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Rescue team faces hurdles getting to Turkey quake, days after B.C. offer to Ottawa
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia search and rescue team is ready and willing to head to Turkey to help after a devastating earthquake, but it's facing multiple hurdles as it awaits approval from federal...
Feb 09, 2023

Rescue team faces hurdles getting to Turkey quake, days after B.C. offer to Ottawa
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia search and rescue team is ready and willing to head to Turkey to help after a devastating earthquake, but it's facing multiple hurdles as it awaits approval from federal...
Feb 09, 2023

RCMP's shorter version of injunction prompts court's acquittal of B.C. protester
NANAIMO, B.C. - An old-growth logging protester accused of criminal contempt of court for blockading a forestry road has been acquitted because Mounties read out a short form of the court injunction. ...
Feb 09, 2023

Canadian men to host Honduras on March 28 in Toronto in CONCACAF Nations League play
TORONTO - Canada will host Honduras at Toronto's BMO Field in CONCACAF Nations League play on March 28. The League A match marks Canada's first on home soil since the World Cup in Qatar, coming a year...
Feb 09, 2023

RCMP say man and woman killed as fire sweeps through North Vancouver home
VANCOUVER - Two people have died in a house fire in North Vancouver. A statement from North Vancouver RCMP says the blaze engulfed the single-family home at about 3 a.m. Thursday. Several people escap...
Feb 09, 2023

Rangers acquire Vladimir Tarasenko in trade with Blues
The New York Rangers have acquired All-Star Vladimir Tarasenko from the St. Louis Blues, a trade that answers a recent move made by a rival and sets the stage for more to come before the March 3 deadl...
Feb 09, 2023

Justice minister says federal government giving bail reform 'serious consideration'
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says he is giving "serious consideration" to reforming Canada's bail laws in response to a request from premiers to make changes. Provincial premiers unanimousl...
Feb 09, 2023

Man last known to be in P.G. wanted by Fort St. John RCMP
FORT ST. JOHN - Mounties are seeking your help in locating a wanted man who may be in Prince George. Fort St John RCMP say 39-year-old Brandon Christopher Lambert is wanted on warrants for theft under...
Feb 09, 2023

Maple Leafs place goaltender Matt Murray on injured reserve
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed goaltender Matt Murray on injured reserve, the club announced Thursday. The 28-year-old was nursing an ankle problem late last month, but was scheduled to...
Feb 09, 2023

Canada may fast-track immigration applications from people in earthquake zone
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada may fast-track applications to come to Canada from people in the earthquake zones of Turkey and Syria. Two major earthquakes rocked southwestern T...
Feb 09, 2023