Canada

Former CFL player Joshua Boden to be sentenced for second-degree murder

VANCOUVER - A former Canadian Football League wide receiver convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is expected to be sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court today. Joshua Boden was found guilty last fall of s...

Jun 24, 2022

A timeline of B.C.'s record-setting extreme heat event in June 2021

Environment Canada heat warnings covered most of British Columbia one year ago as a so-called heat dome settled in and became deadly. The weather office described the heat dome as a strong ridge of hi...

Jun 24, 2022

Online streaming bill could make YouTube manipulate its algorithms: CRTC chair

OTTAWA - The chairman of Canada's broadcast regulator says it might ask platforms such as YouTube to "manipulate" their algorithms to make Canadian music easier to find, under powers in the proposed o...

Jun 24, 2022

Trial by fire continues for Lytton, B.C., its residents in limbo, buildings in ruins

LYTTON, B.C. - Denise O'Connor stands on the sidewalk outside her home of 32 years - only the home is gone and so is most of her village and she doesn't live there anymore. "I had a wooden picket fenc...

Jun 24, 2022

'How are people surviving?': Gas spike detrimental for rural mail carriers, residents

A mail carrier says her out-of-pocket costs for delivering packages along her rural route have doubled because of the steep hike in gas prices and cost of living being experienced by many Canadians. "...

Jun 24, 2022

Jane Goodall returns to live events in effort to inspire hope, action on environment

CALGARY - Jane Goodall says she's sharing a message of hope and a cry to action as she returns to the stage for live events. The scientist, who's best known for her work with wild chimpanzees in Afric...

Jun 24, 2022

B.C. salmon farming industry welcomes consultation after years of 'ad hoc' talks

The executive director of the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association says a formal consultation process for the future of the industry is welcome after years of "ad hoc" discussions over Ottawa's pledge to e...

Jun 23, 2022

Opposition MPs urge federal government to bring home Canadians detained in Syria

OTTAWA - The NDP's foreign affairs critic acknowledges the challenges related to Canadians being held in northern Syria, but says the federal government must step in to bring its citizens home. New De...

Jun 23, 2022

Rempel Garner bows out of running for Alberta UCP leadership, citing caucus divisions

EDMONTON - Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she will not run in the race to replace Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, characterizing his United Conservative caucus and party as rife with anger,...

Jun 23, 2022

Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says suspension unlawful

OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald and her lawyers say the organization's move to suspend her and prevent her from attending its annual general assembly is a violatio...

Jun 23, 2022