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Quebec coroner calls out 'hero firefighter' culture in 2023 flooding deaths
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says the province's firefighting academy should warn students that "hero" culture can sometimes lead firefighters to overlook their own safety in their attempts to save oth...
Apr 02, 2025
Mud and trees rolled over road along B.C.'s Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA, B.C. - A landslide has shut down Westside Road that runs along British Columbia's Okanagan Lake. DriveBC says the road is closed until further notice in both directions south of Denison Road ...
Apr 02, 2025
Canada's Jacobs beats Norway's Ramsfjell 8-3 at world curling playdowns
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada's Brad Jacobs defeated Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell 8-3 in the early draw at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. Jacobs, vice Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead B...
Apr 02, 2025
'Liberation Day': A timeline of Donald Trump's trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling he planned to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected...
Apr 02, 2025
Oilers sign German-Canadian forward Josh Samanski to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Josh Samanski to a two-year entry level contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The contract will start next season. The six-foot-five, 190-pound...
Apr 02, 2025
Canadian Premier League to hold regular-season game in Quebec City in May
QUBEC - The Canadian Premier League will host a regular-season game in Quebec City on May 31 featuring York United FC and Halifax Wanderers FC. The 2025 edition of the "On Tour" series marks the leagu...
Apr 02, 2025
Police find 2023 Nashville school shooter sought notoriety, hid mental health from medical providers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been planning it for years while hiding their mental health...
Apr 02, 2025
SOUND OFF: Improving flood resilience in Merritt
IN NOVEMBER 2021, British Columbians watched as heavy rainfall caused catastrophic flooding in southern B.C.The damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure made the floods one of the most disastrou...
Apr 02, 2025
Vancouver home sales hit lowest March levels since 2019 despite supply influx: board
VANCOUVER - Despite housing supply in the Vancouver area continuing to rise, the number of homes that changed hands in the region last month fell to the lowest levels for March since 2019. The city's ...
Apr 02, 2025
Remove drugs from potential retaliatory tariffs list, pharmacists urge
TORONTO - The Canadian Pharmacists Association is urging the federal government to remove all drug-related products from its list of potential retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. The association says...
Apr 02, 2025
