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If hackers wanted to mess with Dem convention, mission accomplished on Day 1
PHILADEPHIA, United States – The first day of the Democratic convention included an FBI investigation,…
Gord Downie’s shiny tour wardrobe ‘a celebration,’ says Canadian designer
TORONTO – Gord Downie has always been a flamboyant showman. For the Tragically Hip's latest…
Mom: Warning didn’t keep slain son safe at Florida nightclub
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Stephanie White clutched a stack of photos while sitting in a…
RCMP investigate rental dispute that spawned wild brawl in Sooke, B.C.
SOOKE, B.C. – Investigators on southern Vancouver Island are trying to determine why a dispute…
Triathlete strokes toward goal as marathon Okanagan Lake swim passes 70 km mark
VERNON, B.C. – A potentially record-breaking swim is churning along in the waters of British…
Vancouver man falls to death while climbing in Glacier National Park
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A 61-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in a climbing accident in…
BlackBerry launches new smartphone with emphasis on beefed-up security
TORONTO – In a bid to once again make its struggling hardware business profitable, BlackBerry…
Whitecaps transfer striker Fabian Espindola to Mexican side Club Necaxa
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps transferred striker Fabian Espindola to Mexican side Club Necaxa of…
Japan police send suspect in stabbing spree to prosecutors
SAGAMIHARA, Japan – The suspect in a mass stabbing attack that left 19 people dead…
Annual review off for mentally ill B.C. father who killed his three children
VANCOUVER – An annual hearing to review the confinement of a mentally ill British Columbia…
Body of missing Calgary boy recovered in Yoho National Park, officials say
FIELD, B.C. – The search for an 11-year-old Calgary boy who fell into the Yoho…
B.C. parrot refuge transfer complete, hundreds of birds now up for adoption
COOMBS, B.C. – Hundreds of parrots are now up for adoption after the last of…
Timeline of B.C. terrorist bomb plot
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is expected to rule Friday on whether…
BC Hydro CEO mounts cost-cutting effort to cover $3.5 B in revenue declines
VICTORIA – Revenues have declined by $3.5 billion at British Columbia’s public power utility but…
Four Victoria police officers injured in incident at tent city for the homeless
Victoria police say four officers were injured Thursday evening while intervening in a domestic dispute…
B.C. property tax could spark trade war with China, U.S., says free-trade expert
VICTORIA – A Canadian trade expert says British Columbia’s new 15 per cent property transfer…
Skydiver becomes first person to jump and land without chute
LOS ANGELES – A 42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps made history when he…
Trudeau becomes first sitting prime minister to march in Vancouver Pride parade
VANCOUVER – Justin Trudeau has become the first sitting prime minister to participate in Vancouver's…
NTSB: Balloon hit power lines before crashing, killing 16
LOCKHART, Texas – A hot air balloon made contact with high-tension power lines before crashing…
Trudeau becomes first sitting prime minister to march in Vancouver Pride parade
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is no stranger to Vancouver’s Pride parade, having taken…
Music fest crowdfunds for drug-checking machine amid fentanyl overdose crisis
VANCOUVER – For the past 14 years, organizers of a giant electronic music festival on…
Dread grew as messages to those on balloon went unanswered
DALLAS – Among the 16 people who were killed in a hot air balloon crash…
Federal approval for Site C sparks outrage from First Nations, advocacy groups
VANCOUVER – First Nations, landowners and environmental groups are accusing Justin Trudeau of reneging on…
Study suggests federal prisons blacking out errors in death reports: ombudsman
A study prepared by Canada's federal prison ombudsman says Corrections Canada consistently blacked out possible…