Politics

The school is seeking a $4,000 grant from Adopt-A-School in order to provide some students with a stable source of food and warm clothing Kadek Okuda, vice-principal of Galiano Community School, says there has been a notable increase in the number of children arriving at school needing to be fed.Photo by Jodie Bard /Adopt-A-School GALIANO … Read more

In B.C., 350,000 people were employed by foreign-owned companies in 2022 Jobs at foreign-owned retail stores like Walmart are worth less to B.C.’s GDP than a job in the booming high-tech sector, with its higher wages.Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG Recommended Videos Much of that growth was driven by an almost three-fold increase in professional, … Read more

The visit helped launch the Invictus Games school program Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, hangs out with students at Vancouver’s Seaforth Armoury on Nov. 18, 2024. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Prince Harry is in Vancouver for the launch of a campaign to raise awareness of the Invictus Games among children and youth, one … Read more

Adrian Dix is out as health minister but picks up the energy portfolio. Ravi Kahlon has held onto the housing ministry, and Niki Sharma remains attorney general. Premier David Eby arrives with his family followed by his cabinet before the swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, November 18, 2024.Photo by CHAD … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING Two women testified before the House Ethics Committee that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid them for sex, an attorney revealed to ABC News on Monday. Florida attorney Joel Leppard told the network that his two clients were “very clear” to the committee that Gaetz, now President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney … Read more

The man’s history of violence against his common-law spouse has material bearing on charges that he trafficked her for sex, the Supreme Court ruled The Supreme Court of Canada in March 2024.Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia A Nova Scotia man’s history of regular violence and threats against his common-law spouse has material bearing on charges … Read more

Giroux said federal officials will be hard-pressed to find a private buyer willing to pay a premium for the now-operational pipeline that cost the government more than $34B Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux on October 17, 2023 in Ottawa.Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux said on Monday … Read more

The entrepreneur and an activist against antisemitism hopes to get people thinking about hatred back on Earth, and how to stop it Henry Wolfond, already an accomplished pilot, is headed to space on Friday.Photo by Handout Henry Wolfond was less than two years old in 1961 when Alan Shepard became the first American in space, … Read more

New sites would require government’s approval A view of the Safe Injection Room in the Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service in Toronto.Photo by Chris Young /THE CANADIAN PRESS Ontario has tabled a bill that aims to shutter 10 supervised consumption sites the government deems are too close to schools and daycares. The bill, if … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A federal judge in Delaware on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta over advertisements using his name and image to sell CBD products. Huckabee, a Baptist minister and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, claimed … Read more