hockey team will be facing off and fighting cancer with a charity hockey game scheduled for Friday, Dec. 21. This year, two moms on the team were diagnosed with breast cancer. The team, deeply affected by the news, decided to raise money for cancer research and awareness of the disease. […]
Family of seven-year-old Jakelin, who died in Border Patrol custody, calls on Trump to allow her father to stay in US. San Antonio Secortez, Guatemala – Nine-year-old Audel Caal carries a small bouquet of artificial white flowers as he runs down the dirt path leading to his grandfather’s home in the rural Guatemalan village of […]
The 2018 holidays could be a “make or break season” for some Alberta small businesses given the region’s economic struggles, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “The retail and hospitality sectors have particularly been hit hard,” Amber Ruddy, the CFIB’s Alberta director of provincial affairs, said in an interview Friday. “When we […]
Canada’s ambassadors around the world are launching a concerted campaign to pressure allies to push for the release of two Canadians detained in China, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday. In a teleconference call with reporters, Freeland said Canadian ambassadors would reach out to their counterparts to discuss the “arbitrary detention” of Michael […]
Construction on the first half of London’s Dundas Place is complete, allowing for traffic to flow through the street for the first time in nine months. Construction crews took on a 24/6 schedule back in October in order to finish Phase 1 before the end of the year. “We’ve already been receiving tons of positive […]
The US president said border security remained at the centre of discussions after he demanded $5bn (£4bn) to fund the construction of a wall along the US border with Mexico. The partial shutdown comes after Republicans in the Senate failed to secure the votes needed to approve the federal funds. Mr Trump tweeted on Saturday: […]
An Environment Canada report says that despite much talk on preserving caribou habitat, little progress has been made to close gaps in the protection of the threatened species. The agency says not much has changed since a coast-to-coast survey in April. “Despite the progress being made, the gaps in protection, as described in the first […]