Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Meng case 'unprecedented' as extradition request violates international law: defence
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the case before a British Columbia Supreme Court judge is "unprecedented" in that the extradition request from the United States violates in...
Mar 30, 2021
Criminal laws violate charter rights of sex workers, advocates say in court challenge
OTTAWA - An alliance of 25 sex worker rights groups is asking the Ontario Court of Justice to strike down several sections of the Criminal Code as unconstitutional. The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work ...
Mar 30, 2021
Man arrested after three alleged arsons at Masonic buildings in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A member of a Masonic lodge says he doesn't understand why Freemasons would be targeted after fires were allegedly set at three buildings operated by the society in Metro Vancouver on Tues...
Mar 30, 2021
Quebec coroner's inquest begins into deaths at long-term care homes during first wave
JOLIETTE, Que. - A coroner's inquest into long-term care deaths in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave opened today with testimony describing staff shortages and employees moving from one...
Mar 29, 2021
U.S. case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou breaks international law: defence
VANCOUVER - American authorities are violating international law by bringing fraud charges against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that have no connection to the United States, a defence lawyer argues. ...
Mar 29, 2021
Alabama Shakes drummer facing child abuse charges
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The drummer for Grammy Award-winning rock band Alabama Shakes is in custody on child abuse charges. Steven William Johnson, 35, was arrested Wednesday after being indicted on charge...
Mar 29, 2021
"Absolute shock' over stabbings in North Vancouver, B.C., mayor says
VANCOUVER - Stories of bravery, compassion and kindness are emerging after the horror of a stabbing rampage over the weekend, the mayor of the District of North Vancouver said Monday. Mayor Mike Littl...
Mar 29, 2021
RCMP say five males stabbed at outdoor gathering in West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Five people were stabbed at an outdoor gathering on Sunday in West Kelowna, B.C. The RCMP say they received a call at about 2 a.m. reporting that multiple victims had been stabbed...
Mar 28, 2021
Apology in the works for descendants of Canada's only all-Black battalion: minister
HALIFAX - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan paid tribute Sunday to Canada's only all-Black unit to serve during the First World War, saying the 600 members of No. 2 Construction Battalion and their desce...
Mar 28, 2021
Man, 28, charged with second-degree murder in North Vancouver stabbings
VANCOUVER - Flowers and wreaths were laid Sunday near the scene of a stabbing rampage that left a young woman dead and injured six others in and around a library in North Vancouver, B.C., a day earlie...
Mar 28, 2021
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...