Category Archives: Canada

B.C. premier says he may copy couple who put out newspaper ad looking for doctor
LANGFORD, B.C. - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he's considering taking the same approach as a Victoria couple who placed a newspaper ad to find a family doctor in his attempt to pressure t...
Aug 03, 2022

Snowbirds squad cancels shows in Penticton and Abbotsford, B.C., after hard landing
VANCOUVER - A malfunction that caused a Canadian Air Force Snowbirds pilot to make a hard landing after takeoff in northern British Columbia has forced the aerobatic team to cancel two performances in...
Aug 03, 2022

Defence lawyer says sharing link is 'not child pornography' in B.C. teenager case
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A defence lawyer for a Dutch man accused of harassment and extortion of British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd says sharing a link is "not child pornography." Joseph Saulnier to...
Aug 03, 2022

3D-printed 'ghost guns' seized in B.C. Interior after parts intercepted in mail: CBSA
VANCOUVER - Border officers report so-called "ghost guns" made from 3D-printed parts have been seized in the B.C. Interior, after international deliveries were intercepted at mail centres in Vancouver...
Aug 03, 2022

Number of wildfires grows in B.C., but cooler weather offers firefighters a breather
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says five fires that either threaten public safety or are highly visible are now burning in the province, up from two just a day earlier. The blazes newly identifie...
Aug 03, 2022

Avian flu: About 100 carcasses of seals found dead in Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec researchers say avian flu has been detected in at least two species of seal as an unusually high number of dead seals are being reported on the province's shorelines. The Reseau qube...
Aug 03, 2022

Canadian foreign minister urges China to stand down on Taiwan amid military exercises
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is calling for calm as the Chinese government announced a series of military exercises around Taiwan following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to ...
Aug 03, 2022

Ottawa apologizes for 'radical social engineering' experiment on First Nation
PEEPEEKISIS CREE NATION - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller delivered an apology on behalf of the federal government to a Saskatchewan First Nation for an "experiment in radical social e...
Aug 03, 2022

Amphibious tour bus crashes into gates of 24 Sussex, PM's vacant official residence
OTTAWA - An amphibious tour bus crashed into the fence of the prime minister's unoccupied official residence at 24 Sussex Drive on Wednesday morning during a dry run of a tour route. No injuries were ...
Aug 03, 2022

Police arrest driver in early morning Parliament Hill crash
Ottawa police arrested a driver after what they describe as an unauthorized vehicle drove into the front gates of Parliament Hill early this morning. Police say a vehicle rammed into the gates outside...
Aug 03, 2022