Author Archives:
Liberal bill requiring Google and Meta to pay for news content passes in Senate
OTTAWA - A federal bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law. The Senate has passed th...
Jun 22, 2023
Did initial delays in communication hamper tourist sub search?
BOSTON (AP) - Eight hours. And within them, many unanswered questions. About an hour and a half after it dipped below the North Atlantic, a submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Tit...
Jun 22, 2023
Past deep sea rescues show the challenges of saving those on board
BOSTON (AP) - The desperate search for a submersible that disappeared while taking five people to view the Titanic wreckage has drawn attention to other deep-sea rescues. Those rescue efforts - from a...
Jun 22, 2023
Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village
VANCOUVER - The Village of Lytton, B.C., and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada's two national railways and Transport Canada, alleging they were negligent to let trains pass throug...
Jun 22, 2023
Sexual assault charge stayed against former Kelowna mayor
KELOWNA - The Crown has entered a stay of proceedings on a sexual assault charge against former Kelowna mayor Colin Basran.The BC Prosecution Service said special prosecutor Brock Martland made the de...
Jun 22, 2023
Sex assault charge dropped against former Kelowna, B.C., mayor Colin Basran
VICTORIA - A charge of sexual assault laid against the former mayor of Kelowna, B.C., has been stayed by a special prosecutor. The B.C. Prosecution Service announced in a statement Thursday that the c...
Jun 22, 2023
Canada, United States expand agreement to help each other fight wildfires
OTTAWA - Canada and the United States are expanding an agreement to share people and equipment to fight wildfires. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and U.S. Ambassador David Cohen are sig...
Jun 22, 2023
Ottawa to host 2025 world junior hockey championship for first time in 16 years
OTTAWA - The world junior hockey championship is returning to the nation's capital. Hockey Canada has announced that Ottawa will host the tournament from Dec. 26, 2024 to Jan. 5, 2025. It will mark th...
Jun 22, 2023
'Debris field' found during search for missing Titanic submersible: U.S. Coast Guard
NEAR NEWFOUNDLAND - The search for a submersible carrying five people has taken a grim turn as the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that a ``debris field'' has been discovered by a remotely operated veh...
Jun 22, 2023
Canadian men face stiff challenge in August with two rugby tests against Tonga
The Canadian men's rugby team will play two test matches in Tonga in August, its first action since facing the Netherlands and Namibia in Amsterdam in November. Canada, currently ranked 23rd in the wo...
Jun 22, 2023
