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Police urge buckle up, put phones down
September is Distracted Driving and Occupant Restraint Month in B.C., and police are reminding drivers to buckle up and put their phones down. Corporal Michael McLaughlin of B.C. Highway Patrol says, ...
Aug 27, 2025
Vancouver airport says operations back to normal after navigation staffing shortfall
VANCOUVER - Vancouver International Airport says it is running as normal after staffing shortfalls at Canada's air navigation provider led to cancellations and delays on Tuesday. The airport had repor...
Aug 27, 2025
Quick response stops motorhome fire from spreading in Peachland
A fiery motorhome crash along Highway 97 near Antlers Beach triggered a large emergency response late Tuesday night.West Kelowna RCMP say the motorhome veered off the northbound lanes of the highway a...
Aug 27, 2025
Montreal police make arrest in Israeli flag burning outside Hampstead town hall
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they have arrested a suspect after an Israeli flag on display outside a suburban town hall was set on fire. On Tuesday police arrested a 39-year-old man in the Villeray-...
Aug 27, 2025
LeBlanc leaving Washington with a sense that progress has been made
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc's office says he is leaving Washington today with a sense that progress was made after a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Le...
Aug 27, 2025
Hodgson: Major projects office to launch this week
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the federal government's new major projects office will launch this week, a key element in the Ottawa's push to spur companies into building new la...
Aug 27, 2025
Google refusing to comply with "right to be forgotten" de-listing decision
OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner says individuals have the right to have some information de-listed from search engine results but Google is refusing to comply. The commissioner's office says...
Aug 27, 2025
Authorities say Minneapolis school shooter has been 'contained'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A shooting occurred Wednesday morning during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school, Minnesota governor's said. Authorities gave no immediate information on the ...
Aug 27, 2025
Evacuated Peachland residents allowed home as wildfire held
Dozens of Peachland residents are back in their homes after being forced out overnight when a roadside fire spread into the hillside above Antlers Beach.Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says 58 p...
Aug 27, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers say he wants to seek asylum in the United States
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wed...
Aug 27, 2025
