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Driver fined more than $1,000 after fleeing Vancouver Island police
COLWOOD - RCMP on Vancouver Island say a 43-year-old Victoria man has been hit with more than $1,000 in fines after allegedly fleeing police who were trying to stop him for suspected impaired driving....
Sep 02, 2025
House Oversight Committee releases some Justice Department files in Epstein and Maxwell cases
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday publicly posted the files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his form...
Sep 02, 2025
B.C. court dismisses challenge to university faculty association's Gaza resolutions
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court says the Simon Fraser University faculty association did not go beyond its "stated purposes" by passing resolutions condemning Israel's actions in Gaza and calling f...
Sep 02, 2025
Two overdue kayakers rescued on Cottonwood River
QUESNEL - It was a busy weekend for search and rescue teams in the Quesnel area.At the request of the Quesnel RCMP, Quesnel Search and Rescue was pressed into action when two adult male kayakers went ...
Sep 02, 2025
Anand says she has confidence in ICC judge but doesn't mention U.S. sanctions
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she spoke today with the Canadian judge facing American sanctions for her work at an international tribunal, without condemning Washington's decision...
Sep 02, 2025
Federal government begins to transfer Coast Guard to National Defence
OTTAWA - A months-long process to transition the Canadian Coast Guard into the Department of National Defence has kicked off officially with a cabinet order. The Liberals promised in the spring electi...
Sep 02, 2025
Trump says he's looking for swift Supreme Court ruling on most tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is indicating that he'll ask the Supreme Court tomorrow to overturn a federal appeals court ruling that found many of his tariffs are illegal. Trump says he'll...
Sep 02, 2025
Spruce Kings announce team captain
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings have announced defenseman Isaac Holt as their team captain - the 24th since the team joined the BCHL in 1996.Holt hails from Pembroke, Ontario and is ent...
Sep 02, 2025
Trump says he will order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore despite local opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to Chicago and Baltimore, despite local officials in both places opposing such moves. Ask...
Sep 02, 2025
Trump says US has carried out strike against drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela. The president offere...
Sep 02, 2025