41 minutes ago 'I told you so': Dr. Perry Kendall warned in 2017 the NDP's Addictions Ministry would fail

Vaughn Palmer: Short-lived ministry spent most of its money on staff and public relations

Politics

92 minutes ago Letters to The Sun: Readers shocked by security guards' treatment of Indigenous girl

Re: B.C. First Nations leaders demand action after Cree girl restrained, pushed to the ground by security guards The story of a 16-year-old Indigenous child being taken down onto a floor and restrained by five Paladin Security guards was beyond shocking. Witnesses said that at some point a guard had a knee in her back […]

Events

2 hours ago Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport filled out paper ballots on a busy Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to go on a 24-hour strike during the holidays. The vote is being taken by employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services, which provide services like cleaning interiors of the planes, […]

Society

4 hours ago Walmart Canada axing some property controls amid grocery competition scrutiny

Walmart Canada says it’s getting rid of property controls relating to retail competition across the country. The grocery industry’s use of property controls, which are terms baked into commercial leases that put restrictions on other tenants and their activities, has recently come under scrutiny. Walmart said Friday it decided to “unilaterally waive any competitive retail […]

Culture

4 hours ago U.S. court tosses hostile workplace, pay discrimination claims against BlackBerry

A U.S. court has closed the door on hostile work environment and wage discrimination claims made by a former BlackBerry Ltd. executive who accused the company’s CEO of sexually harassing her and then retaliating against her when she reported the behaviour. U.S. magistrate judge Sallie Kim previously granted BlackBerry and John Giamatteo’s request to turf […]

Events

5 hours ago B.C. school bus crash was accident caused by medical emergency: police

Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with B.C. Highway Patrol says the evidence shows there was no criminality involved in the crash near Lac La Hache

Events

5 hours ago Former Quebec pension fund workers charged in U.S. in Indian government bribery case

Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with United States authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in New York.

Politics

6 hours ago This Day in History, 1919: The thermometer invites frozen flatlanders to Vancouver for the winter

Vancouver's beauty and mild climate were pitched as a winter resort to Canadians east of the Rockies

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6 hours ago Ontario signs deal for $108M over three years in federal school food funding

Ontario has signed an agreement with the federal government for $108 million in funding for school nutrition programs, which officials say will allow the province’s program to serve more children. The federal Liberal government set aside $1 billion over five years to expand access to such programs across the country after pressure from federal New […]

Society

7 hours ago First Nation considers legal options as B.C. approves mining permit ’without consent’

The mine is on the nation's territory in central B.C. and it issued a statement earlier this month calling for the project to be halted until the nation had given its consent.

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