Canada
Montreal police chief expects additional arrests following anti-NATO protest
MONTREAL - Montreal's police chief says he expects more arrests stemming from a Friday anti-NATO protest that turned violent, with smashed windows and burned cars in downtown Montreal. Chief Fady Dagher told reporters on Saturday that more arrests would be coming thanks to additional evidence gathered during the protes...
4h ago
Read More
Nova Scotia Tories appear safe with close battle for second between Liberals and NDP
HALIFAX - With two days left before Nova Scotians elect their next government, polls suggest Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston's decision to call an early vote will pay off and the real battle will be between the Liberals and NDP for second place. The Progressive Conservatives are seeking a second consecutive...
10h ago
Read More
Bear killed after attacking man walking on Metro Vancouver trail with dog
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - British Columbia conservation officers say a man was injured earlier this week when he was attacked by a black bear while he was walking his dog on a Metro Vancouver trail. The Conservation Officer Service says in a Facebook post that the incident happened on Wednesday at around 2:30 p.m., when the ...
21h ago
Read More
BC Hydro says power almost fully restored after B.C. windstorms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's electric utility says it has restored power to almost all customers who suffered outages during the bomb cyclone earlier this week, but strong wind from a new storm has made repairs difficult in some areas. BC Hydro says crews are working around the clock to repair outages across the prov...
Nov 23, 2024
Read More
What Matters
Police Presence
Police convene at the Days Inn Friday evening
Nov 23, 2024
Sponsored Content
The Community Give Back Project
Advisory In Place to Dec. 20
Water Quality Advisory extended for Delcliffe area due to more reservoir work
Nov 22, 2024
15 centimetres of fresh snow
Snowfall warning issued for the Coquihalla
Nov 22, 2024
Sponsored Content
New & Easy Way For Local Groups to Fundraise
New Role for the Local MLA
Local MLA assigned as Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture
Nov 22, 2024
12 Month Conditional Sentence
Woman accused in death of a child ordered to house arrest
Nov 22, 2024
Joly, Blair condemn anti-NATO protest in Montreal that saw fires, smashed windows
MONTREAL - Federal cabinet ministers condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent on Friday, saying "hatred and antisemitism" were on display, but protesters deny the claim, saying they demonstrated against the "complicity" of NATO member countries in a war that has killed thousand...
Nov 23, 2024
Read More
Canada's top general takes on U.S. senator in defending womens' role in combat units
HALIFAX - Canada's top general firmly rejected the notion of dropping women from combat roles - a position promoted by president-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary - at a security forum underway in Halifax today. Gen. Jennie Carignan, chief of defence staff, was responding to Republican Senator James Ri...
Nov 23, 2024
Read More
Canada Post down eight million parcels amid strike as talk carry on over weekend
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it has seen a shortage of more than eight million parcels amid the ongoing strike that has effectively shut down the postal system for nine days compared with the same period of 2023. The Crown corporation said Saturday that customers have been forced to turn to competitors for their deliverie...
Nov 23, 2024
Read More
Canada Post strike could delay influencer pup's holiday cards to dozens of fans
Christmas cards are a cherished annual tradition for Percy. He sends out dozens of them every year - more than 70 last Christmas, each with a personalized message. But this year, things might be a little different. With the Canada Post strike stretching into its second week, Percy's dad isn't sure when he'll be able to...
Nov 23, 2024
Read More
What a Texas border county flipping red after a century means for American politics
RIO GRANDE CITY - Efrain Garcia points to the large Donald Trump flag waving outside his Rio Grande City home in South Texas, not far from the United States border with Mexico. The 84-year-old flashes a knowing smile. He was part of a red wave that ended a 132-year streak of Starr County backing Democrats for president...
Nov 23, 2024
Read More
Ottawa to deliver apology, $45M in compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter
OTTAWA - The federal government is providing $45 million in compensation to Inuit in Nunavik as part of Canada's apology for its role in the killing of sled dogs between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree is travelling to Kangiqsujuaq is scheduled to apologize for ...
Nov 23, 2024
Read More
First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country's first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low. The agency says the travel-related case is associated with an ongoing outbreak of what's known as clade 1 mpox in centr...
Nov 23, 2024
Read More
Trudeau attends Taylor Swift concert in Toronto with family
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is firmly in his Swiftie era. Trudeau attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday, the Eras Tour's second-last night in the city. Press secretary Jenna Ghassabeh confirmed that the prime minister was at the concert with family members. Saturday wraps up two weekends of...
Nov 23, 2024
Read More
Octopus battles B.C.'s bomb cyclone in ocean floor video
Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week's bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force winds. The giant Pacific octopus was spotted by an Ocean Networks Canada video camera on the sea floor off Vancouver Island'...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
B.C. school bus crash was 'tragic accident,' set off by medical event: police
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a June school bus crash followed by the death of a pedestrian was a "tragic accident" triggered when the 60-year-old bus driver suffered a medical event. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin with BC Highway Patrol says the evidence shows there was no criminality involv...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Former Quebec pension fund workers charged in U.S. in Indian government bribery case
MONTREAL - Quebec's pension fund manager says it is co-operating with United States authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., in an alleged scheme to give hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to the Indian government. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the trio were in...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Police officer acquitted in 2016 death of Ottawa man testifies at coroner's inquest
OTTAWA - A police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of an Ottawa man is telling a coroner's inquest that his goal was to "distract" Abdirahman Abdi with punches during the arrest. Ottawa Police Const. Daniel Montsion is among those testifying at the inquest into Abdi's death f...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Canada ordered to address Jordan's Principle backlog, find new solutions
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Canada to address a backlog of requests under Jordan's Principle which is meant to ensure First Nations children don't wait to receive assistance because of jurisdictional battles. The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society raised concerns that Ottawa was t...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
The winners and losers of the Liberals' holiday tax break and cash giveaway
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is pulling out the federal wallet to put more money into people's pockets over the holidays, but its recently announced affordability measures create winners and losers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that the federal government will remove the goods and services tax...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Ship strikes kill thousands of whales. A study of hot spots could map out solutions
A study of hot spots for collisions between ships and whales around the world, including Canadian waters, offers a map for measures to prevent the deadly strikes that could drive some species to extinction, one of the British Columbia-based authors says. Chloe Robinson said reported strikes represent a fraction of thei...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Halifax Security Forum begins amid questions on Canada's military spending
HALIFAX - The Halifax International Security Forum started today with Canada's defence minister defending Canada's military spending as Donald Trump's election in the United States increases pressure on NATO members to do more. About 300 policy analysts, politicians and defence officials from 60 countries are participa...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Jury deliberations begin in trial of human smuggling, frozen migrant family
FERGUS FALLS - Jurors have begun deliberations in the trial of two men accused of human smuggling across the Canada-U.S. border between Manitoba and Minnesota. They are tasked with deciding whether to convict or acquit Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel on four charges. The prosecution says the two men were part of a smu...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
New B.C. storm brings 100 km/h winds with some Vancouver Island homes still in dark
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is warning customers in remote areas of Vancouver Island that they may be without power until late Saturday, as winds from another powerful storm hit the coast. The latest in a series of fall storms has brought gusts up to 100 km/h but Environment Canada says it isn't as strong as the bomb cyclone ...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Quebecer, 81, to serve at least 10 years for killing ailing wife 'out of love'
LAVAL, Que. - An 81-year-old Quebec man who says he ended his ailing wife's life out of love and compassion was sentenced today to serve at least 10 and a half years in prison for murder. Gilles Brassard told reporters on the way into the courtroom that he couldn't stand watching his wife of 50 years deteriorate from A...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Uncertainty hangs over COP29 as tense climate finance negotiations down to the wire
Canada's environment and climate change minister was critical of Azerbaijani leadership at the United Nations climate summit as tense negotiations on a new finance deal came down to the wire. Steven Guilbeault, speaking late Thursday, said he had so far been "disappointed" by the talks hosted by Azerbaijan, a...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Decision expected today in trial for Convoy protester Pat King
OTTAWA - A judge is expected to issue a decision this morning in the criminal case against one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa. Pat King pleaded not guilty to mischief, counselling others to commit mischief, obstructing police and other offences for his role in the blockad...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Canada Post reports $315M Q3 loss before tax compared with $290M loss a year earlier
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it lost $315 million before tax in the third quarter compared with a loss before tax of $290 million a year earlier. The corporation says revenue growth in its direct marketing did not make up for a drop in its parcels results. The financial results come as Canada Post deals with a shutdown of...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
Meta fights CRTC, refuses to publicly release info on news blocking measures
OTTAWA - Meta is refusing to publicly disclose information that could determine whether it is subject to the Online News Act despite blocking news from its platforms. It has declined to follow CRTC directions to either publicly release that information or explain in detail why it should remain confidential, a move that...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More
'Emotional time' for B.C. poultry farmers who have to cull thousands of birds
Mark Siemens is a third-generation egg farmer in B.C.'s Fraser Valley and he recalls his grandfather sharing a story about fighting an unknown disease that raced through the farm decades ago, forcing him to cull the entire flock. Siemens didn't expect to be facing a similar fight so many years later. He noticed some bi...
Nov 22, 2024
Read More