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Loose bull forces highway closure in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD - Police say a major highway in British Columbia has been shut down on Saturday afternoon after a bull on the loose is standing in the middle of the roadway, blocking the traffic. Abbotsfor...
Aug 16, 2025
Carney says Trump 'creating the opportunity' to end war in Ukraine
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says U. S. President Donald Trump is "creating the opportunity to end Russia's illegal war in Ukraine." Carney is praising the U.S. government's efforts to end the ...
Aug 16, 2025
Operation to free ship run aground in St. Lawrence River near Montreal complete
VERCHRES - The Canadian Coast Guard says an operation to free a ship that ran aground in the St. Lawrence River this week has been successful. The agency says the Federal Yamaska was successfully refl...
Aug 16, 2025
West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington at Trump team's request
WASHINGTON (AP) - West Virginia is sending 300 to 400 members of its National Guard to the nation's capital to assist in the Trump's administration's takeover of the city's police department. The move...
Aug 16, 2025
Significant amount of rainfall slows the spread of wildfires on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI - Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a "significant" amount of rainfall has helped crews to make progress in battling an out-of-control wildfire, which is burning south of Port Alberni,...
Aug 16, 2025
Significant amount of rainfall slows the spread of wildfires on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI - Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a "significant" amount of rainfall has helped crews to make progress in battling an out-of-control wildfire, which is burning south of Port Alberni,...
Aug 16, 2025
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to provide update on Air Canada labour dispute
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is holding a news conference on Parliament Hill today to provide Canadians with an update on the Air Canada strike. Passengers around the world are feeling the effec...
Aug 16, 2025
Passengers left in the lurch as Air Canada fleet grounded over labour strife
TORONTO - Passengers across the country scrambled to deal with the fallout as labour strife between Air Canada and the union representing its 10,000 flight attendants left planes grounded. Major Canad...
Aug 16, 2025
BC Greens leadership to take youthful turn, with contenders' average age of 30
VICTORIA - Stuart Parker was 21 when he became the leader of the B.C. Greens in 1993 after campaigning against McDonald's use of ozone-damaging foam packaging. He said youth alone won't be enough to s...
Aug 16, 2025
Decades after a PM got pied, the threat landscape in Canadian politics has changed
OTTAWA - When Prime Minister Jean Chrtien got hit in the face with a pie 25 years ago, the only thing hurt was his pride. A quarter-century later, Canada's security landscape has changed radically. Th...
Aug 16, 2025
