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Prestigious Michelin Guide to update Vancouver restaurant recommendations
VANCOUVER - Michelin is set to update its guide to Vancouver's fine dining this evening. The culinary kingmaker is hosting a ceremony to add more restaurants to its prestigious list of recommendations...
Oct 3, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry to hear from RCMP commissioner today
OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme is slated to appear today at a federal inquiry into foreign interference. It marks the second round of testimony at the inquiry for Duheme, who will be accompani...
Oct 3, 2024
B.C. NDP to unveil election platform, Conservatives promise to end insurance monopoly
SURREY, B.C. - B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is set to roll out the party's complete election platform as Conservative Leader John Rustad says his government would end the provincial insurance corporation...
Oct 3, 2024
Lebanon war expected to cast shadow over Francophonie summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to France today to attend the Francophonie summit, where the shadow of a wider war in the Middle East will likely loom large over the meeting of French...
Oct 3, 2024
B.C. NDP to unveil election platform, Conservatives promise to end insurance monopoly
SURREY, B.C. - B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is set to roll out the party's complete election platform as Conservative Leader John Rustad says his government would end the provincial insurance corporation...
Oct 3, 2024
Closing arguments expected in ex-Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial
HAILEYBURY, Ont. - A northeastern Ontario jury is expected to hear closing arguments today in Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial. Both Hoggard and his accuser took the stand in the...
Oct 3, 2024
New Clipper Hebblethwaite shines with four goals in debut
NANAIMO - The arrival of Alex Hebblethwaite was as good as it gets for the Clippers.In his first game for Nanaimo the 19-year-old had four goals in a 9-5 victory over Surrey.He was picked up in a futu...
Oct 3, 2024
Typhoon Krathon makes landfall on Taiwan, packing fierce winds and torrential rain
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) - Typhoon Krathon made landfall on Siaogang District in the major port city of Kaohsiung, according to Taiwan's weather authorities. Kaohsiung earlier urged its residents to tak...
Oct 2, 2024
Surging Seattle Sounders blank Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 in Cascadia clash
VANCOUVER - Albert Rusnak had a goal and two assists for the Seattle Sounders posted a dominant 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday. Jordan Morris contributed a pair of helpers and G...
Oct 2, 2024
Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Kirk strengthened Wednesday into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and was expected to grow rapidly into a major hurricane, forecasters said. There were no coastal watche...
Oct 2, 2024