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Vancouver police boost presence at protests, schools for Oct. 7 anniversary
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say more officers will be deployed at what they call…
Rustad’s Nuremberg, Nazi comparisons to COVID-19 measures ‘regrettable,’ says Eby
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — British Columbia’s election campaign was dragged far off course Monday as…
With police at school, Vancouver Jewish community marks Oct. 7 with sadness, unease
VANCOUVER — Allie Saks had just dropped off two children at the Talmud Torah School…
Man charged with setting fire to van filled with gasoline cans at Vancouver City Hall
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a 78-year-old man has been charged after setting fire…
Cyber breach at B.C. First Nations Health Authority exposed TB tests, insurance data
VANCOUVER — The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia says online hackers gained access…
‘Shame on you’: High school football coach gets 20 years for sex assaults on students
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — A former Winnipeg high school football coach who groomed and sexually…
Officers in B.C. make dozens of seizures of methamphetamine bound for Australia
RICHMOND, B.C. — Canadian border officers in British Columbia made 60 seizures of methamphetamine destined…
Court finds man not justified in killing Bear the Chihuahua in Boston Bar, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A British Columbia provincial court judge has ruled that a Boston Bar…
Man charged after prominent Calgary radio host attacked
CALGARY — A 27-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a prominent Calgary radio host,…
Boissonnault appointed to lead federal government’s effort to rebuild Jasper
JASPER, ALTA. — Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
No jail time after fatal 2020 stabbing at Vancouver’s former Biltmore Hotel
VANCOUVER — A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a…
‘Tawdry form of petty graft’: Crown urges conviction of former Calgary councillor
CALGARY — A lawyer for a former Calgary city councillor says his client’s expense claims,…
Police arrest suspect after stabbing at New Westminster, B.C., Skytrain station
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Police in New Westminster, B.C., say they have arrested a person…
Rapper turned Saskatchewan NDP candidate says sorry for lyrics called misogynistic
REGINA — A former Saskatchewan rapper turned political candidate apologized Tuesday for lyrics that the…
Minister says Canadian Forces to help stranded Air India passengers in Iqaluit
IQALUIT — Canada’s emergency preparedness minister says the passengers of an Air India flight that…
Air India passengers get lift from air force after bomb scare forces Nunavut landing
IQALUIT — More than 200 Air India passengers have landed in Chicago after a bomb…
Man with prior assault convictions charged in Vancouver tourist beating
VANCOUVER — Police say a man has been charged with aggravated assault and remains in…
Rustad says no plan for user-pay health as B.C. voters break advance polling record
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says he has no plan for user-pay health care in…
Saskatchewan Party, NDP leaders face off on health care, economy in election debate
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s two main political leaders hammered each other Wednesday on health care, crime…
B.C. south and central coast under flood watch as atmospheric river approaches
VANCOUVER — Forecasters have elevated their warnings about an atmospheric river system that is expected…
CP Railway adjusts safety measures following B.C. train crash: safety board
RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says a mistake by a Canadian Pacific Railway…
Saskatchewan Party’s Moe pledges change room ban in schools; Beck calls it desperate
REGINA — Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is promising a directive banning “biological boys” from…
Three teenage girls charged in violent B.C. transit attacks
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Three teenage girls have been charged with assault after two separate…
Atmospheric river hits B.C. coast, bringing rain, wind and flood risks
VANCOUVER — An atmospheric river weather system has hit much of coastal British Columbia, bringing…