Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Extortion task force says man charged over shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - The British Columbia Extortion Task Force says a charge has been laid against a 21-year-old man in one of dozens of extortion-related shootings in Surrey. Police say the Crown has approved a ...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Former Colorado clerk will remain in state prison after a federal judge rejected her bid for freedom
DENVER (AP) - A federal magistrate judge on Monday rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction for orchestrating a data breach sc...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

B.C. announces coroner's inquest into shooting death of autistic teen
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Public Safety Ministry has announced an inquest into the death of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police in Surrey in February. The announcement comes less than...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta
CALGARY - Singer Corb Lund has been given the go-ahead to soon start collecting signatures for a petition to ask the Alberta government to pass a law banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of t...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Vancouver gets down to details as it prepares to welcome world after FIFA draw
VANCOUVER - The lead of Vancouver's host committee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup says now that the draw for the tournament is complete, officials can turn to refining safety, security, staffing and traf...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Vancouver gets down to details as it prepares to welcome world after FIFA draw
VANCOUVER - The lead of Vancouver's host committee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup says now that the draw for the tournament is complete, officials can turn to refining safety, security, staffing and traf...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

B.C. police say they know who killed Bradley Kline in 2018, as family pleads for help
Police in British Columbia say they think they know who killed 26-year-old Bradley Kline seven years ago, but with no arrests made, investigators are appealing for fresh leads as his family says their...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Hockey at the Winter Olympics will be played on shorter ice than NHL dimensions
MILAN (AP) - Hockey, one of the premier events at the Winter Olympics and one that is welcoming NHL players back for the first time in more than a decade, will take place on ice that is shorter than N...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Air Transat poised to start suspending flights as strike deadline looms
MONTREAL - Air Transat passengers face the prospect of flight suspensions this week as the leisure airline prepares to wind down operations ahead of a Wednesday strike deadline from pilots. Travel com...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Coroner investigating after woman, 88, found dead outside retirement home in Laval
LAVAL - The coroner is investigating the death of an 88-year-old woman found outside a retirement home north of Montreal. Laval police say the woman was found on Monday morning near the Villagia de l'...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025