BRISBANE - A young woman from British Columbia drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes at a famed tourist destination in Australia, a coroner has determined. Piper James, 19, was on a backp...
The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026
The killer of British Columbia teenager Reena Virk has lost an appeal over the cancellation of her day parole last year following a positive drug test result. A decision of Parole Board of Canada's ap...
The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge after the mass shooting by a user of the firm's technology, whose worris...
The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026
NORTH VANCOUVER - Two mayors from Vancouver's North Shore are calling for a public inquiry into the cost of a new wastewater treatment facility, along with a governance review of Metro Vancouver and a...
The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based Christian charity founded by a wealthy businessman has filed a constitutional challenge in B.C. Supreme Court, claiming the Canada Revenue Agency has no right to revoke i...
The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026
EDMONTON - Those in the wine and hospitality industries are applauding a move from the Alberta government to scrap a wine tax that they say reduced transparency and created business uncertainty. Alber...
The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026
VICTORIA - Workers in B.C.'s softwood lumber industry and those in other sectors who have lost their jobs because of U.S. tariffs will benefit from almost $71 million in funding for retraining. Federa...
The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026
VANCOUVER - Ottawa this week published details of an agreement recognizing the Musqueam First Nation's Aboriginal title within much of Vancouver. The news prompted claims on social media that Canada h...
The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consult on doing away with twice-a-year clock changes. And she suggested if a switch is made, she would prefer going to permanent daylight time....
The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency has cleared a Surrey RCMP officer in the shooting death of a man who threw a machete at police after killing his spouse. The Independent Investigatio...
The Canadian Press Mar 05, 2026