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Powerful storm hits B.C. south coast, thousands without power but no reported damage
VANCOUVER - Wind warnings and special weather statements remain posted for Vancouver Island and British Columbia's inner south coast, but it appears the region has dodged significant damage from a pow...
Oct 25, 2021
Ontario university sports are overwhelmingly white, report finds
University athletics in Ontario are overwhelmingly white, from student athletes to coaches to administrators, according to a new report that found rampant systemic racism in varsity sports. The organi...
Oct 25, 2021
$100B global climate finance goal three years behind schedule: report
OTTAWA - A decade-old goal to raise US$100 billion to help developing nations adapt to and mitigate against climate change is unlikely to be met for another two years. That is the conclusion of a new ...
Oct 25, 2021
Israeli court rules on boy who survived cable car crash
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli court has ordered a 6-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash in Italy to be returned to his relatives there amid a bitter custody battle between them and his family in...
Oct 25, 2021
Events planned to mark Small Business Week in Vernon
A small business walk and the business excellence awards events are planned to mark the 2021 Small Business Week in Vernon.The city will receive the 2021 Small Business Week Community Activity Schedul...
Oct 25, 2021
Crown appeals house arrest sentence to Parksville workplace scammer
NANAIMO - The highest court in B.C. will examine the fate of a disgraced Parksville woman who stole $70,000 from her former employer.The Crown appealed a B.C. Supreme Court judgment handed to Renee Pa...
Oct 25, 2021
Path to Trudeau's new cabinet hits final stretch ahead of swearing-in ceremony
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tricky task of crafting a new cabinet is hitting its final hours before the team of ministers is unveiled. Any hints of who might be in cabinet could begin tri...
Oct 25, 2021
'Everybody knows everybody:' Nunavut voters head to the polls in territorial election
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Campaigning in Nunavut's territorial election is a little like competing against your neighbours and friends, says former premier Paul Quassa. Voters head to the polls Monday to ele...
Oct 25, 2021
'Never going to be ashamed:' Métis, two-spirit NDP MP wants to rebrand Alberta
EDMONTON - Blake Desjarlais says he represents what Alberta is truly about and it's not what the rest of Canada might think. Believed to bethe first two-spirit member of Parliament, the 27-year-old sa...
Oct 25, 2021
B.C. lifting venue capacity limits across much of the province as COVID-19 cases ease
VICTORIA - British Columbia is set to lift capacity restrictions on gatherings across much of the province today. Many B.C. residents will now be allowed to attend events like hockey games, concerts a...
Oct 25, 2021
