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Work is slow but steady at Big Bar slide
BIG BAR, B.C. - There's still a long way to go to solve the problem of fish trying to spawn up the Fraser River near Big Bar, but crews are making headway slowly.A report last night (August 15) from t...
Aug 16, 2019 Image Credit: B.C. Fish and Wildfire
Soccer star Sala exposed to harmful carbon monoxide in plane
LONDON - Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot were exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide before their small plane crashed in the English Channel, killing them both, British acc...
Aug 16, 2019
Saint John police chief says Oland murder investigation no longer active
FREDERICTON - The Saint John Police Force said Wednesday it is not actively investigating the 2011 killing of multi-millionaire businessman Richard Oland despite last month's acquittal ...
Aug 16, 2019
EDC expresses regret for US$41M loan to back Bombardier sale to Zuma allies
OTTAWA - Canada's export credit agency says it regrets its 2015 decision to lend US$41 million to a South African company owned by members of a family facing corruption allegations related t...
Aug 16, 2019
Jimmy Kimmel named honourary mayor of Dildo, N.L., promises to visit community
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - After weeks broadcasting his passion for Dildo, N.L., late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel was named "honourary mayor" Thursday night and made a commitment to visit the commun...
Aug 16, 2019
Canadian woman 'shocked and distressed' after murder of fiance in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Police in New Zealand say a Canadian woman is "shocked and distressed" after her Australian fiance was murdered in an apparently random attack. Insp. Graham Pitkethley says N...
Aug 16, 2019
Prime Minister announces advisory committee aimed at promoting skilled trades
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the creation of a new advisory committee to help promote apprenticeships and skilled trades across Canada. Trudeau made the announcement toda...
Aug 16, 2019
Canada warns about travel to Hong Kong, agrees with calls for peace
OTTAWA - It would be a mistake to label pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong as terrorists, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday as her government issued a pointed warn...
Aug 16, 2019
Epstein accuser sues as questions swirl about his death
NEW YORK - Jail guards on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they were checking on inmates every half-hour as required, according ...
Aug 16, 2019
Andrew Scheer calls on Liberal MPs to further probe SNC-Lavalin affair
MONCTON, N.B. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is asking Liberal MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee to vote to continue the investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair, after a sc...
Aug 16, 2019
