Category Archives: Canada
Election results are tied between mayoral candidates in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON - The municipal election in Lytton, B.C., has resulted in a tie between two mayoral candidates with differing views on the community's recovery from a devastating wildfire that destroyed much o...
Oct 19, 2026
Mounties investigate after man flashes knife at youth in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
TUMBLER RIDGE - Mounties in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., say a man is in custody after flashing a knife at youth over the weekend. They say the incident happened late Saturday evening in the small town, which...
Oct 19, 2026
B.C. victim of Wainwright fire was everybody's best friend, says rugby coach
The former rugby coach for Pte. Hayden Lykkemark, one of four soldiers who died in a fire at CFB Wainwright on Saturday, says all of the teenager's team and his schoolmates thought of him as their bes...
Oct 19, 2026
BC Ferries vessel collides with humpback whale in Howe Sound near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A humpback whale has been struck by a BC Ferries vessel in waters near Metro Vancouver. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says in an email that they were alerted to the collision on Sunday, when...
Oct 19, 2026
Measles outbreak over after 2 years, thousands infected in Canada: PHAC
A measles outbreak that spanned two years and infected thousands of people in Canada is over. The Public Health Agency of Canada made the declaration in a press release Monday, stating that more than ...
Oct 19, 2026
Federal ministers defend major projects bill at House committee meeting
OTTAWA - Four federal ministers defended the government's contentious legislation to speed up major projects in the House of Commons Monday, as Ottawa continues to face criticism from Indigenous, envi...
Oct 19, 2026
CFB Wainwright fire highlights long, painful process of burn recovery, specialists say
TORONTO - The coming days and weeks will be critical for patients with severe burns from Saturday's devastating fire at a military base in central Alberta as they face life-threatening risks of infect...
Oct 19, 2026
B.C. Conservative growth projection of 3.2% 'absolutely doable,' Doerkson says
The British Columbia Conservatives' projection of 3.2 per cent economic growth by 2029 represents about one per cent "more optimism" than the New Democrats previously budgeted for, interim Conservativ...
Oct 19, 2026
B.C. judge rules 'faint hope' parole ban for some killers breaches section of Charter
ABBOTSFORD BRITISH COLUMBIA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a portion of the Criminal Code restricting multiple murderers from applying for early parole under the so-called "faint-hope" ...
Oct 19, 2026
Union calls out Carney government over cuts to translation bureau
OTTAWA - A federal union is speaking out against cuts to the federal translation bureau and is accusing the Carney government of hypocrisy as Ottawa defends French language standards in trade talks wi...
Oct 19, 2026