B.C.'s energy minister has stepped in to try and clear up confusion about an electric vehicle subsidy that sparked concerns at a recent Metro Vancouver board meeting.

Politics

At least four suspects are wanted after an attempted armed robbery of a jewelry store in Vaughan on Monday night. York Regional Police were called at 9:15 p.m. for a report of an attempted robbery at a store in the Zenway Blvd.-Hwy. 427 area. Police said the victim was exiting the store after closing when […]

Events

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will soon see a boost in their benefits. Most people will receive their one-time retroactive payment by the end of March, and new monthly payments will begin in April, […]

Society

President Donald Trump signed an executive action directing the Commerce Department to examine possible copper tariffs, the latest in a string of measures aimed at imposing sector-specific levies that offer to reshape global supply chains.

Economics

A combined 228 kg of methamphetamine and cocaine worth nearly $3 million that was bound for Calgary was seized at the Coutts border crossing in two separate incidents.

Economics

A fisherman in Australia is lost at sea after a shark dragged him into the ocean, police said. Paul Barning, a member of the New South Wales Game Fishing Association, was pulled into the water after becoming tangled in fishing gear on Sunday afternoon. Authorities received reports that the 58-year-old had fallen from his boat […]

Other

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and BOSTON, Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: XENE), a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering life-changing therapeutics for patients in need, today announced that the company will present at the 45th Annual TD Cowen Healthcare Conference taking place in Boston, MA from March 3-5, […]

Culture

"The prosecutor concluded the charge approval standard was longer met." — Damienne Darby, of the B.C. Prosecution Service

Events

The Heiltsuk Tribal Council says in its lawsuit that the police are "emboldening drug dealers" and other wrongdoers to enter and stay on reserve lands by refusing to enforce its bylaws banning people engaged in dangerous activities.

Culture

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025

Events

The Conference Board's consumer confidence index in the United States dropped 7 points, the biggest decline since August 2021, to 98.3 this month.

Events

Three people were arrested after a wild incident on the streets of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba RCMP say.

Events

Smith, who had been serving as Archbishop of Edmonton, was the general co-ordinator of the pontiff's July 2022 trip to Canada

Other

Hamilton Police have started a search at a garbage dump, saying officers are looking into the possibility that a woman was killed in an apartment and removed through the building’s trash disposal system. The disappearance of Shalini Singh, 40, who was reported missing on Dec. 10, sparked concerns about her safety and the case was […]

Other

Reverend Richard Smith with the Archdiocese of Edmonton has been appointed by Pope Francis as the as the next Archbishop of Vancouver.

Other

Three people are facing charges after a seatbelt-related traffic stop early Tuesday led Winnipeg police to an improvised zip gun.

Events

A pedestrian was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition Monday after being struck at the Vancouver intersection of Cambie and Broadway on Monday.

Events

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is calling for an investigation into the city's winter maintenance operations, as piles of snow remain on sidewalks and roads after multiple snowstorms.

Other

Investigators in Hamilton say they are searching an Ontario landfill for any evidence that could lead them to a missing 40-year-old woman.

Events

A local resident admitted to pointing the laser at the RFAC helicopter, telling police she was angry it was circling over her home near Delta Junction.

Events