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Two men arrested in double homicide investigation in Courtenay, B.C.
COURTENAY, B.C. – A man and woman have been found dead in a Vancouver Island…
Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began
TORONTO — Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing…
Residents return home following police-ordered evacuation in Terrace, B.C.
TERRACE, B.C. – A police incident that saw the RCMP evacuate homes on two streets…
The Latest: Thousands in Florida shelters set up in schools
MIAMI – The Latest on Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storm Nicole (all times local): 6:30…
B.C.’s Clark urged to reject Kinder Morgan pipeline for failing key condition
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is being challenged to reject Kinder Morgan’s Trans…
Hurricane threatens some of South’s most storied cities
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Hurricane Matthew spared Florida’s most heavily populated stretch from a catastrophic…
The Latest: NHC: Matthew makes landfall in South Carolina
The Latest on Hurricane Matthew (all times local): 11:05 a.m. The National Hurricane Center says…
Snowfall warning issued for Trans-Canada Highway
SHUSWAP – Long weekend travellers planning to drive on the Trans-Canada Highway from Eagle Pass…
Struggle of compassion versus doctrine for Catholics who choose assisted death
VANCOUVER – A proper funeral is far more than an end-of-life celebration for practising Catholics,…
Police investigating fatal diving accident near West Vancouver, B.C.
VANCOUVER – Police say a woman is dead after a diving accident near a park…
Homicide police investigate after body found in homeless camp in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – Police are investigating after a body was found in a wooded area…
Feds ban new embassies along Sussex Drive after RCMP flags security concerns
OTTAWA – The federal government is forbidding the construction of new embassies on Ottawa's Sussex…
Supreme Court of Canada agrees to weigh in on B.C. First Nations’ title dispute
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to weigh in on a dispute between First…
Man given five months in U.S. jail for smuggling people across border from B.C.
SEATTLE — The U.S. District Attorney’s office in Seattle says a 27-year-old man has been…
RCMP arrest two suspects in Coquitlam, B.C., shooting
COQUITLAM, B.C. – RCMP have taken two people into custody after shots were fired at…
Conditional sentence for man who attacked nurse ‘unacceptable’: union
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A man who attacked a nurse at an Abbotsford, B.C., hospital will…
General fined $2,000 for accidental gunshot in Iraq
GATINEAU, Que. – Canada's top special forces soldier has been fined $2,000 after accidentally firing…
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, PM’s wife, launches Facebook, Instagram accounts
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau used his Instagram account to promote a different sort of gender…
Oil and gas downturns in B.C. and Alberta ease Site C labour force concerns
VICTORIA – Alberta’s loss is British Columbia’s gain as fears of labour shortages for the…
Judge weighs sentence for Quebec man found in contempt for swastikas outside his home
MONTREAL — A Superior Court judge will deliberate before deciding what penalty a Quebec man…
Tony Clement drops out of federal Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA – Conservative MP Tony Clement is ending his bid for the leadership of his…
Rain warnings and cautions prepare B.C.’s south coast for a drenching
VANCOUVER – A heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Metro Vancouver in what Environment…
A by-the-numbers look at Canadians who received medical treatment abroad
VANCOUVER – The Fraser Institute says an estimated 45,619 Canadians left the country for non-emergency…
Suspect in shooting of a Mountie in southeast B.C. found dead: police
GOLDEN, B.C. – Police say a man suspected of shooting a Mountie in British Columbia…