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B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes

B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes

SURREY, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say they've seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year.
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'Big smile and compassionate': Survivor of Ottawa attack feeling community support

'Big smile and compassionate': Survivor of Ottawa attack feeling community support

OTTAWA — Tears welled up in the eyes of the sole survivor of a mass killing as he contemplated life without his wife and kids — as well as the plight of the man now charged in their deaths, a family friend said Friday.
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B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy

B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward over alleged privacy breaches against a company that made an app to track users' menstrual and fertility cycles.
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Eby downplays Danielle Smith's concerns about diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs

Eby downplays Danielle Smith's concerns about diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby is downplaying concerns raised by his Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith about the diversion of safe supply opioids from B.C.
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Contractor defends work on ArriveCan app, says conflict concerns were addressed

Contractor defends work on ArriveCan app, says conflict concerns were addressed

OTTAWA — A company that worked on the ArriveCan app is defending its integrity and asserts steps were taken to address conflict-of-interest concerns related to its founder, who recently went to work for the Department of National Defence.
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No charges after voter fraud probe into 2017 UCP leadership race: Alberta RCMP

No charges after voter fraud probe into 2017 UCP leadership race: Alberta RCMP

EDMONTON — Alberta RCMP won't lay criminal charges following a multi-year probe into alleged voter identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race that saw former premier Jason Kenney elected leader.
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Manitoba government urged to keep promise to search landfill for women's remains

Manitoba government urged to keep promise to search landfill for women's remains

WINNIPEG — The families of two slain First Nations women continued to press the Manitoba government Friday to search a landfill for their remains, while Premier Wab Kinew appeared to back away from a timeline for the search to start.
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Canada resuming funding to UN aid agency for Palestinians in Gaza Strip

Canada resuming funding to UN aid agency for Palestinians in Gaza Strip

OTTAWA — Canada has decided to resume funding to the controversial United Nations agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said Friday.
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Spy service analyst loses appeal in discrimination case

Spy service analyst loses appeal in discrimination case

OTTAWA — A Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee has lost another round in his discrimination lawsuit against the spy agency.
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More local politicians in Quebec report facing harassment, intimidation: survey

More local politicians in Quebec report facing harassment, intimidation: survey

MONTREAL — Incidents of harassment and intimidation targeting Quebec politicians have become more common in the last decade, compounding already strenuous work conditions for many local leaders, a new report shows.
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