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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon arrives in Yellowknife ahead of German president's visit
YELLOWKNIFE - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon arrived in Yellowknife today to begin an official visit to the Northwest Territories, a day ahead of a visit from Germany's president. Simon and her husband Whit Fra...
Apr 25, 2023

B.C. Appeal Court sides with mom in case involving access to parental medical records
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has struck down a section of the province's child protection legislation that allowed social workers to access a parent's medical records without their...
Apr 25, 2023

B.C. Appeal Court sides with mom in case involving access to parental medical records
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has struck down a section of the province's child protection legislation that allowed social workers to access a parent's medical records without their...
Apr 25, 2023

B.C.'s leaky Science World dome fix part of $50-million tourism infrastructure fund
VANCOUVER - One of the most recognizable legacy structures from British Columbia's Expo 86 World's Fair will soon undergo repairs on its leaky roof as part of a $50-million tourism infrastructure fund...
Apr 25, 2023

City of Calgary set to make 'important announcement' on future event centre
CALGARY - The City of Calgary says it will make an important announcement alongside its partners this afternoon about a future event centre. It says in a news release that Alberta Premier Danielle Smi...
Apr 25, 2023

Whitecaps send forward Dajome to D.C. United in exchange for general allocation money
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are acquiring up to US$550,000 in general allocation money from D.C. United in exchange for forward Cristian Djome, the team confirmed Tuesday. Vancouver will recei...
Apr 25, 2023

Myles Gray had bruising around eyes, neck, retired fire captain tells B.C. inquest
BURNABY, B.C. - A retired fire captain says Myles Gray had bruising around his eyes and along the sides of his neck when he stopped moving in the minutes after a beating by police. Former Burnaby, B.C...
Apr 25, 2023

Myles Gray had bruising around eyes, neck, retired fire captain tells B.C. inquest
BURNABY, B.C. - A retired fire captain says Myles Gray had bruising around his eyes and along the sides of his neck when he stopped moving in the minutes after a beating by police. Former Burnaby, B.C...
Apr 25, 2023

1 dead, 1 injured in blast at Chicago area petroleum plant
LEMONT, Ill. (AP) - An explosion at a suburban Chicago petroleum plant killed one person and injured a second Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Will County Sheriff's Office said that one person w...
Apr 25, 2023

UN warns of lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict
GENEVA (AP) - U.N. officials said Tuesday that one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum that holds biological material, calling it an "extr...
Apr 25, 2023