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SOUND OFF: Putting people first
FOR MANY OF US IN B.C., the May long weekend is the unofficial start of summer. Whether it's the first camping trip or the first lake swim of the year, it reminds us of all we have to look forward to ...
May 25, 2023
Familiar foe Tsitsipas could await Canada's Auger-Aliassime at French Open
PARIS - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime may need to get past a familiar foe to secure a breakthrough run at the French Open. The 10th seed from Montreal was drawn into a bracket at the clay...
May 25, 2023
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Ca...
May 25, 2023
Inspections to begin on First Nation due to wildfire in Northwest Territories
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The K'atl'odeeche First Nation says it is to begin inspecting buildings today on the reserve, but it is not yet safe for residents to return as a wildfire continues to burn. About ...
May 25, 2023
Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec join Ottawa in investigating ChatGPT
EDMONTON - The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec are joining the federal privacy commissioner in investigating the company behind the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT...
May 25, 2023
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney loses attempt to have lawsuit thrown out
Alberta's top court is denying an attempt by former Alberta premier Jason Kenney to have a defamation lawsuit against him thrown out. Kenney is facing a lawsuit by five environmental groups, which was...
May 25, 2023
Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec join Ottawa in investigating ChatGPT
EDMONTON - The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec are joining the federal privacy commissioner in investigating the company behind the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT...
May 25, 2023
Man arrested after car collides with gates of Downing Street, where UK prime minister lives
LONDON (AP) - A car collided Thursday with the gates of Downing Street in central London, where the British prime minister's home and offices are located, setting off a rapid security response in one ...
May 25, 2023
Public safety minister announces funding for Akwesasne after migrant deaths
QUEBEC - The federal government is announcing funding to help the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory fight organized crime, after the death of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River earlier this year. Publi...
May 25, 2023
More than one-quarter of Quebec teachers not legally qualified: auditor general
Quebec's auditor general says more than one-quarter of teachers who worked in the province's classrooms during the 2020-21 school year weren't legally qualified. Guylaine Leclerc presented her annual ...
May 25, 2023
