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Coroner says B.C. teen was forced into water by dingoes in Australia
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
BRISBANE — A coroner in Australia has determined that a 19-year-old British Columbia woman drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes on an early morning walk. Piper James was on a backpacking trip and had been working on the island of K’Gari when she died on Jan. 19. The Coroners Court of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kerry Sim, who killed B.C. teen Reena Virk in 1997, loses parole revocation appeal
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
The killer of British Columbia teenager Reena Virk has lost an appeal over the cancellation of her day parole last year following a positive drug test result. A decision of Parole Board of Canada’s appeal division says Kerry Sim, known as Kelly Ellard when she was convicted of the 1997 killing, had appealed the move, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre says he has reservations about Carney’s suggested fiscal watchdog
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he has “serious” reservations about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s suggestion for a new Parliamentary Budget Officer and is calling for the latest interim watchdog to get the job. He suggests that has been told the name of the appointee, but does not disclose it in the letter to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s defence chief says allies may help Gulf states bombed by Iran
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s defence chief Gen. Jennie Carignan said allies are in talks about possibly helping Persian Gulf states defend themselves against bombing from Iran. Speaking to reporters at a defence and security conference in Ottawa Thursday, Carignan said a meeting is set for early Friday morning to discuss such a proposal among allied militaries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police used neck restraint on B.C. man who died after altercation: paramedic
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A paramedic testifying at a public hearing into the 2015 death of Myles Gray says he had trouble intubating the man and was told by a Vancouver officer that police had used batons and a “lateral neck restraint” as they tried to make an arrest. Stephen Shipman, an advanced life support paramedic who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says OpenAI’s Altman will apologize to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in wake of shootings
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge after the mass shooting by a user of the firm’s technology, whose worrisome online behaviour wasn’t flagged to police by the company. Eby says OpenAI will also work with the province to come ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada’s defence chief says allies may help Gulf states bombed by Iran
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s defence chief Gen. Jennie Carignan says allies are in talks about possibly helping Persian Gulf states defend themselves against bombing from Iran. Carignan says a meeting is set for Friday to discuss such a proposal among allied militaries and the Canadian Armed Forces would present a recommendation to the government. She did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Christian charity files court challenge to stave off status revocation by CRA
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based Christian charity founded by a wealthy businessman has filed a constitutional challenge in B.C. Supreme Court, claiming the Canada Revenue Agency has no right to revoke its charitable status. The Coram Deo Foundation, founded by private education magnate Peter Chung, filed a court petition this week in Vancouver that alleges the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to cap Indo-Pacific trip with Tokyo visit focused on trade, security
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Japan for a brief visit to one of Canada’s closest partner countries as he wraps up a trip across the Indo-Pacific. “The trip is long overdue, given how significant Japan is as a partner for us in the region,” Asia Pacific Foundation vice-president Vina Nadjibulla said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBlanc to meet Trump’s trade czar in Washington on Friday
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet President Donald Trump’s trade czar in Washington on Friday, a day after the United States announced it was launching bilateral discussions with Mexico on the review of the continental trade pact. LeBlanc’s office said he will be meeting with United States Trade Representative Jamieson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s most-wanted fugitive arrested in Montreal for July 2025 murder in Toronto
By Canadian Press on March 5th, 2026
MONTREAL — The major crimes unit of the Montreal police force has caught Canada’s most-wanted fugitive. Montreal police say they arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo at around 2:40 a.m. in the Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie borough. The 24-year-old Montreal native is wanted by Toronto police on a first-degree murder charge for the killing of Kashif Jamal Bentley-Jean, 28, ... Read More »
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