2 h. ago News organizations fight to publicize evidence presented at fitness hearing of suspect in Lapu Lapu attack

Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who attended court by video on Tuesday wearing a blue sweatshirt, faces 11 second-degree murder charges over the ramming attack in April

Events

4 h. ago Inclusive play takes centre stage at new Kelowna accessible playground

For kids with different abilities, playgrounds can be full of limitations. The new accessible playground at Mission Creek Regional Park is now open to change that.

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4 h. ago Netanyahu Attacks Australia for Recognizing Palestinian State

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese of betrayal for planning to recognize a Palestinian state, in a rare public attack on a historically friendly nation.

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5 h. ago Media challenge publication ban on Lapu Lapu attack suspect’s fitness hearing

VANCOUVER — A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial. The ban, which is supported by both prosecutors and the defence, says evidence in the British Columbia provincial court […]

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5 h. ago Drivers busted for being impaired following B.C. Nickelback concert, country festival

The BC Highway Patrol said they did road checks the August long weekend following Sunfest, and the Nickelback concert, both throughout Lake Cowichan, the next weekend.

Culture

5 h. ago Air Canada won’t punish flight attendants striking illegally as part of new deal: union

Union leadership said the four-year tentative agreement struck with the airline was a mixed bag

Culture

5 h. ago Air Canada won’t punish flight attendants over illegal strike, will pay for pre

Union leadership said the four-year tentative agreement struck with the airline was a mixed bag

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5 h. ago Video showing Canadian soldiers giving Nazi salutes leads to five suspensions

The video footage was taken in 2023 and also shows an individual performing drill in front of the Royal 22e Regiment flag and 'consuming a substance'

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6 h. ago Nutrien Wonderhub increases prices, reduces hours due to funding shortfall

Saskatoon’s Nutrien Wonderhub is reducing hours and increasing prices next month, after it was unable to attain operating funding from the provincial government.

Economics

6 h. ago Dad accused of drowning daughter in New York makes court appearance

The lawyer representing a father charged with murdering his nine-year-old Canadian daughter in Upstate New York said his client will ask for bail. Luciano Frattolin appeared Tuesday in Essex County court in Elizabethtown, N.Y., for a hearing to provide updates on his upcoming murder trial. Assistant public defender Eric Weyand told Judge Tatiana Coffinger that […]

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6 h. ago B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park closing again for a month of recovery, First Nations’ practices

The closure from Sept. 2 to Oct. 3 is also in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and will be the last of three closures this year

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6 h. ago Off limits, again: B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park closing for a month

The third and final closure of 2025 will run Sept. 2 to Oct. 3 for First Nations’ practices and to allow the park to recover from heavy use

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6 h. ago EverGen Infrastructure Announces Dates for 2025 Second Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — EverGen Infrastructure Corp. (“EverGen” or the “Company”) (TSXV: EVGN) (OTCQX: EVGIF), today announced plans to release its 2025 second quarter financial results on August 21, 2025, after market close. EverGen will hold a results and corporate update conference call at 11:00 a.m. eastern time on Friday, August 22, 2025, hosted by […]

Culture

6 h. ago More U.S. National Guard troops arrive in Washington under Trump crackdown

National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana began arriving in Washington on Tuesday to assist in the federal takeover of the U.S. capital.

Society

7 h. ago Air Canada flight attendants win breakthrough with pay for pre

The airline and the union struck a tentative agreement, ending a three-day strike that caused the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights

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7 h. ago British golfer Charley Hull gives glimpse at freak injury aftermath

Holy smokes! Golfer Charley Hull gave her fans a closer look at the result of her freak ankle injury last month that forced her to pull out of an event. The English golfer withdrew from the PIF London Championship after she tripped over a curb in the parking lot. She said she heard her ankle […]

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7 h. ago 5 things to know about byelection won by Poilievre in Battle River–Crowfoot

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will return to his seat in the House of Commons in September, after winning a byelection in the rural Alberta riding of Battle River–Crowfoot on Monday. Here are five things to know about the byelection. 1. Poilievre got more than 80% of vote Battle River–Crowfoot is one of the […]

Politics

8 h. ago Anand says Trump talks could be opportunity to enact Ukraine security plan

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Donald Trump’s talks with Russia and Ukraine could provide the opening for Ottawa and its peers to put plans into action to secure Kyiv’s future. Anand says Canada and its peers have been talking about “stable security guarantees” for Ukraine for more than two years. She says […]

Events

8 h. ago May says she won’t lead Green party in next federal election

OTTAWA — Green Leader Elizabeth May says she won’t lead the party into the next election. In an email to members, May says she intends to stay on as an MP and as party leader until a new leader is elected. May says she wants to grow the party’s parliamentary caucus before stepping down, while […]

Politics

8 h. ago Police target Nickelback fans in B.C., nab 18 alleged drunk drivers

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island say roadside checks set up for a Nickelback concert this month resulted in 142 breath demands and netted 18 alleged drunk drivers. The B.C. Highway Patrol says 54 other types of violation tickets were handed out after the checks were conducted in Lake Cowichan, B.C., for the […]

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