Author Archives: Syndicated Content

VICTORIA - British Columbia's jobs minister isn't disputing hotel data that suggests Vancouver hotel vacancies on World Cup game days are down sharply compared to the same dates last year. But Ravi Ka...

OTTAWA - Canada and Turkey have agreed to restart initial discussions on a free-trade agreement. Global Affairs Canada said in a news release the decision reflects both countries' ambition to unlock t...

NEW WESTMINSTER - The judge in the case of a B.C. woman who pleaded guilty to assault and sex trafficking is taking time to decide on a sentence. Lawyers will be meeting next week to set a date for Ju...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Quebec MP Bernard Gnreux is in hospital after suffering a heart problem earlier today. Poilievre told MPs in the House of Commons an ambulance was ca...

VANCOUVER - The trial for Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who is facing 11 counts of second-degree murder in the 2025 Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver, has been set to start on April 19, 2027. Lo has elected ag...

OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care more than a year after pausing the work of a task force that had come under fire for failing to keep up ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is "not looking to renew" a critical continental trade pact, indicating the United States will blow past a July 1 deadline for renewal. ...

LANGFORD - Mounties near Victoria say they are investigating three reports of a violent online group exploiting children and young people. West Shore RCMP say in a statement that the reports are all s...

OTTAWA - Canada needs to create an office to co-ordinate responses to wildfire emergencies and fund a new national fleet of modern firefighting aircraft, says a new Senate report released Wednesday. T...

QUBEC - Quebec's auditor general says the provincial government showed poor planning in $2.2 billion of investments in various battery companies - many of which are now experiencing financial troubles...