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First in Canada unexplained wealth order issued in B.C. against alleged pot growers
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says she's "pleased" that the B.C. Supreme Court has issued Canada's first unexplained wealth order against two accused illicit pot gr...
Aug 15, 2025
‘It means a lot:’ Riders’ Tommy Nield grateful for CFL opportunities
For Tommy Nield, playing in the CFL has been a dream come true.The Guelph, Ont. product is in his fifth season as a pro in a league he grew up watching."If I told myself when I was 10 years old I woul...
Aug 15, 2025
First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school site
An 18-month investigation at a former residential school site in British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has found more evidence of children who disappeared there, the area's First Nation says.The shishalh ...
Aug 15, 2025
Recommendations for wildfire response given at Air Ronge community meeting
Residents came together at the Air Ronge village office on Thursday to discuss the wildfire response in June and provide recommendations on how that response can be handled better in the future. Air R...
Aug 15, 2025
Trump and Putin end their meeting that started with a warm handshake belying bloodshed in Ukraine
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) - President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin met for about 2 1/2 half hours on Friday, a summit in Alaska that started with a handshake, a smile an...
Aug 15, 2025
B.C. legislator shocked by American senator's 'nonsense' pitch to join U.S.
VICTORIA - A British Columbia legislator says he went from "disappointed" to "enraged" after receiving a pitch from a Republican state senator for Canada's four western provinces to join the United St...
Aug 15, 2025
'The same country': Canada often seen as extension of U.S., Indo-Pacific experts say
OTTAWA - Ottawa's Indo-Pacific strategy has yet to give Canada adequate visibility or distinguish it from the U.S. in the region, experts have told researchers commissioned by the federal government. ...
Aug 15, 2025
Teen’s death not criminal, say RCMP
The death of a 15-year-old boy in Stanley Mission was not criminal, the RCMP have confirmed in response to an inquiry by paNOW. Dylan Ballantyne was reported missing on July 18, and his remains were f...
Aug 15, 2025
B.C. RCMP team helps rescue 12 stranded kayakers near U.S. border
SURREY - An RCMP team patrolling the waters near the border between Canada and the United States helped rescue a group of 12 kayakers, including six children. British Columbia RCMP says in a release t...
Aug 15, 2025
Trump arrives for pivotal summit with Putin in Alaska that could reshape the war in Ukraine
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) - President Donald Trump arrived in Alaska on Friday for a pivotal summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin that could reshape the war in Ukraine and relations ...
Aug 15, 2025