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Snowfall warning issued for Highway 97/Pine Pass
PRINCE GEORGE - A snowfall warning is in effect for Highway 97-Pine Pass.Ten to 15 centimetres is expected to fall in all."A frontal system will approach central B.C. and spread snow heavy at times ov...
Mar 23, 2021

Drivers in southern B.C. warned of police impersonator after fake vehicle stop
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP are warning drivers in southern British Columbia to be wary after a motorist says he was pulled over by a man impersonating a police officer. A statement from Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghe...
Mar 23, 2021

Authorities say coroner to probe 86-year-old woman's death in Montreal hospital
MONTREAL - Health officials in Montreal say they will ask the coroner to investigate the death of an 86-year-old woman reportedly found lifeless on the floor in a hospital emergency room. Candida Maca...
Mar 23, 2021

One year on, poll suggests Canadians still deeply wary about allowing U.S. visitors
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests Canadians remain deeply wary about the prospect of allowing visitors from the United States. The online Lger poll was conducted last week for the Association for Canad...
Mar 23, 2021

RCMP flouted internet policy; U.S. shooting leaves 10 dead: In The News for March 23
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 23 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 23, 2021

Israel votes: Netanyahu's fate hangs on Tuesday's elections
JERUSALEM - Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country's fourth parliamentary election in two years - a highly charged referendum on the divisive rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Public...
Mar 23, 2021

RCMP breached policy on collection of online information: audit
OTTAWA - An internal review says the RCMP routinely flouted its own policies when gathering information from the internet, potentially endangering investigations and prosecutions. The newly released a...
Mar 23, 2021

Advocates critique rising jail figures in some provinces after initial COVID-19 fall
HALIFAX - A report by advocates for Canadian inmates is criticizing the rising rates of incarceration in at least two provincial jail systems amid the continuing pandemic. About a year after the first...
Mar 23, 2021

Lowry scores twice as Winnipeg Jets down Vancouver Canucks 4-0
VANCOUVER - Two goals from Adam Lowry powered the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 22 shots he faced to collect his first ...
Mar 22, 2021

Rockets end skid at 20, Wall has 1st triple-double since '16
HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets ended their 20-game losing streak Monday night, as John Wall had his first triple-double in five years in a 117-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Houston's skid was ti...
Mar 22, 2021