
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt Iran war in Congress' first vote on the conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump's war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy. ...
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Second-degree murder charge laid in homicide of 43-year-old Maple Ridge woman: IHIT
MAPLE RIDGE - Homicide investigators now say a charge of second-degree murder has been laid against a suspect in the homicide of a 43-year-old woman who was initially reported missing in 2025 but whose remains were later discovered. According to a statement from Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesperson Sgt. ...
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How Canada's position on the Iran war has evolved throughout the week
OTTAWA - Canada's position on the war in Iran has been from the outset one of supporting the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. But in recent days, Prime Minister Mark Carney has called on all sides to respect interna...
16m ago

Virginia court allows a referendum on Democrat-led redistricting that could flip 4 US House seats
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - For the second time, Virginia's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that voters can cast ballots on a Democrat-led congressional redistricting plan that could help the party win four more U.S. House seats, as the justices review legal ch...
22m ago

Highway 1 project in the Fraser Canyon expected to last 6 months, include detours: District of Hope
FRASER CANYON - The District of Hope says construction is now underway on a culvert project along Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon that is expected to last at least six months. According to a statement from the district, the Cooper's Corner Culvert project, as it's officially known, will consist of public works improveme...
27m ago

B.C. man's injuries after police altercation 'looked like a hanging': hearing told
VANCOUVER - A paramedic called to the scene where Myles Gray died during an arrest by several Vancouver police officers told a hearing the man's injuries looked "like a hanging." Scott McEwen says the wounds, bruising and discoloration he saw on Gray i...
50m ago

Appeal Court tosses case brought by B.C. health executive fired for vaccine refusal
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by a fired B.C. health executive to seek employment insurance benefits, nearly five years after he lost his job for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. Donald Sturgeon was the...
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Appeal Court tosses case brought by B.C. health executive fired for vaccine refusal
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by a fired B.C. health executive to seek employment insurance benefits, nearly five years after he lost his job for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. Donald Sturgeon was the...
1h ago

Festival celebrates Indigenous cultures through art forms once banned
VANCOUVER - Clad in colourful regalia and intricate masks, the Dancers of Damelahamid perform an art form that was once outlawed in Canada. Now, 75 years after the end of the potlatch ban that forbade Indigenous cultural and artistic expression, the...
1h ago

Festival celebrates Indigenous cultures through art forms once banned
VANCOUVER - Clad in colourful regalia and intricate masks, the Dancers of Damelahamid perform an art form that was once outlawed in Canada. Now, 75 years after the end of the potlatch ban that forbade Indigenous cultural and artistic expression, the...
1h ago
