UCP government staffers’ to take indefinite seven per cent pay cut
byArticle content continued The pay cuts will be in effect indefinitely. NDP Leader Rachel Notley called the move a cheap political tactic designed to…
Trump refuses to say if he took COVID-19 test before first debate with Biden
byNEW YORK — U.S. President Donald Trump was evasive Thursday night when pressed if he took a COVID-19 test before his first debate with…
B.C. man who killed 4 in Penticton shootings apologizes to families in court
byA man who shot four people to death in Penticton, B.C., over a neighbours’ dispute addressed the victims’ families in a tense sentencing hearing…
U.S. Senate committee to vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination Oct. 22
byThe Senate’s judiciary committee convened on Thursday and set an Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination as Republicans race to…
Canadian files complaint after CBSA agent allegedly stopped him because ‘you’re Somalian’
byMohamed Duale can still remember the feeling in the pit of his stomach when a border officer stopped and subjected him to a battery of…
‘I deeply regret it’: B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan says he misspoke about white privilege at debate
byArticle content continued Horgan said he did not intend to hurt people with his debate comments. “I was jolted out of my comfort last…
Researchers Synthesize Room Temperature Superconducting Material
byThe goal of new research led by Ranga Dias, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and of physics and astronomy, is to develop superconducting materials…
Warning from a pandemic data dump? Ottawa sewage shows ‘alarming’ spike in COVID-19 virus
byA novel method of sampling sewage for COVID-19 is showing an “alarming” surge in viral transmission in Ottawa, researchers say — a detection process…
Driven by hardship and hard work, Canada’s Chase Claypool is making NFL history
byIn a season already marked by the impact of multiple talented rookie pass-catchers, Chase Claypool of the Pittsburgh Steelers made NFL history on Sunday….
‘It was a pain in my heart when I saw it,’ Pickering, Ont., teen says of racist yearbook message
byToday is Joshua Telemaque’s 18th birthday, but what was supposed to be a happy occasion has been tarnished by a racist message that the teen says left…