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Trump annexation talk prompted defence talks with Europe, Joly says
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is in the "advanced" stages of negotiations with Europe on joining its new defence partnership - prompted in large part by growing concern abo...
Mar 19, 2025
Feds give millions to B.C.'s STEMCELL Technologies and HTEC for facility construction
VANCOUVER - The federal government says it's pumping nearly $100 million into two B.C. firms to support the construction of a hydrogen fuel facility and two "cutting-edge biomanufacturing facilities" ...
Mar 19, 2025
Dozens of bags filled at annual Community Clean Up
Trash littering Vernon's streets was collected and disposed of as part of the annual Community Clean Up.Put on by Turning Points Collaborative Society, the event saw roughly 25 residents of supportive...
Mar 19, 2025
Oilers back end looks sharp with addition of Walman, return of Ekholm
EDMONTON - With a series of trades, the return of an important player and some moves on the blue line, the Edmonton Oilers might have fixed their back end. Tuesday's 7-1 blowout over Utah Hockey Club ...
Mar 19, 2025
Body of missing Langley, B.C., senior found months after she went missing: RCMP
LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say the body of an 82-year-old woman has been found several months after she went missing. Jane Whitehouse was reported missing on Oct. 25 last year. Police ...
Mar 19, 2025
RCMP in Northwest Territories charge B.C. man in fatal shooting
YELLOWKNIFE - RCMP say charges have been laid in a shooting that killed one person and injured two others in the Northwest Territories. Officers responded to a home early Saturday morning in the hamle...
Mar 19, 2025
Future of Sport in Canada Commission deadline extended after federal cabinet shakeup
The Future of Sport in Canada Commission can delay its final recommendations on how to make sport safer after it was granted an extension. Steven Guilbeault, who assumed responsibility for sports in l...
Mar 19, 2025
Canadian rider Michael Woods crashes out of Milano-Torino one-day cycling race
TURIN - Canadian cyclist Michael Woods, who won the race in 2019, crashed out of the Milano-Torino one-day race Wednesday. Israel-Premier Tech, his team, said the 38-year-old from Ottawa suffered "a s...
Mar 19, 2025
Pentagon reviews plans to cut troops handling migrants at Guantánamo by as much as half
WASHINGTON (AP) - Military officials are reviewing plans that would cut the number of U.S. troops deployed to the Guantnamo Bay naval base in Cuba to handle detained migrants by as much as half, becau...
Mar 19, 2025
Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police
VANCOUVER - Laura Holland says she's "tired of waiting" for justice for her smart and affectionate son, who was killed by police in Campbell River, B.C., in July 2021. The B.C. Prosecution Service say...
Mar 19, 2025
