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B.C. allows Mount Polley tailings dam to go higher, a decade after massive spill
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is allowing the height of the Mount Polley tailings dam to be raised an extra four metres, a decade after a similar storage site burst in one of the province...
Mar 27, 2025
UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugged drinks
VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they're gearing up to start "real-world testing" of a stir stick that can detect if a drink has been spiked with drugs. The university...
Mar 27, 2025
UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugged drinks
VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they're gearing up to start "real-world testing" of a stir stick that can detect if a drink has been spiked with drugs. The university...
Mar 27, 2025
Woman files $3.75m lawsuit against Spitfires, OHL, CHL for alleged 1984 sex assault
WINDSOR, Ont. - A woman has filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleging a 1984 sexual assault by former Windsor Spitfires players at a team party. The plaintiff, identified in c...
Mar 27, 2025
B.C.'s ombudsperson wants code-of-conduct laws, integrity tools for local politicians
VICTORIA - B.C.'s ombudsperson says the lack of provincial standards guiding ethics of local politicians opens the door to interference and erodes public trust. Jay Chalke has issued a letter to the p...
Mar 27, 2025
Fans boo U.S. anthem before Blue Jays home opener at Toronto's Rogers Centre
TORONTO - Some Blue Jays fans booed the United States' national anthem at Toronto's home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. There were scattered but audible boos from the sold-out crowd at Rogers C...
Mar 27, 2025
Water Quality Advisory issued for Willow Drive
Almost two dozen properties Willow Drive have been placed under a Water Quality Advisory.The advisory was issued for 20 properties by Greater Vernon Water Thursday, March 27, following a water main br...
Mar 27, 2025
Ex-President Martinelli gets Panama's permission to take asylum in Nicaragua
PANAMA CITY (AP) - Ex-Panama President Ricardo Martinelli will be allowed to leave the Nicaraguan embassy where he's been holed up for more than a year to travel to Nicaragua for humanitarian reasons,...
Mar 27, 2025
'Wrong direction': B.C. Chamber of Commerce latest group to decry tariff bill
Proposed legislation in British Columbia to give the cabinet sweeping powers to respond to threats from foreign governments amid Canada's tariff fight is getting more pushback from businesses as the G...
Mar 27, 2025
'Wrong direction': B.C. Chamber of Commerce latest group to decry tariff bill
Proposed legislation in British Columbia to give the cabinet sweeping powers to respond to threats from foreign governments amid Canada's tariff fight is getting more pushback from businesses as the G...
Mar 27, 2025
