Point Roberts residents petition to cross Canadian border
POINT ROBERTS (NEWS 1130) — Some frustrated people living in Point Roberts, Wash. have launched a petition for an exception to cross the border, but only so that they can travel to the mainland U.S....
View Article‘Kids don’t even know black pioneers existed’: awareness society to help B.C....
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — The province has acknowledged more needs to be done to educate students about the contributions of black people in B.C., and one organization working to raise awareness is...
View ArticleCities brace for more protests this weekend across Canada, U.S.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Anti-racism demonstrators are expected to gather across Canada this weekend decrying police violence against black people. The rallies are the latest in a series of protests...
View ArticleAnti-racism, anti-police brutality marches held throughout Canada this weekend
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Anti-racism demonstrators have gathered across Canada this weekend, decrying police violence against black people. BRITISH COLUMBIA A more subdued group of demonstrators took to...
View ArticleGarneau asks Iran to explain to UN aviation council where black boxes are
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada wants Iran to explain why it hasn’t yet handed over the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran on Jan. 8. Garneau spoke...
View ArticleFrustration grows with no apparent end in sight for Canada-U.S. border ban
WASHINGTON — Business groups and border communities that depend on traffic across the Canada-U.S. border are growing impatient with travel restrictions that appear poised to stretch into a fourth...
View ArticleCanada loses bid for seat on United Nations Security Council
NEW YORK (NEWS 1130) — Canada has lost its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. The loss came in the first round of voting in a secret ballot of 193 member states of the United...
View ArticleTrudeau government survives confidence vote in House of Commons
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) -The Trudeau government lives to see another day after surviving a confidence vote in the middle of the pandemic The Prime Minister is also promising an update on federal finances...
View ArticlePeace Arch Park closing temporarily as number of visitors doubles
SURREY (NEWS 1130) — The province is closing Peace Arch park as of 8 p.m. Thursday after the number of visitors has doubled since it reopened in mid-May. The province, in a release, cited public safety...
View ArticleVancouver woman disappointed by Peace Arch park closure
SURREY (NEWS 1130) — A Vancouver woman is disappointed by the province’s decision to close Peace Arch park and planned to go there for one more time beforehand. The province says the area will close at...
View ArticlePompeo calls on China to release two Michaels, says U.S. stands with Canada
OTTAWA — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling on China to release two Canadian men that he says face “groundless” charges of spying. Chinese authorities announced the charges against Michael...
View ArticleCanada sees dramatic drop in U.S. arrivals in April due to coronavirus measures
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Canada’s move to close the border early on in the pandemic has had a dramatic impact. Statistics Canada says for the month of April — the first full month of COVID-19 border...
View ArticleOpening Canada-U.S. border dependent on U.S. COVID-19 progress: Dr. Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) — B.C.’s top doctor is monitoring the provinces neighbouring states like Washington, where the death toll is six times more than what it is in B.C. Dr. Bonnie Henry says, spiking...
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Trudeau rejects idea of prisoner swap with China, says bowing to Beijing...
OTTAWA – The prime minister is rejecting growing calls to release a Huawei executive in order to secure the release of two Canadians who have been languishing in a Chinese jail for the last 18 months....
View ArticlePM promises changes to federal wage subsidy program
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — The prime minister is promising more support for businesses dealing with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Justin Trudeau said Friday that in the coming days the federal...
View ArticleCanada remembers Terry Fox 39 years after his death
NEW WESTMINISTER (NEWS 1130) – Thirty-nine years ago this Sunday, Terry Fox passed away following a long battle with cancer. The Canadian hero was admitted to New Westminster’s Royal Columbian Hospital...
View ArticleMost Canadians want to see courts decide Meng Wanzhou case rather than use...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – It seems most Canadians back the prime minister’s stance when it comes to Canada’s arrest of Meng Wanzhou and the “two Michaels” being detained in China. A new poll finds most...
View ArticleEU reopens its borders to 14 nations, including Canada, but not U.S.
BRUSSELS (NEWS 1130) – The European Union announced Tuesday that it will reopen its borders to travellers from 14 countries. Canadians are on the list, but most Americans have been refused entry for at...
View ArticleNew NAFTA comes into force Canada Day amid tariff threats, COVID-19 uncertainty
OTTAWA – The new NAFTA will come into effect on Wednesday amid the economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The negotiations caused months of fear in business and economic circles, with...
View ArticleCanada hasn’t been left untouched by populist forces, pollster says
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Populism is a significant force in Canada and is only getting stronger. That’s the take-away from a report by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, out Tuesday,...
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