Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Senior B.C. Mountie facing assault charges to plead not guilty: Lawyer
ABBOTSFORD - The lawyer for a senior British Columbia RCMP officer says his client intends to plead not guilty to assault charges laid after an alleged off-duty altercation in Abbotsford in July. RCMP...
Dec 16, 2025
Senior B.C. Mountie facing assault charges to plead not guilty: Lawyer
ABBOTSFORD - The lawyer for a senior British Columbia RCMP officer says his client intends to plead not guilty to assault charges laid after an alleged off-duty altercation in Abbotsford in July. RCMP...
Dec 16, 2025
Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
VANCOUVER - An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares ...
Dec 16, 2025
Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
VANCOUVER - An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares ...
Dec 16, 2025
FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash
MIAMI (AP) - FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. FIF...
Dec 16, 2025
Surrey, B.C., to open two municipal health clinics in 2026 to address shortage
SURREY - The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says residents are waiting too long for health care, so the city has begun the process of opening two municipally supported medical clinics. Brenda Locke says the s...
Dec 16, 2025
Ovintiv signs on to Cedar LNG project as long-term customer
CALGARY - Ovintiv Inc. has signed on as a long-term customer for the Cedar LNG project that Pembina Pipeline Corp. and the Haisla Nation are constructing on the West Coast. A 12-year agreement will se...
Dec 16, 2025
Penny Boudreau, convicted of 2008 murder of daughter in Nova Scotia, gets day parole
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia woman sentenced to life in prison for strangling her 12-year-old daughter is being granted six months of day parole. Penny Boudreau killed her daughter Karissa in 2008, claim...
Dec 16, 2025
Woman killed by fallen tree branch amid rain, wind warnings in parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - A woman has been killed by a fallen tree limb in British Columbia's Fraser Valley during what police described as severe and unpredictable weather. RCMP said they were called to Island 22 ...
Dec 16, 2025
'Buy Canadian' policy takes effect, changing rules for federal procurement
OTTAWA - The federal government's 'Buy Canadian' policy took effect Tuesday and Ottawa says it will fundamentally change the way it purchases goods and services. Announced earlier in the fall, the str...
Dec 16, 2025
