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Health officials warn of risks as poor air quality persists in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Air quality in Prince George is poor, as experts warn about the health risks associated with the ongoing presence of wildfire smoke. Fine particles emitted from wildfires can remain in...
Sep 11, 2025

VLA resident fears for safety amid crime and drug use
PRINCE GEORGE - A resident in the VLA neighbourhood is deeply concerned about her safety. She is frustrated with the persistent crime, ongoing drug use, and the hopelessness these issues create in her...
Sep 11, 2025

Police identify man shot dead in taxi in Langley, B.C., cite organized crime links
SURREY - Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a fatal shooting inside a taxi in Langley over the weekend. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the victim was 24-year-old Tar...
Sep 11, 2025

Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence
VANCOUVER - A judge has upheld a ban that prevents media from publishing evidence heard at a mental fitness hearing for the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack. Judge Reginald P. Ha...
Sep 11, 2025

Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence
VANCOUVER - A judge has upheld a ban that prevents media from publishing evidence heard at a mental fitness hearing for the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack. Judge Reginald P. Ha...
Sep 11, 2025

Minister says Indigenous advisory council just the start of major project talks
OTTAWA - The newly appointed Indigenous advisory council marks the start - not the end - of talks with community leaders on how to move the government's major projects agenda forward, Indigenous Servi...
Sep 11, 2025

NHL makes 5 players acquitted of sexual assault charges eligible to sign contract, play this season
NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL is reinstating five players who were acquitted of sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in 2018 when they were members of Canada's world junior team, announcing Thur...
Sep 11, 2025

Montreal Transit Corp. warns users ahead of second strike coming in 10 days
MONTREAL - The head of Montreal's public transit authority says she needs to find ways to deliver services at a lower cost, 10 days out from a second strike by maintenance workers that will drasticall...
Sep 11, 2025

Fact File: Video of supposed attack on Edmonton Uber driver actually filmed in Texas
A video shared on social media claims to show an Edmonton Uber driver held at gunpoint by two passengers who violently try to remove the driver from the car. While a caption on the video says "Drivers...
Sep 11, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Players acquitted in Hockey Canada trial can return to NHL on Dec. 1
NEW YORK - The five players acquitted in the Hockey Canada sex assault trial can return to the NHL when their suspensions end on Dec. 1. More coming. The Canadian Press
Sep 11, 2025