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B.C. fish farms outside Discovery Islands can operate until at least spring 2023
The federal government says open-net pen salmon farming may continue off British Columbia's coast outside the Discovery Islands area, while Ottawa undertakes consultation on the plan to transition away from the practice.
Zelensky speaks online to university students about support for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to virtually address Canadian university students this morning.
Assembly of First Nations suspends National Chief RoseAnne Archibald
The Assembly of First Nations says it has voted to suspend National Chief RoseAnne Archibald.
Canada one step closer to removing some mandatory minimum sentences
Members of Parliament voted to adopt the Liberal government's proposed legislation on mandatory minimum penalties on Wednesday, Jun2 15, 2022, bringing it another step closer to becoming law.
Insurance costs from B.C.'s atmospheric rivers total $675 million
November's floods in British Columbia that swamped homes and farms, swept away roads and bridges and killed five people are now the most costly weather event in provincial history.
Prisons still routinely violate prisoner rights with solitary confinement
Prisons are badly failing to comply with solitary confinement laws and regularly violating inmate' rights, a new report by a group of Canadian senators says.
Personal information from military sex misconduct claimants leaked
The company overseeing the federal government's $900-million settlement deal with military members who experienced sexual misconduct in uniform is admitting to more privacy breaches, despite repeated promises to have fixed the problem.
Poll suggests Liberal, NDP voters prefer Charest and Brown over Poilievre
New polling suggests Liberal and New Democrat voters think Jean Charest or Patrick Brown would make the best leader of the federal Conservative party.
Much of southern B.C. under flood warnings as storm approaches
The emergency operations centre in the British Columbia community of Fernie has been activated as heavy rain pounds the area and a flood warning has been posted for the nearby Elk River.
Long passport renewal lines prompt feds to post wait times online
Passport offices are still dealing with a surge of applications, the minister responsible says, and wait times are "far from acceptable."