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B.C. police watchdog looks into injury of man arrested for urinating on RCMP station
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is seeking witnesses after a man was arrested for urinating on an RCMP station then found to have sustained an injury. The Independent Investigations ...
Dec 30, 2024
Strong start bodes well for B.C. ski industry
KAMLOOPS - The Christmas holiday season is a bell cow period for winter resorts and ski hills around the B.C. Interior.Both Sun Peaks Resort and Harper Mountain have been enjoying a plentiful start to...
Dec 30, 2024
Vancouver Island police investigate car in ditch, find driver with gunshot wounds
VANCOUVER - Police on Vancouver Island say an early morning report of a car in a ditch took a turn when they discovered the driver had been shot multiple times. West Shore RCMP say officers were respo...
Dec 30, 2024
'Make our country proud': Canada, U.S. set for New Year's Eve clash at world juniors
OTTAWA - Canada was in big trouble on an important night. It was New Year's Eve at the 2009 world junior hockey championship. The United States had jumped out to a 3-0 lead not even 13 minutes into th...
Dec 30, 2024
Rogers activates new cellular towers on B.C.'s Highway of Tears to boost 911 access
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Telecom giant Rogers Communications says it has activated five new cellular towers along British Columbia's Highway of Tears, marking the "substantial completion" of efforts to i...
Dec 30, 2024
Slovakia earns wild 5-4 win over Kazakhstan at world junior hockey championship
OTTAWA - Maxim Strback scored two minutes 55 seconds into overtime as Slovakia posted a wild 5-4 win over Kazakhstan on Monday at the world junior hockey championship. Slovakia looked to have the game...
Dec 30, 2024
B.C. labour board approves service reductions as inland ferry strike escalates
VANCOUVER - Inland ferry services that are crucial to several small communities in southeast British Columbia face being further cut from today as a labour dispute on Kootenay Lake escalates. The West...
Dec 30, 2024
Maschmeyer, Mrazova, Poulin named PWHL three stars of the week
TORONTO - Ottawa goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, Charge teammate Katerina Mrazova and Montral Victoire forward Marie-Philip Poulin have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's three stars ...
Dec 30, 2024
Quebec ski hill operators' spirits aren't dampened by rainy and warm weather
MONTREAL - Quebec ski hill operators say they're remaining optimistic despite warm temperatures and heavy rainfall that could dampen the lucrative holiday ski period. The co-owner of the Mont-Saint-Br...
Dec 30, 2024
Quebec ski hill operators' spirits aren't dampened by rainy and warm weather
MONTREAL - Quebec ski hill operators say they're remaining optimistic despite warm temperatures and heavy rainfall that could dampen the lucrative holiday ski period. The co-owner of the Mont-Saint-Br...
Dec 30, 2024

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