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Students set up pro-Palestinian encampment protest at University of Toronto
TORONTO — Tents, banners and flags cropped up at the centre of the University of Toronto's downtown campus Thursday as students set up an encampment to call on the institution to cut its ties with Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza.
May 2, 2024 8:43 PM
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Older adults' brains 'rewarded' by music they don't even like, B.C. researcher finds
BURNABY, B.C. — The brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it's a song they don't particularly like, a researcher at British Columbia's Simon Fraser University says.
May 2, 2024 5:53 PM
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Police order B.C. woman who praised Hamas not to protest for 5 months, says her group
VANCOUVER — A pro-Palestinian activist group says its international co-ordinator, who was arrested in a Vancouver hate-crime investigation, was released with an order not to attend any protests for the next five months.
May 2, 2024 4:07 PM
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Quesnel, B.C., censures mayor, saying his actions jeopardize Indigenous relations
QUESNEL, B.C. — Councillors in Quesnel, B.C.
May 2, 2024 4:02 PM
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London Drugs rebuilding infrastructure after cybersecurity breach
VANCOUVER — Retailer London Drugs says it's rebuilding its data infrastructure with the help of leading third-party experts to bring its operations safely back online after a cybersecurity incident that has shut down stores for five days.
May 2, 2024 3:41 PM
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Surrey wants 'radical expansion' of Charter rights in B.C. policing dispute: lawyer
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for B.C.'s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey is seeking a "radical expansion" of freedom-of-expression protections under Canada's Charter in its legal dispute with the province over policing in the city.
May 2, 2024 3:39 PM
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Environmental groups criticize government walk-back on pollution impact assessment
OTTAWA — Environmental groups say the Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through proposed amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act.
May 2, 2024 3:25 PM
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Latest national emissions report shows signs of progress toward Canada's 2030 goal
OTTAWA — Canada's latest greenhouse-gas emissions report shows the country making progress toward meeting its next target in 2030 — but there is still a very long way to go.
May 2, 2024 3:24 PM
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Quebec police can refuse to talk to and share notes with watchdog: Court of Appeal
MONTREAL — Quebec's highest court says police officers have the right to remain silent during investigations by the province's police watchdog.
May 2, 2024 2:28 PM
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Quebec premier says pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill 'has to be dismantled'
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault on Thursday called for the end to the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the lower field of McGill University's downtown campus in Montreal, saying he expected police to dismantle the tents.
May 2, 2024 1:41 PM
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