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Pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at two more B.C. universities

Pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at two more B.C. universities

VICTORIA — Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up encampments at two more British Columbia universities, as a wave of demonstrations at North American post-secondary institutions continued to spread.
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Human-rights advocates pan budget plan to detain immigrants in federal prisons

Human-rights advocates pan budget plan to detain immigrants in federal prisons

OTTAWA — Human-rights groups are urging Ottawa to reverse course on plans to allow immigrant detention in federal prisons, saying vulnerable people could be exposed to unreasonably harsh conditions.
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Squamish, B.C., rejects LNG company's plan for floating work camp

Squamish, B.C., rejects LNG company's plan for floating work camp

SQUAMISH, B.C. — Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers at a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council. The ship arrived in B.C.
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Head of port says cargo scanners won't solve the issue of exported stolen vehicles

Head of port says cargo scanners won't solve the issue of exported stolen vehicles

OTTAWA — Scanning more shipping containers for stolen cars may do little to curb auto theft, the head of the Halifax Port Authority said this week at a House of Commons committee.
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Saks says drug criminalization decision 'urgent', B.C. says feds have all they need

Saks says drug criminalization decision 'urgent', B.C. says feds have all they need

OTTAWA — Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks said she needs more information from British Columbia before she can make a decision about recriminalizing public drug use in that province, but the province says she already has everything she needs.
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Macklem says he doesn't think federal budget will have much of an impact on inflation

Macklem says he doesn't think federal budget will have much of an impact on inflation

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he doesn't think the federal budget tabled last month will have much of an effect on inflation.
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Public servants to be in-office 3 days a week as of Sept. 9

Public servants to be in-office 3 days a week as of Sept. 9

OTTAWA — Federal public servants will have to work from their offices at least three days a week as of Sept. 9. The new rules also stipulate that executives will have to be in the office at least four days a week.
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Conservatives call on Commons Speaker to resign, say he let Trudeau cross the line

Conservatives call on Commons Speaker to resign, say he let Trudeau cross the line

OTTAWA — Conservative MPs want House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign after ejecting their leader — and not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — during a heated debate Tuesday.
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confirms his party will support the Liberals' federal budget

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confirms his party will support the Liberals' federal budget

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Wednesday ended any speculation his party would pull out of its deal with the minority Liberal government by finally agreeing to support the government's budget.
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Court rejects students' request for injunction against McGill encampment

Court rejects students' request for injunction against McGill encampment

MONTREAL — Pro-Palestinian activists who have pitched their tents on the McGill University campus scored a legal victory on Wednesday when a Quebec judge rejected a request for an injunction to stop their protest.
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