55 m. ago How this tiny B.C. community is making an outsized impact on plastic waste

Tofino has long battled plastic waste, but with a new ban on the sale of single use plastic bottles, has taken its fight into unprecedented territory

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2 h. ago Crawford shocks Alvarez for historic undisputed super middleweight world title

Las Vegas (AFP) — Terence Crawford stunned Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to claim the undisputed super middleweight world boxing crown on Saturday, becoming the first man to win undisputed titles in three weight divisions. In a fight of razor-thin margins, Crawford poured it on in the closing rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory, […]

Sport

3 h. ago Woman dead in Saskatchewan after police say shot was fired at SUV on highway

A woman in an SUV on a rural Saskatchewan highway is dead after police say the vehicle was hit by a gunshot, and authorities are warning residents in the area to be wary.

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6 h. ago Shawn Whatley: Dr. Brian Day’s new book contains the secret to fixing medicare

This isn't about greed versus socialism but about patient care versus bureaucratic rot

Transport

18 h. ago Former Alberta naval museum renamed after first Canadian woman to reach rank of commodore

The Commodore Lorraine Orthlieb Training Centre honours the woman who formed what would become Naval Museum of Alberta Society.

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19 h. ago Woman dead in Saskatchewan after RCMP say shot was fired at SUV on highway

WEYBURN — A woman in an SUV on a rural Saskatchewan highway is dead after police say the vehicle was hit by a gunshot, and authorities are warning residents in the area to be wary. RCMP say two women were in a Ford Explorer on Highway 39 around 8 p.m. Friday, driving near grain elevators […]

Events

23 h. ago Man, 35, sought for allegedly threatening to kill a woman in city’s east end

The accused is under court orders to steer clear of the woman

Events

25 h. ago This Day in History: Great fire of 1898 destroys downtown New Westminster

At times, the fierce beating of the heat created air waves on the cathedral chimes, which caused them to emit a weird, sad sound, wrote one Vancouver newspaper

Events

25 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s widow vows to carry on fight: ‘The movement my husband built will not die’

OREM, Utah — The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk pledged Friday to carry on her husband’s work, after U.S. authorities announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured. Investigators had appeared to be making slow progress in the hunt for whoever gunned down Donald Trump’s close ally, until they released security camera images […]

Events

26 h. ago CRIME HUNTER: White trash serial killer Henry Lee Lucas’s vile lies

When notorious serial killer Henry Lee Lucas was captured, he started blabbing. And he never really stopped. Following Lucas’s 1983 arrest in Texas for unlawful possession of a firearm, the one-eyed drifter told Williamson County Sheriff Jim Boutwell and members of the Texas Rangers that he killed two women: a young woman believed to be […]

Events

27 h. ago ‘Cries of this widow will echo around the world’: Charlie Kirk’s widow vows to carry on husband’s fight

A heartbroken Erika Kirk spoke in a live address Friday, mourning the loss of "the perfect father" and husband

Transport

38 h. ago Blue Jays’ pitching, timely hitting combine to stymie visiting Orioles

Chris Bassitt and his home-dominant pitching was back on the mound in Friday night’s series opener against the Baltimore Orioles. In many ways, the veteran right-hander was in a no-win situation given the events of the previous day when Kevin Gausman spun a magical complete game shutout. What stood out from Bassitt’s start was how […]

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42 h. ago Cyclist in critical condition after being struck by vehicle on Stoney Trail in city's southwest

City police say a cyclist was critically injured Friday afternoon following a collision with a vehicle on a southwest section of Stoney Trail. At 3:39 p.m., emergency crews responded to Stoney Trail. and 17 Avenue S.W. involving a crash between a bicycle and a vehicle. Aside from the cyclist, there were no other injuries. Police […]

Transport

42 h. ago Peel cops investigate hit and run after Mississauga dad finds driver on his own

Peel Regional Police confirmed Friday they are investigating a hit and run in Mississauga after the father of a teen boy, who was hit but suffered only minor injuries, located the driver on his own. “Police are looking into the matter and currently investigating,” Peel Regional Police Const. Tyler Bell-Morena told the Sun. “Police have […]

Economics

42 h. ago RCMP find bodies of 2 missing boaters who drowned in Upper Kananaskis Lake

Four people were in the canoe when it overturned on Upper Kananaskis Lake, an area tucked behind several mountain tops near the Alberta-B.C. boundary.

Events

43 h. ago RCMP needed drones, dogs, armoured vehicles and helicopters for arrest of one man in northern B.C.

It took most of a day, and tracking a wanted man through woods and wilderness, but RCMP finally got their man.

Events

43 h. ago RCMP needed drones, dogs, armoured vehicles and a helicopter for arrest of one man in northern B.C.

It took most of a day, and tracking a wanted man through woods and wilderness, but RCMP finally got their man

Events

43 h. ago Bridgeland businesses about to face more construction, still financially recovering from last round

Businesses along 1st Avenue, like Luke's Drug Mart, say returning construction on the street is bad for business

Economics

45 h. ago Opinion: Vimy Award recipient Michelle Douglas is a woman of conscience

She was kicked out of the military for being a lesbian, and then she fought back. We're proud to honour her for it

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45 h. ago Howard Levitt: Working notice is an employer’s best weapon against the growing severance industry

Every day or week of working notice reduces the employee’s wrongful dismissal entitlement by the same period of time

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