B.C. seeks ban on public drug use, dialing back decriminalization
The B.C. NDP has asked the federal government to recriminalize public drug use, marking a major shift in the province's approach to addressing the deadly overdose crisis.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:
Metro Inc. is set to release Q1 results on Tuesday. The grocer and its competitors have struggled with supply chain issues and employee absenteeism due to COVID-19 protocols, with sporadic shortages of certain products being reported throughout the country.
Canadian National Railway Co. is expected to release Q4 results on Tuesday.
The Montreal-based company announced in December that former executive Jim Vena had removed himself from the running to become the company's new CEO.
CN says it expects to announce a replacement for outgoing CEO Jean-Jacques Ruest in January.
The Bank of Canada is set to release its interest rate decision and monetary policy report on Wednesday.
Economists increasingly expect the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates after Statistics Canada reported on Jan. 19 that the annual pace of inflation climbed in December to 4.8 per cent, a pace that hasn't been seen since September 1991.
Rogers Communications Inc. is scheduled to release Q4 results on Thursday.
The Toronto-based telecom giant announced on Jan. 10 that it had appointed former chief financial officer Tony Staffieri permanent president and chief executive officer.
Staffieri replaced Joe Natale, who left the company in November amid a family squabble between chairman Edward Rogers and his mother and two sisters, who are also board members.
Canadian Pacific Ltd. is set to release Q4 results on Thursday.
The Calgary-based railway completed its acquisition of Kansas City Southern on Dec. 14, 2021, paving the way for North America's only railroad that stretches across all three countries.
The U.S. transportation regulator is reviewing the transaction and expects to make a final decision later this year.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 23, 2022.
The B.C. NDP has asked the federal government to recriminalize public drug use, marking a major shift in the province's approach to addressing the deadly overdose crisis.
An orca whale calf that has been stranded in a B.C. lagoon for weeks after her pregnant mother died swam out on her own early Friday morning.
Donald Trump's defence team attacked the credibility Friday of the prosecution's first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing a scheme between Trump and a tabloid to bury negative stories to protect the Republican's 2016 presidential campaign.
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says there is 'still so much love' between her and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as they navigate their post-separation relationship co-parenting their three children.
The Canadian Transportation Agency has hit a record high of more than 71,000 complaints in a backlog. The quasi-judicial regulator and tribunal tasked with settling disputes between customers and the airlines says the backlog is growing because the number of incoming complaints keeps increasing.
More than 115 people who viewed the solar eclipse in Ontario earlier this month experienced eye damage after the event, according to eye doctors in the province.
An Ontario man who took out a loan to pay for auto repairs said his car was repossessed after he missed two payments.
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star centre Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament.
An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.
A property tax bill is perplexing a small townhouse community in Fergus, Ont.
When identical twin sisters Kim and Michelle Krezonoski were invited to compete against some of the world’s most elite female runners at last week’s Boston Marathon, they were in disbelief.
The giant stone statues guarding the Lions Gate Bridge have been dressed in custom Vancouver Canucks jerseys as the NHL playoffs get underway.
A local Oilers fan is hoping to see his team cut through the postseason, so he can cut his hair.
A family from Laval, Que. is looking for answers... and their father's body. He died on vacation in Cuba and authorities sent someone else's body back to Canada.
A former educational assistant is calling attention to the rising violence in Alberta's classrooms.
The federal government says its plan to increase taxes on capital gains is aimed at wealthy Canadians to achieve “tax fairness.”
At 6'8" and 350 pounds, there is nothing typical about UBC offensive lineman Giovanni Manu, who was born in Tonga and went to high school in Pitt Meadows.