2 h. ago Man charged with assault after police say two officers in Vancouver were set on fire

VANCOUVER — A man has been charged after allegedly setting two officers from the Vancouver Police Department on fire earlier this week. The department says the 40-year old faces one count of assaulting a police officer and one count of obstructing a police officer. The incident happened on Thursday night when the officers were on […]

Events

3 h. ago Funeral held for Antonine Maillet, renowned Acadian author who died in February

A funeral was held Saturday for Antonine Maillet, with songs and theatrical performances highlighting a celebration of the life of the renowned Acadian playwright and author.

Events

4 h. ago Man falsely accused of being a shooter after Kansas 2024 Super Bowl win, dies

A Kansas man who was falsely accused of being among the shooters who opened fire at a rally celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory last year has died.

Events

8 h. ago Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que.

SHAWINIGAN — Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl’s relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the victim fell into a silo at the former Belgo factory, a paper mill that […]

Events

9 h. ago OPP seeks pair suspected of torching two vehicles in Carleton Place

Provincial police are seeking public assistance to locate two suspects who torched two vehicles in Carleton Place early Saturday. The men were spotted at about 4 a.m. torching two vehicles on Dowdall Circle. They fled on foot. No injuries were reported. OPP said the suspects were described as wearing dark sweaters, one with dark pants, […]

Transport

10 h. ago Bar owner speaks out on death of patron who allegedly had 17 beers

WOODSTOCK – A Woodstock bar owner says she won’t fight a proposal by Ontario’s alcohol regulator to ban the sale of booze at the bar for two months after the agency investigated the death of a patron who allegedly was served 17 beers. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario said Thursday it had issued […]

Events

21 h. ago L’aide humanitaire de l’ONU coupe 20% de son personnel en raison de manque de fonds

L’agence humanitaire des Nations Unies compte 2600 employés présents dans plus de 60 pays.

Politics

21 h. ago Assessed value of former Dunsmuir Hotel tripled after public complaint

The City of Vancouver ordered the demolition of the former Dunsmuir House in December, after it fell into dangerous disrepair.

Other

22 h. ago B.C.'s Curtis Sagmoen, jailed for attacks on sex trade workers, has died

Sagmoen was charged and found guilty in connection to an attack on a sex worker near his family's Shuswap-area farm

Events

23 h. ago Trump veut supprimer la recherche climatique menée par l’agence américaine de référence

La NOAA joue un rôle incontournable dans les sciences mondiales du climat selon une élue démocrate.

Society

23 h. ago Nepean Conservative files police report alleging stolen signs

Barbara Bal points the finger at Liberal Party campaign workers for the sign damage

Events

24 h. ago Alberta government, auditor at odds over lawyer involvement in health sweetheart deal probe

Multiple investigations have been launched since the former head of Alberta Health Services launched a lawsuit alleging she was wrongfully fired for looking into sweetheart deals.

Politics

25 h. ago David Eby takes tougher line against B.C. agencies doing business with the U.S.

Vaughn Palmer: B.C. would be selective in managing its ties, said Eby

Economics

25 h. ago NYC champagne bar to manage Trump tariffs with smaller pours

The flutes might soon be a little less full at one New York City champagne bar, thanks to sweeping U.S. tariffs on European imports that include French wine and champagne. Herve Rousseau, the owner of Flute Bar, said he’s considering pouring about 10% less per glass for French bottles to avoid raising prices, and he […]

Economics

25 h. ago Mangione lawyer asks court to bar DOJ from seeking death penalty

Luigi Mangione’s lawyer sought a court order barring federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against him for allegedly murdering UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson, saying U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was seeking execution as a “political stunt.” Bondi issued an April 1 press release saying she had directed federal prosecutors in Manhattan to […]

Events

26 h. ago Two Vancouver police officers set on fire in DTES, suspect treated for burns

As VPD was arresting the suspect, police allege he used a flammable substance to set the officers’ uniforms on fire.

Events

27 h. ago Mahmoud Khalil: Judge allows U.S. to continue deportation process of Columbia student

Mahmoud Khalil has rejected allegations of antisemitism, accusing the Trump administration last month of “targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent.”

Other

27 h. ago UN humanitarian agency to cut staff by 20% due to ’brutal cuts’ in funding

UNITED NATIONS — The UN humanitarian agency said it is cutting its 2,600 staff operating in more than 60 countries by 20% because of “brutal cuts” in funding that have left it with a nearly $60 million shortfall. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said in a letter obtained Friday by The Associated Press that “the […]

Events

27 h. ago McDonald’s worker accused of ‘choking’ teen in fight over dipping sauce

A teenage girl was allegedly assaulted by a McDonald’s employee in Florida after getting her own dipping sauce from behind the counter. Akeena Sampson, 31, was working at a St. Petersburg restaurant on April 4 when she “knowingly or willfully” attacked the teen, according to the arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News. The 17-year-old girl […]

Society

27 h. ago Lawsuit alleging Alabama officials illegally harvested inmates’ organs can proceed, judge rules

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A lawsuit that accuses Alabama prisons of illegally harvesting the organs of people who died while incarcerated will be allowed to proceed, a state judge ruled on Tuesday. The consolidated lawsuits filed by eight families alleges that the Alabama Department of Corrections illegally allowed the University of Alabama at Birmingham to study […]

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