17 h. ago Judge says U.S. government may have ’acted in bad faith’ as he weighs contempt over deportation order

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that the Trump administration may have “acted in bad faith” by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country before a court could block their deportations to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg in Washington pressed a Justice Department lawyer to explain the government’s actions […]

Politics

9 d. ago New platform set to prevent financial elder abuse, especially with housing

Douglas Todd: “There are a lot of bad actors who are ready to swoop in” when seniors start to lose their abilities, says a major Vancouver real-estate executive. He says he has something to stop them.

Events

1 week ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.  The emergency appeal argues that the judge can’t force the executive branch to rehire some 16,000 probationary employees. The California-based […]

Society

2 w. ago Geoff Russ: Diefenbaker was a victim of foreign interference — just like Canada today

Bad actors do, in fact, have great interest in Canadian elections. That's as true now as it was in the 1960s

Events

2 w. ago ‘Never seen it this bad’: Granville bar owners demand immediate action ahead of FIFA

With Vancouver set to host the world again in 2026, businesses on or near the Granville Strip say conditions are the worst they've been in at least 30 years.

Other

3 w. ago Six Federal Agencies Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Orders

A San Francisco federal judge ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of the government’s newest employees who were terminated in February.

Events