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MPs clad in eclipse glasses stare at 'surreal' celestial event on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Not even the vital business of Parliament was enough to keep MPs from slipping outside to glimpse celestial history. Dozens of elected officials, including Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievr...
Apr 08, 2024
Woman arrested for attacking 'random strangers' in Vancouver, police say
VANCOUVER - A woman has been arrested over what Vancouver police say is a series of assaults against "random strangers" in the city. Police say officers responded to multiple calls on Sunday in the ci...
Apr 08, 2024
B.C. container terminal operator calls its emissions data a 'trade secret'
VANCOUVER - The B.C. company that operates Canada's largest container terminal is going to court against the federal government to keep five years of greenhouse-gas emissions data secret. GCT Canada L...
Apr 08, 2024
B.C. container terminal operator calls its emissions data a 'trade secret'
VANCOUVER - The B.C. company that operates Canada's largest container terminal is going to court against the federal government to keep five years of greenhouse-gas emissions data secret. GCT Canada L...
Apr 08, 2024
Canada coach says SheBelieves Cup final against U.S. will provide benchmark for squad
The last time Canada faced the U.S., the skies opened above San Diego and the two teams slogged it out on a waterlogged pitch in the semifinal of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. Coach Bev Priestman and the C...
Apr 08, 2024
Hockey Canada grants Calgary defenceman Landon DuPont exceptional player status
CALGARY - Hockey Canada granted Landon DuPont, a 14-year-old defenceman from Calgary, exceptional player status Monday. That means DuPont will be eligible for the Western Hockey League draft May 9 and...
Apr 08, 2024
Crown blames most of Ali murder trial delays on defence and 'extraordinary events'
VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer says holdups to the trial of a man found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl were mostly attributable to the defence and "discrete exceptional events," as ...
Apr 08, 2024
Crown blames most of Ali murder trial delays on defence and 'extraordinary events'
VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer says holdups to the trial of a man found guilty of murdering a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl were mostly attributable to the defence and "discrete exceptional events," as ...
Apr 08, 2024
Arrests in northern B.C. over allegations of trafficking safe-supply drugs
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say they have arrested two people over allegations they were trafficking safe-supply drugs that are prescribed as an alternative to the toxic drug ...
Apr 08, 2024
Arrests in northern B.C. over allegations of trafficking safe-supply drugs
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say they have arrested two people over allegations they were trafficking safe-supply drugs that are prescribed as an alternative to the toxic drug ...
Apr 08, 2024