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G7 foreign ministers say ‘no country stands to gain’ from rising Middle East tensions
OTTAWA – Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her G7 counterparts have issued a…
Every Day is Pie Day With Penticton’s New Favourite: False Bay Savoury Pies
Penticton now has a fabulous addition to its downtown food scene, one that is already…
Off-duty Toronto police officer shot in leg by man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
TORONTO – An off-duty Toronto police officer was shot Saturday night in the leg after…
TRENDING NOW: Man trips, ‘accidentally’ steals friend’s food
Accidents happen; sometimes you bump into someone and your friend's meal ends up on your…
‘A moral issue’: Canadian funeral directors warn of unauthorized obituaries
HALIFAX – Funeral directors across the country are warning grieving families about a trend of…
Trudeau, Smith express sorrow after firefighter dies in Jasper National Park
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "heartbroken" by the news that a 24-year-old firefighter…
Canada’s Ethan Katzberg wins Olympic gold in hammer throw with dominating performance
PARIS – Canada's Ethan Katzberg won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw at…
Wildfire Service orders evacuation for properties in B.C.’s Princeton area
VICTORIA – Authorities issued an evacuation order Saturday night for 16 properties in a rural…
Man suffers serious burns in attack where he was lit on fire, says Surrey RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – Surrey RCMP say a man is in hospital with serious burns after…
Bronze from boxing’s Sanford extends Canada’s medal streak in Paris to nine days
PARIS – Wyatt Sanford ended one streak and continued another on Day 9 of the…
Worst-case models point to reduced Chilcotin landslide downstream flood threat
VANCOUVER – Worst-case scenario modelling of the potential impacts of an over-the-top water breach of…
Bus tours for Jasper residents whose properties were affected by fire to start Sunday
EDMONTON – Bus tours for evacuees from Jasper, Alta., to allow those whose homes were…
TRENDING NOW: A horse riding like the wind
This will be the most peculiar hitchhiker you've ever seen. Just a horse riding in…
Protesters demand stronger Canadian response to ‘rigged’ Venezuelan election
TORONTO – Around 300 people gathered in downtown Toronto outside the Ontario legislature today to…
Man wounded in Surrey area shooting incident early Saturday, say RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – Surrey RCMP say a man is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following…
Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.
VICTORIA – Rising temperatures, increasing wind speeds and dry lightning are forecast for southern British…
Mother blasts MPs on House committee for ‘disgusting’ treatment of her daughter
OTTAWA – The mother of a witness who stormed out of a House of Commons…
B.C. makes flood plans for possible ‘worst case’ if landslide bursts from river
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – B.C.’s Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the best-case scenario for…
TRENDING NOW: Parrot loves a good YouTube video
You've heard of iPad kids, now there's iPad parrots. This bird loves watching a good…
Another round of dry lightning expected in southern B.C. as heat returns
British Columbia's wildfire service says another round of dry lightning is in the forecast for…
Ottawa says Meta may still see Online News Act regulation — but CRTC wants more proof
OTTAWA – The Liberal government continues to insist that Meta may still be regulated under…
Water building behind B.C. slide appears to have doubled in size: First Nation chief
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The chief of Williams Lake First Nation says water building behind…
TRENDING NOW: Just pandas being goofy
At first a group of pandas are having a meeting that could have been an…
Google to charge new fee on ads in response to Canada’s digital services tax
OTTAWA – Google says it will pass on the cost of the Liberal government’s digital…