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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 Québec recently booted from cabinet has resigned from the party and says she no longer has faith in Premier François Legault. Maïté Blanchette Vézina 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 »
Be the first to comment!Alberta professor put on leave as ripple effects of Charlie Kirk’s death continue
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
EDMONTON — Ripple effects of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the United States continue to be felt across Canada. The University of Alberta says it has temporarily put a law professor on non-disciplinary leave, as it looks into online comments and threats surrounding comments on the shooting of Kirk earlier this month. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney taps top aide David Lametti to replace Bob Rae as UN ambassador
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing his principal secretary and former justice minister David Lametti as Canada’s next ambassador to the United Nations. The Prime Minister’s Office says Lametti will replace former Liberal leader Bob Rae, who has held the role since 2020. Lametti is the second member of former prime minister Justin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fraser says request for limits on notwithstanding clause not just about Quebec
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the government’s request to Canada’s top court to set limits on the notwithstanding clause isn’t only about Quebec’s secularism law. In a statement released today, Fraser says that he hopes the Supreme Court’s eventual decision “will shape how both federal and provincial governments may use the notwithstanding clause ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Bay of Fundy ‘tide-millers’ little more than a tall tale
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
A Facebook post recounting the ahead-of-its-time ingenuity of so-called “tide-millers” in Nova Scotia in the 18th century caught the attention of readers in early September. The post, which included a striking image of a mill attached to a rock face, claimed wooden water wheels built in narrow inlets were used to harness the extreme tides ... Read More »
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