89 minutes ago Westheimer: Keeping students from political events undercuts their civic education

Early exposure to social movements can inspire students to become thoughtful, engaged citizens. But it isn’t easy to teach this well, and the role of educators is crucial.

Politics

3 hours ago Hong Kong bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computers

HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to potential security risks. The latest IT security guidelines from the Digitial Policy Office have many civil servants complaining about added inconvenience. Government workers will still be […]

Politics

5 hours ago Radium Hot Springs heritage building and pools get $29 million makeover

Hot springs in Kootenay National Park long used by First Nations were commercialized by the Canadian government in the 1920s

Economics

6 hours ago Canucks 6, Blackhawks 3: From road worriers to warriors to dominate trip finale

It wasn't pretty, and it often looked like summer hockey, but Canucks cap road trip with three-straight victories

Sport

8 hours ago Bail denied for man accused of stealing police SUV for Vancouver joyride

Dustin Tallio was arrested on Oct. 6, when he is alleged to have stolen a police SUV and taken it for a joyride on a grass field at Templeton Park in East Vancouver. 

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8 hours ago LILLEY: Desperate Trudeau looking to prorogue as MPs demand he resign?

Is Trudeau getting set to prorogue Parliament this Thursday? Will he be making a major policy announcement? Perhaps it will be both. Speculation of a prorogation ramped up in Ottawa again on Tuesday, just ahead of Trudeau facing a caucus meeting where some Liberal MPs will demand he step down. Trudeau is reluctant to go […]

Politics

9 hours ago Death toll rises to three after atmospheric river that drenched southern B.C.

Police have also asked for the public's help locating a 59-year-old man who was last seen in an area beside the swollen Coquitlam River on Sunday afternoon

Economics

9 hours ago Residents of West End highrise find nothing salvageable following 'surreal' fire

Fire investigators say the cause of the blaze is still undetermined but that the floors above the fourth floor in the 26-storey building were not equipped with fire sprinklers

Events

9 hours ago Public urged to stay away from police incident near Penticton hospital

Mounties said the incident involved the area around Government Street, between Duncan Avenue E. and Carmi Avenue. 

Events