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Vancouver police identify suspects who poured maple syrup on Emily Carr painting
Vancouver police say they've identified the suspects who threw maple syrup on an Emily Carr painting and glued themselves to a wall at the Vancouver Art Gallery over the weekend. Sgt. Steve Addison sa...
Nov 14, 2022

U.S Homeland Security concerned about 'Freedom Convoy' in Canada, inquiry hears
OTTAWA - A senior federal public servant says the United States Department of Homeland Security was concerned that major protest blockades in Canada could catch on south of the border. Dominic Rochon,...
Nov 14, 2022

Whitecaps part with Canadian striker Cavallini, veteran defender Nerwinski
VANCOUVER - Canadian international striker Lucas Cavallini and longtime defender Jake Nerwinski are among the players who will not be returning to the Vancouver Whitecaps for the 2023 Major League Soc...
Nov 14, 2022

Manslaughter charges applied against two men in connection to fatal Maffeo Sutton Park stabbing
NANAIMO - A previously laid second-degree murder charge has been downgraded against one accused, while a second man now faces a manslaughter charge, following a fatal September attack on Nanaimo's wat...
Nov 14, 2022

Zee and Biggie, cat sisters looking for a new adventure
NANAIMO - It's double-trouble time with Zee and Biggie!This bonded pair of two-year-old kitties are looking for their new home to have their next and final adventure together.Zee is a short-hair kitty...
Nov 14, 2022

Canada's Brooke Rivers hopes to elevate golf game at Wake Forest
Canada's Brooke Rivers is ready to take the next step in her golf career by following in Arnold Palmer's footsteps. Rivers has declared her intention to play for Wake Forest University in the new scho...
Nov 14, 2022

Israel confirms US probe into Shireen Abu Akleh's killing
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel confirmed on Monday that the United States government has started an investigation into the fatal shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, condemning the probe as a...
Nov 14, 2022

Prosecutors: No criminal charges expected from Giuliani raid
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors in New York do not plan to bring criminal charges against Rudy Giuliani in connection with a probe into his interactions with Ukrainian figures, they revealed in a letter t...
Nov 14, 2022

RCMP arrest Hydro-Québec employee allegedly sending secrets to China
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area Hydro-Qubec employee is facing four espionage-related charges after allegedly sending trade secrets to China "to the detriment of Canada's economic interests," the RCMP said...
Nov 14, 2022

Two men who escaped Vancouver Island prison plead not guilty to murder
VANCOUVER - Two men accused of killing a man the day after escaping a minimum-security federal prison on Vancouver Island have each pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder as their trial gets underw...
Nov 14, 2022