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B.C. minister says Rio Tinto confident it will find non-U. S. aluminum buyers
VICTORIA - The minister co-ordinating British Columbia's response to tariff threats from the United States says the operators of the BC Works aluminum smelter in the province's north are confident it ...
Feb 10, 2025
Second shooting in less than a month at Penticton, B.C., home
PENTICTON, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia say shots have been fired at "a known problem property" located in the Okanagan for the second time in less than a month. Police in Penticton say no one was ...
Feb 10, 2025
Paul Morris, who spent 38 years as the Maple Leafs PA announcer, dies at 86
TORONTO - Paul Morris, who served as the Toronto Maple Leafs PA announcer for 38 years, has died. He was 86. Morris died Thursday in Oshawa, Ont., after a lengthy illness, according to the Mount Lawn ...
Feb 10, 2025
Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK (AP) - A top official at the U.S. Department of Justice has ordered federal prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has cultivated a warm relationship wi...
Feb 10, 2025
Police costs for Taylor Swift Vancouver concerts outweighed by economic impact: chief
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's police chief says it cost $943,000 to police the three Taylor Swift concerts in the city, but that was much surpassed by the economic impact of her visit. The singer finished h...
Feb 10, 2025
A timeline of Canada-U. S. tariffs on steel and aluminum
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including products from Canada - a threat causing economic uncertainty across the countr...
Feb 10, 2025
Watchdog investigates police shooting in Surrey, B.C., that left one dead
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's independent police watchdog is investigating after a fatal shooting involving officers in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend. The Independent Investigations Office says t...
Feb 10, 2025
United States not buying into hype as 4 Nations favourite: 'Talent alone doesn't win'
BROSSARD, Que. - The United States has largely played second-fiddle to its North American neighbour in men's hockey. Canada's recent dominance has included topping the podium at both 2010 and 2014 Oly...
Feb 10, 2025
USAID watchdog warns of lack of oversight of $8.2 billion in unspent aid after Trump moves
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Agency for International Development has lost almost all ability to track $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid after the Trump administration's foreign funding freeze an...
Feb 10, 2025
French fry cooking leads to Uplands Rd. house fire
NANAIMO - A homeowner cooking a batch of french fries on a stove led to a damaging cooking fire in central Nanaimo.Emergency services were called to a home on Uplands Dr. just north of Mexicanna Rd. o...
Feb 10, 2025