2 h. ago Crews responding to wildfire near Hope find wanted man stranded on cliff

Once the wildfire was controlled, Hope and Chilliwack Search and Rescue found a 27-year-old man stranded along one of the cliff faces, RCMP confirmed.

Events

3 h. ago B.C. quadruples size of hate crimes team as incidents surge by 23%

Public Safety Minister Gary Begg announced the expansion Friday, which will take the unit, which is a part of the B.C. RCMP, from two officers to a team of eight.

Events

4 h. ago Squamish SAR, RCMP suspend search for man who went missing on Canada Day

Squamish Search and Rescue said more than 50 people were on the ground looking for Alex Nguyen, who was last seen on Canada Day when he was with his family.

Other

6 h. ago Bay Street shrugs off tariff threat as dealmaking tally hits $310 billion

FP Dealmakers: Late flood of equity issuance leads to one of strongest first halves of past decade

Economics

6 h. ago Winnipeg man charged in random sexual assaults near Health Sciences Centre

Police said they arrested the suspect, 28, on Spence Street Thursday evening. He faces five counts of sexual assault and three counts of assault, among other charges

Events

8 h. ago Jets to reintroduce local hockey hero Toews to Winnipeggers Friday

Jonathan Toews, a three-time Stanley Cup champion named in 2017 as one of the 100 greatest players in NHL history, will be formally introduced as a Jet at a press conference.

Sport

22 h. ago New Jersey skydiving company says pilot tried emergency landing before crash

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The pilot of a skydiving team encountered mechanical issues that prompted an emergency landing at a small New Jersey airport but could not get the plane stopped at the end of the runway, the company said in a statement Thursday. Skydive Cross Keys said the plane was at an altitude of […]

Economics

23 h. ago Tesla driver altercation on BC Ferries latest in ‘negative interactions,’ union says

On Canada Day, North Saanich RCMP officers were called on board a vessel after a man was seen yelling and being abusive toward staff.

Transport

25 h. ago Winnipeg police seek suspect after 4 women sexually assaulted near HSC

Police are looking for a suspect who is alleged to have sexually assaulted four women in a 45-minute span Wednesday night near the Health Sciences Centre.

Events

25 h. ago ‘It’s a real threat’: Beauval, Lac La Plonge issue mandatory evacuations

The northern village of Beauval has been under a voluntary evacuation with the ongoing wildfires, but with winds shifting the fires closer, that evacuation is now mandatory.

Events

25 h. ago Wheel fell off RCMP trailer, sparking B.C. fire that triggered evacuations

Mounties say a wildfire that has triggered evacuations near Lytton, B.C., was caused when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer in what was a “tremendously unfortunate” incident. Staff Sgt. Kris Clark said in a statement released Thursday that the “equipment failure” that sparked the Izman Creek fire, about 250 km northeast of Vancouver, happened […]

Events

26 h. ago Bioscience Association Manitoba Applauds Government Action to Advance Bioscience Research and Clinical Trials in Manitoba

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM) welcomes the Manitoba government’s latest announcement to launch a Clinical Trials Office, and the implementation of the Research Manitoba led project, Research Improvements Through Harmonization in Manitoba (RITHIM), both designed to accelerate and improve health research in the province. “For too long, the process of moving innovative research […]

Politics

28 h. ago Fire in Lytton, B.C. that led to evacuations was ignited by wheel falling off of RCMP trailer

The community is still in the process of rebuilding from the July 2021 fire that killed two people and wiped out much of the village and part of the Lytton First Nation

Events

29 h. ago Exchange Income Corporation Announces Commitment to Expand the Atik Mason Indigenous Pilot Pathway in Nunavut

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Exchange Income Corporation (TSX: EIF) (“EIC” or the “Corporation”) a diversified, acquisition-oriented company focused on opportunities in the Aerospace & Aviation and Manufacturing segments, announces it will commit to double the capacity of its Atik Mason Indigenous Pilot Pathway in Nunavut for 2026 (the “Program”). The Program removes significant barriers to flight […]

Transport

29 h. ago RCMP accidentally sparked wildfire near Lytton, which is now 130 hectares

'This is a tremendously unfortunate set of circumstances that demonstrates the need for extreme caution and fire awareness during our long wildfire season,' RCMP said.

Events

29 h. ago Passengers at Vancouver airport report tense moments amid NAV Canada bomb threat

NAV Canada provides air traffic control operations to Canadian airports. On Thursday morning, its facilities in Vancouver and across Canada were the target of threats.

Events

30 h. ago RCMP finds nothing suspicious after Winnipeg airport bomb threat

The RCMP came up empty-handed after a search of Winnipeg's Richardson International Airport Thursday morning.

Events

31 h. ago Finnish police say a suspect is arrested in the stabbing of 4 people at a mall in Tampere

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — An assailant in Finland stabbed four people outside a shopping center in the southern city of Tampere on Thursday afternoon before being arrested, police said. There were no fatalities, and police said there was no longer a threat to the public. Police provided no details about the suspect, but Finnish news […]

Events

31 h. ago Finnish police say stabbing that wounded 4 at mall not a terror or racist attack

HELSINKI (AP) — A stabbing attack that wounded four people Thursday outside a mall in Finland wasn’t believed to be a terror or racist attack, police said. A suspect was arrested and there was no longer a threat to the public in the southern city of Tampere, police said. No details were provided about the […]

Events

33 h. ago Bomb threats disrupt flights at six major Canadian airports including Calgary

A spokesperson for Calgary’s airport said the incident had “minimal impact on regular operations.”

Politics