WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released videos showing the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent in Texas last year call into question assertions by the Department of Homeland Security that a driver intentionally rammed an agent with his car immediately before he was killed. The videos, including from officer body cameras, […]

At a special meeting held on the evening of Monday March 2, Drayton Valley town council placed CAO Jocelyn Whaley on a paid leave of absence. “Council called a special meeting of council at 7 p.m. last night to discuss legal matters and employment issues,” said acting CAO Jennifer Stone. “Because of the Access to […]

Ramara council heard what the community wants to do with two buildings on Highway 12 in Brechin, known as St. Andrew’s Hall and the former Standard Bank. Community engagement took place between October and November. It included various online and in-person ways to convey preferences. “Respondents expressed interest in community-focused use of the properties. There […]

Nouha Ishaq said when she first started her job preparing food at Simon Fraser University in 2005, coming into work didn’t feel like a fight. But about five years ago, Ishaq said, the relationship between the campus’s approximately 200 food service workers and their more senior colleagues started to sour. She said she and her […]

Transport Canada officials were aware funding for the popular electric vehicle rebate program was at risk of running out several months before the department told the public about it in January 2025, documents about the program suggest. The documents also show officials were seemingly caught off guard by how quickly the funds did, in the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The passenger in the car when Texas driver Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot last year by a federal immigration agent gave a lengthy statement to lawyers for the slain man’s family disputing the government’s version of events. That witness died Saturday in a fiery car crash in San Antonio, according to […]

Hat on. Glasses lowered. Notes in hand. Ian Sinclair moves toward the podium with the deliberate steps of a man who has come prepared, not just to speak, but to challenge. Conversations hush and heads turn, intently. In Caledon’s council chamber, his confident walk and heavy voice are a familiar sight, and a comforting one […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released records show a U.S. citizen was shot and killed in Texas by a federal immigration agent last year during a late-night traffic encounter that was not publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security. The death of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, would mark the earliest of at least six deadly […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One by one, South Carolina senators stood up at the Statehouse this week, saying they didn’t want to wade into the rules about paying college athletes, but they couldn’t bear to see their Gamecocks or Tigers left behind on the field or the court. South Carolina is poised to join at […]

A newly released 135-page report is renewing scrutiny of the Region of Waterloo’s efforts to assemble roughly 770 acres of farmland in Wilmot Township for a proposed mega industrial site, a project that has remained largely opaque for more than two years and has sparked widespread opposition across the rural community. The report, published in […]

The annual Winter in the Forest festival is coming on February 16 at the Kaslo aerodrome from 10 am to 3 pm. The event is organized by the Kaslo and District Community Forest Society (KDCFS) and raises funds for the Kaslo Housing Society. The Village will provide in-kind support for the event, including labour and […]

Information commissioner Caroline Maynard says Canadians should be able to use the Access to Information Act to request documents from the offices of the prime minister and other cabinet members.  Maynard renewed her call to expand the scope of the access law to cover these offices during an appearance before a House of Commons committee […]