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TSB to release report into deadly capsizing of whale-watching ship off B.C. coast
Six people died after the Leviathan II flipped during a whale−watching expedition near the resort community of Tofino in October 2015. There were 27 people on board the vessel, including three crew.
BC SPCA investigating 'absolutely sickening' alleged abuse of chickens
She says if the individuals are convicted, they face a fine up to $75,000, a maximum five−year prison sentence and could be banned for life from owning or being around animals.
Longest-serving chief justice of the Supreme Court leaving in December
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country owes Beverley McLachlin, Canada's longest-serving Supreme Court chief justice, an enormous debt.
Feds sign national child care deal to get $7 billion flowing to provinces
The Liberal government has signed a national child care deal with the provinces, but Quebec is staying out of the multilateral agreement.
Coalition urges banks to shun financing for Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain
A coalition of interest groups is calling on Canada's six biggest banks and others to back away from providing funding for Kinder Morgan Canada's controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Thick Arctic ice pack traps boats, triggers rescue operation off Newfoundland
Unusually heavy Arctic pack ice has trapped multiple vessels, stymied the fishing season and triggered a high-stakes rescue operation from a sinking ship off Newfoundland.
Three Greens make history at B.C. legislature swearing-in ceremony
Three Green party members made history on Wednesday when they were sworn in as members of British Columbia's legislature.
Heritage minister says Madeleine Meilleur has pulled out of languages job
The announcement came after steadfast Opposition criticism of Meilleur’s possible appointment because of her ties to the federal Liberals.
Barack Obama to speak today to sold-out Montreal crowd of about 6,000
Former U.S. president Barack Obama will be in Montreal today, June 6, 2017, to deliver a keynote speech to a sold-out audience at the city's convention centre.
Alberta justice minister 'shocked, angry' with treatment of sex assault victim
Kathleen Ganley launched an investigation into what she calls the failure of the provincial justice system at every level in the way a victim of a vicious sexual assault was treated.