Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
B.C.
Dupont, Ruck twins named to Canadian team for Hlinka Gretzky Cup
CALGARY — Defenceman Landon DuPont headlines Canada’s roster for the upcoming Hlinka Gretzky Cup in…
Hiker dead after falling into waterfall near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH — Police say a hiker has died after falling into a waterfall near Squamish,…
Saskatchewan Roughriders visit Montreal Alouettes in clash of CFL heavyweights
MONTREAL — The top two teams in the CFL standings don’t have a lot in…
Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground
COMOX — A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that…
McIntosh, Ledecky set for world swimming showdown in 800-metre freestyle
SINGAPORE — Summer McIntosh geared up for a swimming duel with American star Katie Ledecky,…
Canada Super 60 league to make debut at Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium
VANCOUVER — Cricket is coming to B.C. Place Stadium in the form of the Canada…
Reigning Olympic, world champ Camryn Rogers wins fifth national hammer throw title
OTTAWA — Camryn Rogers has secured her fifth national title. The Richmond, B.C., native had…
Police chief disappointed at alleged drug deals from chair outside consumption site
VICTORIA — Victoria’s police chief says undercover operatives didn’t have to look far to find…
Toxic drug deaths in B.C. down in May and June, 40 per cent below peak
VICTORIA — Deaths due to toxic drugs in British Columbia are down about 40 per…
‘Getting out of control,’ vigil held in B.C. to remember women who died
VANCOUVER — A small group gathered outside Vancouver’s art gallery Thursday to remember several women…
Abbotsford, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer Sean Feucht’s show, citing protests
ABBOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley says it will not…
Fact Check: ‘I’m very much alive,’ says byelection candidate alleged to have died
An online conspiracy theory recently claimed that a candidate on the ballot in the federal…
Hudson’s Bay gets permission to sell leases, extend creditor protection
TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is set to shave off a sliver of its debt after…
Vancouver woman gets six-year sentence for stabbing stranger to death
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver woman has been convicted of manslaughter in a random stabbing attack…
Motorcyclist killed in highway crash with SUV in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD — A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash in Abbotsford, B.C. The crash…
Tsunami advisory refloats memories of waves that swamped Port Alberni, B.C., in 1964
Longtime residents of Port Alberni, B.C., know the potential impact of a tsunami all too…
Eby says B.C. insulated from Trump copper tariff, cites need for trade diversity
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says an incoming 50 per cent United States…
Migrant worker calls proposed spike in housing cost payroll deduction ‘wickedness’
OTTAWA — An Ontario migrant farm worker says there is “wickedness” in a federal government…
Diabetes Canada calls on federal government to reset pharmacare program
OTTAWA — As the federal Liberals consider a path forward for a national pharmacare plan,…
B.C. man sentenced to more than three years in prison for ‘ghost-gun’ manufacturing
KAMLOOPS — A British Columbia man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison…
B.C. RCMP, provincial government announce new 12-member human trafficking unit
SURREY — The head of the British Columbia RCMP major crime section says human trafficking…
Eby calls softwood lumber dispute “canary in the coal mine” of U.S. protectionism
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says the federal government cannot forget about the fate of…
Brown to start for Redblacks but Adams Jr. out for Stampeders
The Ottawa Redblacks come off their bye week with starter Dru Brown in tow. Brown…
New role for Sophie de Goede as Canada hosts the U.S. in final home World Cup tune-up
Star forward Sophie de Goede returns to the starting lineup Friday as the second-ranked Canadian…