Unpublished Newswire
Negotiating trade deals — to secure access to global markets for Canadian soybeans, lentils, beef and other marquee agriculture exports, while shielding our own markets from a flood of foreign imports — is front page news. Yet behind the tariff headlines, who is quietly fixing the more immediate problem of better quality, affordable food for Canadian families — especially when sky-high energy prices drive up the cost of producing and transporting it? The answer is the smaller-scale, often family-owned producers in our own backyards. These are the quiet nation-builders. And no, we’re...
May 24, 2026 - 09:00 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | National Post
The belief that unhoused people are being paid and provided buses to travel from Vancouver to other communities across British Columbia ahead of the World Cup has taken such a hold in Prince George that the city and multiple councillors have officially come forward to dispel the rumour.
May 24, 2026 - 09:00 | | CBC News - Canada
A 12-person jury has found Dean Penney guilty of first-degree murder in relation to the disappearance of his estranged wife, Jennifer Hillier-Penney, in 2016.
May 24, 2026 - 08:44 | | CBC News - Canada
May 24, 2026 - 08:35 | | The Globe and Mail
A man who pleaded guilty to several “vile” offences that included assaulting a teenager and smearing fecal matter over her face and mouth has been handed a sentence of 695 days, or almost two years, by a judge in Vancouver. However, after time served in pre-trial custody, he will face just 227 more days behind bars. Fitsum Wode Zewdu, 33, pleaded guilty to sexual assault, assault, and committing an indecent act. In sentencing, Judge Reginald Harris of B.C. Provincial Court said he took into account the guilty plea and “the love and support of his parents,” including a letter from his...
May 24, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Knight | National Post
From hail sizes to wind speeds, weather radars help Environment and Climate Change Canada track storms and issue public warnings. But the organization has recently disbanded its radar research team. Meanwhile, it's begun leaning on AI to help make forecasting more accurate. Weather experts say the changes will affect the country.
May 24, 2026 - 07:00 | | CBC News - Canada
