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Earthquakes shake deep below northern British Columbia coast

Earthquakes shake deep below northern British Columbia coast

HAIDA GWAII, BRITISH COLUMBIA — The northern British Columbia coast was rattled by two earthquakes below the ocean floor on Sunday. Natural Resources Canada said the first quake hit at 3:20 p.m.
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Eby pledges involuntary care for severe addictions in B.C., ahead of October election

Eby pledges involuntary care for severe addictions in B.C., ahead of October election

VANCOUVER — British Columbia will be opening secure facilities to provide involuntary care under the Mental Health Act for those with severe addictions who are mentally ill and have sustained a brain injury, the premier announced Sunday just days ahe
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Federal government extends ban on senior Iranian officials back to 2003

Federal government extends ban on senior Iranian officials back to 2003

OTTAWA — The federal government is expanding a measure that bans tens of thousands of Iranian officials from entering Canada as part of an effort to hold the regime accountable for human-rights violations.
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Emir of Qatar to visit Ottawa on what will be his first official trip to Canada

Emir of Qatar to visit Ottawa on what will be his first official trip to Canada

OTTAWA — The Prime Minister’s Office says the Emir of Qatar will arrive in Ottawa for a two-day visit this week. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on what will be his first official trip to Canada.
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Air Canada deal avoids shutdown, brings relief to passengers and business groups

Air Canada deal avoids shutdown, brings relief to passengers and business groups

MONTREAL — Travellers, business groups and politicians expressed fervent relief on Sunday after Air Canada and the union representing thousands of its pilots negotiated a new labour deal and averted a disruptive, countrywide shutdown.
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Liberal candidate in Montreal byelection says campaign is about her — not Trudeau

Liberal candidate in Montreal byelection says campaign is about her — not Trudeau

MONTREAL — In the final stretch of a Montreal byelection campaign widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, the Liberal candidate wants people to focus on her — not her leader.
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Montreal bars, restaurants react to Quebec bill to regulate merchant tipping requests

Montreal bars, restaurants react to Quebec bill to regulate merchant tipping requests

MONTREAL — Julia Dougall-Picard swings into action when customers settle in for lunch at Frite Alors in Montreal's downtown Quartier Latin neighbourhood.
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B.C. victim's family furious at no-fault insurance regime in motor-vehicle death case

B.C. victim's family furious at no-fault insurance regime in motor-vehicle death case

Annie Kong's family says their anguish at her death has been exacerbated by B.C.'s no-fault insurance system, which limited the lump-sum compensation in her death and restricted their rights to seek additional recourse through lawsuits.
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MPs to face new political realities on their return to Ottawa

MPs to face new political realities on their return to Ottawa

OTTAWA — On Monday Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly.
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'Challenges every single muscle': Champion tree climber turns work into passion

'Challenges every single muscle': Champion tree climber turns work into passion

WINNIPEG — Climbing up trees, wrangling with ropes and navigating twisted odd-angled limbs may not be everyone's idea of a great day.
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