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Samaritan, 80, who died after pushing woman from path of vehicle always helpful: son

Samaritan, 80, who died after pushing woman from path of vehicle always helpful: son

When Patrick Hare of Red Deer, Alta., visited a mall or a store he was the man who always held the door open for everybody, said his son Ron Hare.
B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents

B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents

VICTORIA — British Columbia is looking to put the brakes on crashes into highway overpasses by imposing the highest fines and penalties in Canada. Penalties for crashes into overpasses or other highway infrastructure by commercial vehicles in B.C.
Vancouver tent city to temporarily close over unsafe and unhygienic conditions

Vancouver tent city to temporarily close over unsafe and unhygienic conditions

VANCOUVER — Residents in Vancouver's only legal tent encampment are wary of a city plan to force them to temporarily move while it cleans up the site, an advocate said.
Deficit of $11 billion and other highlights from Quebec's 2024-25 budget

Deficit of $11 billion and other highlights from Quebec's 2024-25 budget

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on Tuesday tabled his sixth budget, with big spending increases for health and education. Here are some highlights. - Deficit of $11 billion, which includes a $1.5-billion contingency reserve and a $2.
Quebec tables budget with $11-billion deficit, no precise timeline to balance books

Quebec tables budget with $11-billion deficit, no precise timeline to balance books

QUEBEC — A stagnant economy, a historic forest fire season and billions of dollars in public sector wage increases are what Quebec’s finance minister says have led to one of the biggest budget deficits in the province’s history.
Workload, training flagged in investigation into release of Saskatchewan mass killer

Workload, training flagged in investigation into release of Saskatchewan mass killer

SASKATOON — An investigation into the statutory release of a man months before he went on a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has made 14 recommendations, including more time for parole board members to handle cases and domestic violence training for
By the numbers: Canada's disaster financial assistance program

By the numbers: Canada's disaster financial assistance program

OTTAWA — Canada's Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program, or DFAA, was launched in 1970, setting a formula for how provinces and territories would split costs with the federal government when disaster strikes.
Federal disaster aid for Fraser Valley floods, landslides taking too long: B.C. MP

Federal disaster aid for Fraser Valley floods, landslides taking too long: B.C. MP

OTTAWA — The federal government estimates it will need to pay almost $3.4 billion for its share of the disaster recovery bills for flooding and landslides that devastated British Columbia's Fraser Valley in November 2021.
Coral reef that 'shouldn't exist' thrives off B.C.'s Pacific Ocean, biologist says

Coral reef that 'shouldn't exist' thrives off B.C.'s Pacific Ocean, biologist says

VANCOUVER — It started with a tip from the local First Nation of a "bump on the sea floor" where the fish liked to be and led to the discovery of Canada's only known live coral reef.
'Pure nightmare': Montreal-based musician wins $1.5 million in defamation lawsuit

'Pure nightmare': Montreal-based musician wins $1.5 million in defamation lawsuit

CALGARY — A Quebec-based electronic music artist hopes to get his career and life back on track after triumphing in an Alberta defamation lawsuit tied to social media posts accusing him of being a sexual predator. "It was terrible.