A controversial and historical bill has been passed by the House of Commons on July 14 in a free vote, with 131 members of Parliament voting in favour of abolishing the death penalty in Canada—narrowly passing the bill against 124 votes in opposition.
Another US election has passed, resulting in a victory for the Democrats and their candidate, Jimmy Carter, a former governor of Georgia, on November 2.
A discovery has been made by a US Navy ship 25 miles off the coast of Kane’ohe, Hawaii.
Humans have always looked at the stars and wondered about visiting worlds up above, whether they are celestial in nature as the early humans thought, or more scientific, as humankind has discovered other planets.
In a landslide victory, the emerging nationalist party Bloc Quebecois (BQ) ousted the Liberal Party and rose to power on November 15 in the Quebec provincial election.
The University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research, having studied alcohol consumption for more than a decade, is waving the flag on BC’s rising levels.
Every year brings exciting stories, whether they are small local matters or issues that bring the citizens of the world together, and 2015 was no exception.
On December 29, a magnitude-4.7 earthquake was widely felt throughout the Lower Mainland at 11:39 p.m. The earthquake, which occurred about 20 kilometres north of Victoria, was felt from as far as Seattle and Abbotsford, with an epicentre 50 kilometres underneath the earth’s crust.
A local pet store is under fire for its treatment of kittens and puppies, viewed by many to be neglectful and cruel.
Mid-December saw the first of thousands of Syrian refugees enter Canada as new permanent residents, many of whom were greeted by Prime Minister Trudeau himself.
