Former Surrey mayor calls for investigation into firing of former SPS chief
Know the risks, World Cup visitors warned over Canada’s toxic drug supply
Senate committee report calls for better co-ordination of wildfire response
Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply that could be very different from what they are used to at home. Organizers of the seven games in Vancouver released a “know before you go” document in...
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Canada needs to create an office to co-ordinate responses to wildfire emergencies, says a Senate report.
Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum says he is calling for an immediate, independent police investigation into the firing of Surrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski.
Metro Vancouver outside workers say rotating pickets struck two wastewater treatment facilities yesterday in the union’s dispute with the regional district. The union says pickets were set up at the Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ric...
Prime Minister Mark Carney will chair a virtual meeting with the premiers today, as his government prepares to table online harms legislation that is expected to include a social media ban for youths. Manitoba and Quebec are both working toward provincial laws banning social media for children an...
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Just before the kick-off to the FIFA World Cup, a report is out with alarming new numbers showing how much tourists are costing B.C.'s health-care system.
It’s something scientists have never observed before: chimpanzees, formerly with close family bonds, now engaging in deadly combat. A recent study looked at one of the largest groups of chimps in the world, which primatologists have been observing since 1995. For decades, the group thrived, but r...
Three people have been charged after an investigation into organized crime drug trafficking, the Combined Special Forces Enforcement Unit of B.C. says.
Wellington County OPP have a man in custody after two homeowners were assaulted Tuesday night in Puslinch. It happened around 8:15 p.m. According to police, a window was smashed, and the suspect entered the home, assaulted the homeowners and fled before police arrived. The victims did not report ...
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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says there is “no big drama” surrounding the status of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The prime minister says if its opening “takes a little longer, it will take a little longer.” Carney said Tuesday that the second bridge between Windsor and Detroit “wi...
