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Elections BC hasn't called in RCMP as Conservatives seek police probe of Surrey race
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it hasn't asked the RCMP to investigate a complaint from the B.C. Conservatives about alleged "voting irregularities" in the October provincial election, despite a call fr...
Jan 13, 2025
Environmentalists claim 'setback' for species protection in B.C. port expansion case
A Federal Court judge has thrown out a legal challenge by environmental groups that claimed allowing the expansion of a massive container facility on British Columbia's waterfront would threaten the s...
Jan 13, 2025
Environmentalists claim 'setback' for species protection in B.C. port expansion case
A Federal Court judge has thrown out a legal challenge by environmental groups that claimed allowing the expansion of a massive container facility on British Columbia's waterfront would threaten the s...
Jan 13, 2025
Dozens of Canadian firefighters head to California to help in fire fight
More than 60 Canadian front-line firefighters are on their way to the Los Angeles area as part of international efforts to fight the raging wildfires that have claimed lives and destroyed thousands ho...
Jan 13, 2025
Charges laid after Alberta minor hockey association defrauded of more than $300,000
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Mounties in Lloydminster have laid charges in the case of an Alberta minor hockey association that was defrauded of hundreds of thousands of dollars. RCMP say they were told in S...
Jan 13, 2025
Raptors guard Quickley misses Golden State game due to left hip soreness
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley was ruled out of Monday's game against the Golden State Warriors due to left hip soreness. Head coach Darko Rajakovic said Quickley's hip "flared up" ...
Jan 13, 2025
Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president's remarks in new report
WASHINGTON (AP) - The criminal charges against Hunter Biden "were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics," the prosecutor who led the probes said in a report rele...
Jan 13, 2025
Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president's remarks in new report
WASHINGTON (AP) - The criminal charges against Hunter Biden "were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics," the prosecutor who led the probes said in a report rele...
Jan 13, 2025
Electric vehicle rebates paused as federal program runs out of money
OTTAWA - The federal government has paused an incentive program that offered Canadians rebates of up to $5,000 when buying or leasing electric vehicles. In an update on its website, Transport Canada s...
Jan 13, 2025
Group of egg-laying hens ready to go at the Nanaimo SPCA
NANAIMO - There's a lovely group of hens available for adoption at the Nanaimo SPCA, and they're still well into their egg-laying season.This group of 20 hens are very friendly, living an enjoyable li...
Jan 13, 2025