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Rustad says B.C. Conservatives having 'family' issues, amid defiance and disunity
VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says the party is having "family" issues ahead of its annual general meeting, with his attorney general critic defying his wishes and a lack of unity on...
Feb 25, 2025
Predatory sales, unfair contract terms a focus of B.C.'s new consumer protection laws
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is making changes to its consumer protection laws to stop predatory sales and protect people from unfair business practices. The amendments to the law were i...
Feb 25, 2025
Man seriously hurt in crash involving ambulance near Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - A key central Nanaimo intersection was temporarily closed following a serious two-vehicle crash.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said a collision ocurred at the Dufferen Cres./Boundary Cr...
Feb 25, 2025
A look at outgoing Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey has announced he is leaving politics and will step down once the Liberal party chooses a replacement. Here is a look at the province's...
Feb 25, 2025
Mimi Alidou scores a hat trick as Canada blanks Taiwan 7-0 to win Pinatar Cup
MURCIA - Marie-Yasmine (Mimi) Alidou scored a hat trick Tuesday as sixth-ranked Canada won the Pinatar Cup women's soccer tournament with a dominant 7-0 victory over No. 42 Taiwan. Alidou, who plays h...
Feb 25, 2025
Ontario shifts from Pap to HPV test for cervical cancer screening, but no at-home kits yet
TORONTO - Ontario will replace its main method of cervical cancer screening next week to a more accurate and less frequent test, but the dreaded speculum exam is not in the rear-view just yet. Human p...
Feb 25, 2025
B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws
VANCOUVER - A small First Nation on British Columbia's Central Coast is taking the attorney general of Canada to court, arguing its Charter rights have been violated because the RCMP refuses to enforc...
Feb 25, 2025
B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws
VANCOUVER - A small First Nation on British Columbia's Central Coast is taking the attorney general of Canada to court, arguing its Charter rights have been violated because the RCMP refuses to enforc...
Feb 25, 2025
A federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump’s effort to halt the refugee admissions system
SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge in Seattle blocked President Donald Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system Tuesday. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by major refugee aid grou...
Feb 25, 2025
Ottawa appoints Inuk leader for external review of embattled Nutrition North program
OTTAWA - The federal government has appointed Inuk leader Aluki Kotierk to head an external review of a northern food subsidy program. Kotierk is the former president of Nunavut Tunngavik, which repre...
Feb 25, 2025