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More than 40 vehicles vandalized in Nanaimo, B.C., in one night
NANAIMO, B.C. - Mounties in Nanaimo are looking for witnesses or camera footage that may help them pinpoint the person, or people, involved in the vandalism of dozens of vehicles over several hours. A...
Dec 12, 2024

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watch...
Dec 12, 2024

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watch...
Dec 12, 2024

McIntosh sets another record, Kharun also wins gold at short-course championships
BUDAPEST - Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh smashed another short-course world record with a dominant victory in the women's 200-metre butterfly at the world championships on Thursday. Minutes l...
Dec 12, 2024

New conservation area announced for Rocky Mountain Trench in B.C.
INVERMERE, B.C. - Another piece of the puzzle for conservation efforts along the Rocky Mountain Trench in B.C. is in place. Nature Conservancy Canada says wildlife including grizzly bear numbers have ...
Dec 12, 2024

Canada's Thompson victorious in ski cross World Cup opener, Drury wins bronze
VAL THORENS - Canada's Marielle Thompson raced to a gold medal at the opening event of the World Cup ski cross season. Thompson, who won the women's ski cross Crystal Globe as the overall winner last ...
Dec 12, 2024

Border officials, RCMP to testify on impact of Trump's plans for border security
OTTAWA - Canadian officials in charge of border enforcement will testify at a parliamentary committee later today on the impact of president-elect Donald Trump's plans for border security and migratio...
Dec 12, 2024

Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth wastes little time getting back in the UFC cage
Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth waited 11 months for her last UFC fight. This time it's taken just six weeks to get back into the cage. The 34-year-old from Squamish, B.C., looks for her third win ...
Dec 12, 2024

Canada says it wants to slash its emissions by half by 2035. Will that be enough?
TORONTO - Canada is aiming to cut its emissions in half by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, a newly released target range that is lower than what a federal advisory body recommended. Environment and Clim...
Dec 12, 2024

Wander Franco's sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor...
Dec 12, 2024