President Donald Trump's steel tariff issue echoed in Canada's House of Commons today. The Conservatives surrounded Prime Minister Mark Carney on it. After Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, the party's Ontario MP Liane Rudd challenged the Liberals to present a budget. He said that the government should now show transparency and present a budget so that Canadians can know how much, if any, the government has collected from the alleged retaliatory tariffs. Retaliating on this, Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said that instead of showing Canada down, this is a time to show solidarit

Two men face robbery and unlawful confinement charges after a two-year long investigation into two incidents that occurred in early 2023. On January 29, 2023, Burnaby RCMP frontline officers responded to a report of a robbery at a convenience store in the 5600-block of Hastings Street. It was reported that two male suspects entered the store, tied the victim up, and stole cash and cigarettes before fleeing the scene. Burnaby RCMP’s Strike Force Unit assumed conduct of the investigation. On February 22, 2023, Burnaby RCMP responded to another robbery at the same location, with very simil

RICHMOND, BC: Following a second targeted shooting at a family home in Surrey’s Panorama Ridge neighbourhood, now being investigated by Surrey Police Service as an extortion case, Conservative Attorney General Critic Steve Kooner is reissuing his May 21, 2025, statement and is renewing his demands for urgent government action. Despite visible police surveillance, the property was repeatedly attacked with dozens of gunshots. The case is currently being investigated as organised criminal extortion. Local Conservative MLA for Surrey-Panorama and Critic for Community Safety Bryan Tepper stated,

Today marks the start of new 50 per cent tariffs from the United States on steel and aluminum imports.That's double the previous rate. Prime Minister Mark Carney once again called the tariffs unlawful and unjustified as he headed into a Liberal caucus meeting today. But Carney says his government isn't ready to respond just yet because they are in intensive trade discussions with the U-S to have tariffs removed under a new economic and security deal. The Canadian steel and aluminum industries say doubling the tariffs will have a devastating impact while economists warn they could lead

Investigative agencies in Australia have arrested 7 people, including two Canadians, in a drug trafficking case. It is alleged that the gang was using trusted people in Australia to help in the smuggling of drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine. The Australian Federal Police has said that the ages of the detained Canadians are 24 and 31 years old but have not released their identities yet. According to the agency, the two Canadians have been charged with joining a criminal group and attempting to smuggle drugs across the border. The alleged ringleader of this gang was a 42-year-old Austr

After the victory of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in this year’s IPL, the team held a victory march and event today. Large crowds gathered to get a glimpse of their favorite players and a stampede broke out during the victory parade. So far 11 people have died, and 33 people have been injured. This incident took place outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The team was earlier felicitated in the legislature. During the event, the police had to resort to mild lathicharge to control the crowd. PM Narendra Modi also expressed grief over the loss of lives in the stampede. In a post on X, PM Modi cal

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is calling on Canada Post and its union to return to the bargaining table to hash out terms for binding arbitration. In a social media statement Wednesday, the minister also asked the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to continue to work toward a deal outside of that process. She says arbitration is not the preferred path, but suggested the stage would be set for an imposed settlement if the two sides could not find common ground themselves. The minister says Canadians expect the parties to resolve the impasse and that federal mediators are st

B.C. Premier David Eby says he won't be throwing his support behind a new oil pipeline through the province, dismissing Ontario Premier Doug Ford's suggestion that Eby would change his mind. Eby says in response to Ford's remarks on Monday that the publicly-owned TMX pipeline is already running through B.C., and the province doesn't support lifting the ban on oil tankers off British Columbia's northern coast. He says it's not his job to tell Ford it's "extremely unlikely" there will be a tunnel under Toronto's Highway 401, or tell Alberta Premier Danielle Smith her "vision" for a pipeline conn

The Peace River Regional District in northeast British Columbia has issued new evacuation orders and alerts for the Kiskatinaw River area as the wildfire threatens to grow in the coming days.The district issued its third evacuation order and a fourth evacuation alert Tuesday night following a recommendation from the BC Wildfire Service.The service said it expects aggressive and challenging fire behaviour with hot, dry and windy conditions.Winds from the west are expected to reach over 50 kilometres per hour on Thursday and up to 60 kph by Friday, and will continue to drive the fire toward Ke