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In the news: Anand in Washington, foreign aid shifting, Chinese EVs okay with public
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Anand to attend rare earth talks in Washington Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet with her international counterparts in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration makes a case for collaboration to push back on China’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta government to review intersection where 3 junior hockey players died in crash
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
STAVELY — The Alberta government says it will review an intersection where three junior hockey players died in a car crash while heading to practice. The crash happened Monday at a highway entrance to Stavely, just over an hour’s drive south of Calgary. Three members of the town’s Southern Alberta Mustangs hockey team were in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand to attend U.S. meeting on international collaboration on critical minerals
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet with her international counterparts in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration makes a case for collaboration to push back on China’s dominance over critical minerals. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hosting representatives from European, African and Asian nations looking for commitments to incentivize ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s a ‘thumper’? B.C. RCMP describe devices in an unneighbourly noise case
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
When two RCMP officers responded to a call about screams coming from a Burnaby, B.C., condo in late October last year, they forcibly entered the unit believing someone might be in trouble. Instead, they discovered “unusual” devices set up in three different rooms. Each consisted of metal poles extended from the floor to the ceiling, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians support arrival of more Chinese electric vehicles, poll suggests
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Most Canadians support allowing more Chinese electric vehicles to be sold in Canada despite some nagging concerns, a new poll suggests. Canada recently pledged to reduce its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles to 6.1 per cent, with an annual cap of 49,000 vehicles. In turn, China is expected to lower ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to focus foreign aid on building ‘mutual prosperity’ with trading partners: MP
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — The MP overseeing foreign aid says Ottawa wants to focus its international assistance efforts on countries that can generate economic spinoffs for Canadians. “The first priority is focusing our development dollars in a trade and development nexus,” Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, told The Canadian Press. “Due to the new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Corrosive’ immigration loopholes need to be shut down, Eby tells Ottawa
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
Federal lawmakers must close “corrosive” loopholes hampering the crackdown on extortion-related shootings in British Columbia, including one that allows suspects to apply for refugee status, as the “paralyzing” situation undermines public confidence and commerce, Premier David Eby said Tuesday. There have been dozens of shootings aimed at members of the South Asian community since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former B.C. lawyer who stabbed client to death is found guilty of first-degree murder
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
After former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer Rogelio (Butch) Bagabuyo stole almost $800,000 from a client, stabbed him to death and then smuggled the body out of his office in a plastic tote, he tried to explain the killing as unplanned. But B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kathleen Ker said in a ruling handed down Tuesday in Kamloops ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Prime minister portraits on Parliament Hill
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s official portrait was unveiled in Ottawa on Tuesday, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the election of his first Conservative government. Speaking to a crowd of ministers, premiers, current and former MPs and other dignitaries, Harper stressed that parties must work together to preserve Canada’s national unity and independence. Harper’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Extortion shootings ‘slow-motion terrorism’ in B.C., Premier David Eby says
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
Federal lawmakers must close “corrosive” loopholes hampering the crackdown on extortion-related shootings in British Columbia, including one that allows suspects to apply for refugee status, as the “paralyzing” situation undermines public confidence and commerce, Premier David Eby said Tuesday. There have been dozens of shootings aimed at members of the South Asian community since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former B.C. lawyer guilty of first-degree murder in killing of client
By Canadian Press on February 3rd, 2026
KAMLOOPS — A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer who stole almost $800,000 from a client, stabbed him to death then smuggled the body out of his office in a plastic tote has been convicted of first-degree murder. Rogelio “Butch” Bagabuyo was accused of killing of Mohd Abdullah, a lecturer at Thompson Rivers University, on March 11, ... Read More »
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