Category Archives: The Canadian Press
B.C. man who claims he stabbed 3 on 'God's will' isn't responsible, lawyer says
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of an attack at a Vancouver Chinatown festival says his client had no motivation other than a direction from God to stab three people and he should be found ...
Sep 18, 2025
B.C. man who claims he stabbed 3 on 'God's will' isn't responsible, lawyer says
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of an attack at a Vancouver Chinatown festival says his client had no motivation other than a direction from God to stab three people and he should be found ...
Sep 18, 2025
B.C. chief raises concerns about Teck-Anglo merger's effect on First Nations
OLIVER - A First Nations chief in the southern British Columbia Interior says he's concerned the proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC will ignore Indigenous rights and ti...
Sep 18, 2025
B.C. Conservative Sturko is 'deeply concerned' about fake membership allegations
VICTORIA - A Conservative MLA says she is "deeply concerned" about allegations of improper membership sign ups that were forwarded to her and others by the party's executive, ahead of final voting on ...
Sep 18, 2025
CAQ member booted from cabinet quits party, says she has lost faith in leader Legault
QUBEC - A member of the Coalition Avenir Qubec recently booted from cabinet has resigned from the party and says she no longer has faith in Premier Franois Legault. Mat Blanchette Vzina says she will ...
Sep 18, 2025
Clayton Kershaw to retire after 2025 season, Dodgers announce
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw will retire following the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday. The 37-year-old left-hander who got his 3,000th s...
Sep 18, 2025
'Uncle Osama': Iran-born B.C. RCMP officer not offended by terrorist jokes
A British Columbia RCMP officer who was born in Iran says he wasn't offended when fellow officers made jokes about terrorism and referred to him as "Uncle Osama." Coquitlam RCMP Const. Mersad Mesbah h...
Sep 18, 2025
'Uncle Osama': Iran-born B.C. RCMP officer not offended by terrorist jokes
A British Columbia RCMP officer who was born in Iran says he wasn't offended when fellow officers made jokes about terrorism and referred to him as "Uncle Osama." Coquitlam RCMP Const. Mersad Mesbah h...
Sep 18, 2025
Clayton Kershaw to retire, will make final regular-season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An emotional Clayton Kershaw said Thursday he will retire at the end of the season, having spent his entire 18-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Wiping his eyes, his voice c...
Sep 18, 2025
No tsunami threat to B.C. after 7.8-magnitude quake off Russia
VANCOUVER - Authorities have announced there was no tsunami risk to British Columbia's coast after a brief scare triggered by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, in the same ...
Sep 18, 2025