Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Lawyer says B.C. Mountie should be fired immediately or quit over group-chat remarks
A Mountie accused of making racist and sexist comments in group chats should be dismissed immediately or directed to resign within 14 days, the lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority told an adjudica...
Dec 12, 2025
Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears abou...
Dec 12, 2025
Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears abou...
Dec 12, 2025
B.C. guidance on youth involuntary care criticized by two independent officers
VICTORIA - Two independent provincial officers in British Columbia have separately criticized a recent decision to release guidelines aimed at increasing involuntary care among youth. B.C. Human Right...
Dec 12, 2025
Head-on semi-truck crash on Highway 1 kills one in B.C., east of Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE - Mounties in Revelstoke say one person has been killed in a head-on crash involving two semi-trucks on the Trans-Canada Highway in the British Columbia Interior. Police say the crash happe...
Dec 12, 2025
B.C. rescuers remove rope wrapped around sea lion's neck after weeks-long effort
VANCOUVER - Marine mammal rescuers in British Columbia say a weeks-long operation has successfully freed a sea lion from a rope wrapped around its neck that was causing "rapidly worsening injuries." T...
Dec 12, 2025
B.C. rescuers remove rope wrapped around sea lion's neck after weeks-long effort
VANCOUVER - Marine mammal rescuers in British Columbia say a weeks-long operation has successfully freed a sea lion from a rope wrapped around its neck that was causing "rapidly worsening injuries." T...
Dec 12, 2025
A timeline of what happened after Longueuil police opened fire on a teenager
MONTREAL - A 15-year-old boy was shot dead by Longueuil police in September, triggering an investigation into how the police force just south of Montreal handled the fatal call. But new allegations ha...
Dec 12, 2025
Lawyer says B.C. Mountie should be fired immediately or quit over group-chat remarks
The lawyer for the RCMP's conduct authority says a Mountie accused of making racist and sexist comments in group chats should be dismissed immediately or directed to resign within 14 days. John MacLau...
Dec 12, 2025
Bus carrying junior hockey team crashes in northern Alberta, two sent to hospital
ATHABASCA - Mounties in northern Alberta say there were multiple injuries after a bus carrying a junior hockey team went off a slippery and snow-covered highway. Police said the bus went into a ditch ...
Dec 12, 2025