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Eby says outcry over BC Ferries loan ‘bizarre,’ citing unfairness in federal funding
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
Concerns over a federal loan being used to buy ferries for British Columbia from a Chinese company are “bizarre” given the amount of money Ottawa has spent on ferries in Eastern Canada, including from the same shipyard, Premier David Eby said. Eby, who was in Ottawa for a series of meetings, told reporters on Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. man who claims he stabbed 3 on ‘God’s will’ isn’t responsible, lawyer says
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
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 not criminally responsible. Glen Orris told a B.C. Supreme Court judge in closing arguments that Blair Donnelly’s mental ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec follows Alberta’s move to stop offering COVID vaccine for free to most people
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
Quebec is now the second province after Alberta to announce it will no longer offer free doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its entire population, starting this fall. The decision matches a similar policy announced by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who said in August her own government would no longer do so as a cost-saving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champagne defends budget investments as he sets out to deepen European ties
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — The financial returns from Ottawa’s capital spending plans in the upcoming fall budget will help Canada pay down the deficit in later years, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Thursday. His comments came in an interview with The Canadian Press on Thursday before he departed on a trip to meet with European officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in B.C. triple stabbing should be found not responsible, lawyer says
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for the man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival says evidence presented at his B.C. Supreme Court trial shows his client should be found not criminally responsible for the attack. Blair Donnelly has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault and attended court today carrying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No tsunami threat to B.C. after 7.8-magnitude quake off Russia
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Authorities say there is no tsunami risk to British Columbia’s coast after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the same area hit in July by one of the biggest quakes ever recorded. The risk to B.C. had been under assessment after the quake struck around 11:58 a.m., Pacific time. The ... Read More »
1 responseCAQ member booted from cabinet quits party, says she has lost faith in leader Legault
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
QUÉBEC — A member of the Coalition Avenir QuĂ©bec recently booted from cabinet has resigned from the party and says she no longer has faith in Premier François Legault. MaĂŻtĂ© Blanchette VĂ©zina says she will sit as an Independent and says Legault should reconsider his future as leader of the CAQ, adding that his policies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: No tsunami threat to B.C. after 7.8-magnitude quake in Russia
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Authorities say there is no tsunami risk to British Columbia’s coast after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the same area hit in July by one of the biggest quakes ever recorded. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. RCMP officer’s lawyer objects to questions about who he ‘really’ is
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
A lawyer for a British Columbia RCMP officer who faces possible dismissal for inappropriate comments made in a private group chat and over police computer terminals says his character is not an issue for a code-of-conduct adjudicator to decide. Anita Atwal, a lawyer representing RCMP Const. Philip Dick, who is based at the Coquitlam, B.C., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. coast on tsunami watch after 7.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The tsunami risk for British Columbia is being assessed after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, the same area hit by a massive quake in July. The National Tsunami Warning Center has advised the level of danger is being evaluated for zones of coastal B.C. The B.C. Ministry of Emergency Management says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. coast on tsunami watch after 7.8 quake off Russia
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken the Pacific Basin near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The National Tsunami Warning Center has advised that the level of tsunami danger is being evaluated for zones of coastal British Columbia. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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