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Quesnel RCMP seek help in hunt for missing person
CARIBOO-Update: RCMP say Logan has been located.Earlier: If you have seen Logan Robert Thomas Roy-Hall contact the Quesnel RCMP. Police report that logan has not been seen since August 1, 2024.Logan w...
Aug 14, 2024

Liberal government refuses to say if it approved bonus for CBC CEO Catherine Tait
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is refusing to say if it approved a bonus for the head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. It is up to the federal government to determine if Catherine Tait is eligible ...
Aug 14, 2024

Quebec suffering 'extremely difficult' wave of severe weather, minister says
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says the province is experiencing an "extremely difficult" period of climate-related disasters. Franois Bonnardel spoke to reporters this morning from Ste-...
Aug 14, 2024

Thundershowers to bring moisture to fire-weary regions of British Columbia
The BC Wildfire Service says thundershowers are expected to bring some much-needed moisture to areas of the province where hundreds of fires are burning, including a destructive blaze in the Kootenays...
Aug 14, 2024

Five charged after Metro Vancouver drug lab bust: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Metro Vancouver say five men have been charged following an investigation that resulted in the dismantling of a large and sophisticated synthetic drug lab. RCMP say they beg...
Aug 14, 2024

Eight hospitalized, three dozen displaced after Vancouver apartment fire
VANCOUVER - Officials with the City of Vancouver say eight people have been taken to hospital after a fire at an apartment building in the Kitsilano neighbourhood. A statement from the city says the f...
Aug 14, 2024

Auger-Aliassime into second round in Cincinnati with win over qualifier Kovacevic
CINCINNATI - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the second round of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-1 win over American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic on Wednesday. The ...
Aug 14, 2024

Trade minister criticizes higher U.S. softwood lumber duties as unfair, unwarranted
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling duties on softwood lumber, saying the move is unfair and unwarranted. Minister Mar...
Aug 14, 2024

Quebec to authorize early requests for MAID, won't wait for Ottawa to change law
QUBEC - Quebec says that starting this fall it will authorize early requests for medical assistance in dying from certain patients before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent. The ...
Aug 14, 2024

Immigration minister looking into revoking terror suspect's citizenship
CHURCH POINT, N.S. - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he plans to look into whether the man accused of plotting a terror attack in Toronto should have his Canadian citizenship revoked. Ahmed Foua...
Aug 14, 2024