Author Archives: Syndicated Content
B.C. to join small group of jurisdictions with decriminalization of hard drugs
VANCOUVER - British Columbia will soon join a handful of jurisdictions around the world where drug users aren’t criminalized for possessing small amounts of some illicit drugs for personal use. ...
Jun 01, 2022
Privacy commissioners to rule on complaint against Tim Hortons app today
OTTAWA - Canada’s privacy commissioner will report today on the results of an investigation into whether the Tim Hortons mobile ordering app was improperly tracking users’ whereabouts with...
Jun 01, 2022
Quebec premier accused of stoking immigration fears, lacking empathy toward newcomers
Quebec’s premier is being accused of stoking fears about newcomers after he gave a recent speech warning Quebec risks turning into Louisiana if the province doesn’t have more control over ...
Jun 01, 2022
‘Disturbing’ case highlights inequity in disability benefit: B.C. ombudsperson
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s ombudsperson has released a report on what he calls a “disturbing” case in which federal benefits intended for the family of a disabled Indigenous girl ...
May 31, 2022
Police report describes Vagos bikers ambush by Hells Angels
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Memorial Day weekend shooting on a Las Vegas-area freeway was an apparent ambush by Hells Angels members on rival Vagos biker gang members returning from a veterans cemetery ride, a...
May 31, 2022
B.C. to remove criminal penalties for small amounts of illicit drugs
British Columbians who possess up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs for personal use will not be arrested or charged starting early next year. That was part of the province's request for an exemption from...
May 31, 2022
Nadal tops Djokovic in quarterfinal thriller at French Open
PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal got past rival Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a monumental match in the French Open quarterfinals to move a step closer to his 14th championship at the clay-court G...
May 31, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Jury finds Alberta men guilty of murder and manslaughter in shooting
EDMONTON - A jury has found a man guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the shooting of two Mtis hunters on a rural road in Alberta. They also found the man’s father guilty of two c...
May 31, 2022
One person dead, 70 displaced after apartment fire in North Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police say one person has died and 70 residents have been displaced following an apartment fire in North Vancouver. North Vancouver RCMP say in a news release that fire at Silverlynn Apart...
May 31, 2022
Texas police: Teacher closed propped-open door before attack
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The Robb Elementary School teacher who propped open an exterior door that law enforcement said a gunman used to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers had closed the doo...
May 31, 2022