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Top court orders files tied to Sherman murder case unsealed, citing public interest
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a trove of files related to murder victims Barry and Honey Sherman be unsealed and opened to public access. The unanimous decision found that truste...
Jun 11, 2021
Victoria's Canada Day event scrapped in wake of residential school discovery
VICTORIA - City councillors in Victoria have voted unanimously to cancel a planned Canada Day broadcast in order to permit a "thoughtful reflection" of what it means to be Canadian. A statement from t...
Jun 11, 2021
Victoria's Canada Day event scrapped in wake of residential school discovery
VICTORIA - City councillors in Victoria have voted unanimously to cancel a planned Canada Day broadcast in order to permit a "thoughtful reflection" of what it means to be Canadian. A statement from t...
Jun 11, 2021
Nanaimo grandfather jailed for child porn collection
NANAIMO - Taking inappropriate pictures of his grandson's girlfriend led to the discovery of more sinister actions by a 66-year-old man with no prior criminal record.Donald Alan Huppe was sentenced on...
Jun 11, 2021
'Unacceptable environmental effects:' New federal policy restricts thermal coal
The federal government is making it more difficult to develop thermal coal in Canada with a new policy that says all such mines create "unacceptable environmental effects." The move erects another roa...
Jun 11, 2021
Indigenous monitor role appointment faces privacy concerns: B.C. police watchdog
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog has run into complications as it works to name an Indigenous civilian monitor for its investigation of the shooting death of a Tla-o-qui-aht man in Fe...
Jun 11, 2021
Indigenous monitor role appointment faces privacy concerns: B.C. police watchdog
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog has run into complications as it works to name an Indigenous civilian monitor for its investigation of the shooting death of a Tla-o-qui-aht man in Fe...
Jun 11, 2021
Reopening worries and wake of sorrow: In The News for June 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 11, 2021
Canada still mum on vaccine-sharing details as G7 summit kicks off in Cornwall, U.K.
CORNWALL, ENGLAND - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enters the first day of the G7 summit as the only leader who has yet to pledge how many vaccine doses his country will donate to less wealthy nations....
Jun 11, 2021
Montreal Canadiens, Vegas Golden Knights set to square off in NHL semifinals
The Montreal Canadiens will face the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup semifinals, with Game 1 set to go on Monday. The Golden Knights became the final team to qualify for the semifinals with a ...
Jun 11, 2021