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Haircut, hornet and luggage woes triggered B.C.’s most unusual 911 calls in 2025
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s emergency line responder has released a list of the most unusual 911 calls this year, topped by a caller upset that their luggage exceeded flight carry-on limits, and another complaining that a store wouldn’t accept the return of an air-fryer. E-Comm handles 99 per cent of 911 calls in B.C., accounting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seized motorcycles believed to belong to fugitive Ryan Wedding valued at US$40M: FBI
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
U.S. authorities have released more details on dozens of high-end motorcycles believed to belong to Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian athlete now accused of running an international drug ring. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says the motorcycles, which were among the items seized in raids in Mexico City and the surrounding State of Mexico, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter storms set to continue hammering parts of Ontario, Quebec
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
It’s gearing up to be another messy day on the roads in parts of Ontario and Quebec as storm fronts continue to pound the area. A winter storm Monday brought freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds across Eastern Canada that, at one point, left tens of thousands without power in Ontario. Environment Canada says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: First Nations water protections, death in the ER, New Year’s resolutions
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Minister not promising source water protection in new First Nations clean water bill With her government under pressure to eliminate boil-water advisories in First Nations communities, Canada’s minister for Indigenous services isn’t committing to bringing back a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system — and Premier Danielle Smith says she’s working in 2026 to prove it was worth it. The massive reorganization saw Smith dismantle Alberta Health Services as the provincial health authority and relegate it to a hospital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister not promising source water protection in new First Nations clean water bill
By Canadian Press on December 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — With her government under pressure to finally eliminate boil-water advisories in First Nations communities, the federal minister responsible for Indigenous services isn’t committing to bringing back a defunct clean water bill in the new year as written — after two provinces objected to it. That bill, which died when the last federal election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!9.0 quake in B.C. could kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report foresees
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
VICTORIA — Minutes after a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island one summer’s day, thousands of British Columbians are dead or injured in the wreckage — then comes the tsunami, aftershocks and chaos. Distraught survivors overwhelm hospitals as they search for loved ones. Road and rail links are damaged by the quake, then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!9.0 quake in B.C. would kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report foresees
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
VICTORIA — A British Columbia government report foresees more than 3,400 fatalities and more than 10,000 injuries if an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 strikes off Vancouver Island. The scenario of such a “megathrust” quake also describes costs of $128 billion, the destruction of 18,000 buildings and extensive damage to 10,000. The analysis is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand affirms Canada’s view that Ukraine must control decisions about its sovereignty
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she told her Ukrainian counterpart today that decisions about Ukraine’s sovereignty must be made by Kyiv itself. Anand’s conversation with Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, followed Canada’s recent commitment of an additional $2.5 billion in economic assistance to the country as it fights Russia’s invasion. Anand said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. wildfire season scorched more than 8,800 square kilometres
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s 2025 wildfire season was about a third as destructive as the record-setting season two years earlier. The Ministry of Forests says in a statement that 8,864 square kilometres of land was scorched by more than 1,350 blazes since April 1. The area burned was close to the 10-year average of about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps to settle class-action lawsuit with fans over Lionel Messi no-show
By Canadian Press on December 29th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A proposed settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over the non-appearance of soccer superstar Lionel Messi and other Inter Miami players in a match against the Vancouver Whitecaps last year. The proposed settlement between fans who sued the Whitecaps and Major League Soccer includes updates to the Whitecaps’ ticketing policies and ... Read More »
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