Author Archives:

RCMP seek wanted man, missing daughters
Salmon Arm RCMP is asking the public to be on the lookout for a wanted man and his two daughters.Forty-year old Caleb Gerbrandt along with his daughters Eliyah (14) and Avery (13), went missing from t...
Feb 01, 2022

Peace Region media outlet receives bomb threat
Fort St. John - On January 29, just after 6:30 pm, the Fort St John RCMP received a report of a bomb threat to Moose FM, a locally owned radio station.The threat consisted of a voicemail left by a man...
Feb 01, 2022

Hit-and-run murder trial: Witness who struck falling police officer breaks down
CALGARY - A driver who accidentally ran over a Calgary police officer who died in a hit and run broke down in tears at a first-degree murder trial today. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 3...
Feb 01, 2022

Herdman says Canadian men head to El Salvador with support of the nation behind them
The Canadian men flew south to El Salvador on Tuesday to take the next step on their remarkable World Cup qualifying journey. And while coach John Herdman and the players keep their eye on the prize, ...
Feb 01, 2022

Long-term Statistics Canada research shows cities across country losing green space
Joni Mitchell was right - they really are paving paradise and putting up parking lots. Statistics Canada's first survey of urban green space shows that, just as the singer-songwriter warned, cities ac...
Feb 01, 2022

CPNewsAlert: Quebec backtracks on taxing unvaccinated to maintain 'social peace'
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he is abandoning his threat to tax the unvaccinated. Legault told a news conference today he is worried about dividing Quebecers and is backtracking in o...
Feb 01, 2022

Indigenous-led bid to bring 2030 Games to Vancouver and Whistler takes next step
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous-led partnership has taken the next step in exploring a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The agreement announced Tuesday between four First Nati...
Feb 01, 2022

Ontario will stick to reopening plan despite warning from science panel, premier says
Ontario and Quebec are each reporting 63 additional deaths linked to COVID-19, one day after the two provinces began relaxing pandemic-related restrictions. In Ontario, a panel of scientists that advi...
Feb 01, 2022

Former Toronto FC winger Tsubasa Endoh signs short-term deal with Melbourne FC
MELBOURNE, Australia - Former Toronto FC winger Tsubasa Endoh has joined Melbourne City FC, signing a six-month contract with the defending A-League champion. Melbourne City director of football Micha...
Feb 01, 2022

In U.S., Trump and his acolytes paying attention to ongoing protests in Canada
WASHINGTON - Ongoing protests in Canada over COVID-19 restrictions have been garnering attention south of the border. Donald Trump himself shouted out Ottawa's so-called "trucker convoy" during a spee...
Feb 01, 2022