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B.C. Chinese community tells Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies
VANCOUVER - Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Chinese community members in Vancouver have told him of "intimidation, harassment and abuse" linked to foreign governments or their prox...
Apr 12, 2023
Canada's health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to U.S. an 'outrageous' abuse
VANCOUVER - Canada's federal health minister says he's working with provinces to prevent the mass exportation of essential medications after thousands of doses of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Oze...
Apr 12, 2023
Seoul: North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, prompting Japan to order residents on an island to take shelter as...
Apr 12, 2023
TV documentary on food hits Meadow Lake and Flying Dust First Nation
Get your remotes and your appetite ready as two northern communities will be featured on a new documentary on the journey of food.The series Flat Out Food tells the story of one ingredient per episode...
Apr 12, 2023
Historical city landmark on tap to be demolished
It's a major landmark, a historical building and what was once one of the best gathering places in downtown Prince Albert.But now, its final days could be coming as an application to demolish the Nati...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 millio...
Apr 12, 2023
Florida executes 'ninja killer' for couple's 1989 death
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Florida executed a man known as the "ninja killer" on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey. Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, was pronounced dead ...
Apr 12, 2023
Rogers Centre roof open for Jays-Tigers game; earliest opening in franchise history
TORONTO - With summer-like weather conditions in the Toronto area, the roof was open at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night for the start of the Blue Jays' home game against the Detroit Tigers. It was th...
Apr 12, 2023
Increased police presence as La Ronge RCMP investigate weapon-related incident
La Ronge RCMP are currently investigating a report of an assault with a weapon, which is believed to have occurred earlier Wednesday morning at approximately 8 a.m.That's according to an RCMP spokespe...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning
VANCOUVER - An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in the drowning death of a toddler she was babysitting, saying the original outcome was "the product of a miscarriage...
Apr 12, 2023