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‘Nothing new:’ Police officials say fentanyl crackdown existed before tariff threats
EDMONTON — Canadian investigators were effectively cracking down on fentanyl trafficking and production well before…
Automatic donations flowed to BC United long after it suspended election campaign
VANCOUVER — When Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka noticed an annual $1,225 donation to BC…
Police say YouTuber caught speeding on Vancouver Island loses car for a week
LANTZVILLE, B.C. — Mounties on Vancouver Island say a man who described himself as a…
Trump administration plans to pressure the IOC to come up with a uniform transgender athlete ban
President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the International…
Two men dead after falling through ice on lake in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
AGASSIZ, B.C. — RCMP in Agassiz, B.C., say two men who went ice fishing at…
Canada, U.S. women’s hockey teams not focused on booing ahead of Rivalry Series
HALIFAX — The Canadian and American national women’s hockey teams aren’t worried about the current…
Canadian pride is on the rise in wake of Trump’s tariff threat – especially in Quebec
OTTAWA — Two new polls suggest Quebecers are feeling pretty good about their relationship with…
‘A little bit weird’: NHL teammates to go from friends to foes at 4 Nations
Auston Matthews spends a lot of time with Mitch Marner and William Nylander. The trio…
Chilly temperatures to hang on in southern B.C., forecaster says
VANCOUVER — Winter’s grip on southern British Columbia may hang on as a few flurries…
Abbotsford, B.C., daycare owner charged with six counts of assaulting children
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say an East Abbotsford daycare owner has been charged with allegedly…
One in five recent Canadian immigrants lived below poverty line in 2022, says StatCan
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — One in five recent immigrants lived below the poverty line in…
B.C.’s child welfare workers ‘in crisis,’ fix could take decade, says advocate
VICTORIA — Chronic understaffing, and the excessive workload and burnout that comes with it, has…
Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on ‘historic’ written constitution
BELLA BELLA, B.C. — Online voting has begun in what the Heiltsuk Nation calls a…
Manitoba government’s Buy Local ad campaign includes spending on social media
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government’s new advertising campaign encouraging people to spend their dollars in…
Lightning beat Senators 5-1 to sweep two-game series in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored the go-ahead goal for the second consecutive game,…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in January. Here are the…
The Latest: The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more troops to the southern border
The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to…
Trump tells Ishiba at the White House that he wants to slash the US trade deficit with Japan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he wants to slash the U.S. trade…
Armed man arrested in Vancouver after barricading himself in taxi
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police say more than 25 officers and its K9 unit were deployed…
Capitals are one of just 2 NHL teams without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off. It could help them
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Cruising to the top of the NHL standings by winning 36…
Ingram trade an ‘incremental step’ in Raptors’ rebuild, says GM Bobby Webster
TORONTO — It’s not the type of trade rebuilding teams generally make. Yet the Toronto…
‘They’ve stepped up’: Carey Price backs Canada’s goaltending ahead of 4 Nations
Carey Price remembers the unending pressure. The nation’s eyes turn to the crease every time…
Tory candidate won’t apologize for joking that polar bears could deal with homeless
WINNIPEG — A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says he won’t apologize…