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Vancouver councillor sues Mayor Ken Sim over ‘flippant and reckless’ drug accusation
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation after he accused Orr of distributing illegal drugs, comments the councillor said were made for political gain. The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says Sim acted “deliberately, maliciously and in bad faith” when he told Chinese-language reporters on Feb. 6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. museum returns remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — After more than 100 years, an American medical museum has returned the partial human remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from the First World War. The Department of National Defence would not say what exactly the remains consist of — only that American medical personnel collected them after the war at a military hospital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver moves closer to no-snow winter despite chilly blast
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver has moved closer to an official snowless winter after a chilly blast failed to result in the benchmark one centimetre of accumulation at the city’s airport. As much as four centimetres had been forecast for sea-level regions in Metro Vancouver, but Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang said Vancouver International Airport recorded no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada will ‘never participate’ in Iran offensive, Carney says
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney told MPs in the House of Commons Tuesday that Canada is not involved in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and “will never participate in it.” The prime minister changed his schedule to attend Tuesday’s question period after being criticized for not answering to parliamentarians about Canada’s position on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston apologizes and reverses some budget cuts amid outcry
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says weeks of pointed feedback forced him to recognize his government made some mistakes when it announced $130 million in cuts in his government’s last budget. The premier apologized Tuesday, as he reversed some of those cuts, restoring about $54 million in spending on programs for people with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives seek to remove barriers to alcohol shipments across provincial borders
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are pushing to allow Canada Post to ship alcohol between provinces, saying the Liberals have failed to live up to their pledge to remove interprovincial trade barriers. B.C. MP Dan Albas, whose riding includes the Okanagan wine region, has introduced a private member’s bill that would amend the Canada Post ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winds caused fatal Yukon helicopter crash during landing training: report
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
EDMONTON — An investigation by federal authorities has found that a helicopter crash that killed one person just outside of Whitehorse was caused by a change in wind conditions during a landing practice. The Transportation Safety Board says the crash happened on May 2, 2025, when a Horizon Helicopters aircraft left Whitehorse International Airport with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major ice storm in forecast for southern Quebec, heavy snow further north
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
MONTREAL — A major ice storm is forecast to hit southern Quebec on Wednesday with between 20 to 30 millimetres of freezing rain over 24 hours in areas stretching from the Outaouais region through to Montreal and up to Quebec City. School service centres across the province have cancelled classes on Wednesday and the City ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pokémon cards are a hot commodity, and B.C. thieves aren’t playing around
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
Pokémon cards were the focus of a gang who turned up at an Abbotsford, B.C., collectibles store on Friday — but they weren’t there to play. In pre-dawn scenes captured on the store’s security video, the masked raiders smash a window then loop a chain and a large hook around the security grate, which they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations leaders unveil more items repatriated from the Vatican
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — First Nations leaders on Tuesday unveiled five items repatriated to their communities after being held at the Vatican for more than a century. They also unboxed another two crates of items with origins that have yet to be determined. The returned items include a birch bark sap collector from Akwesasne, embroidered leather gloves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Despicable, senseless’ B.C. killings due to ‘botched robbery,’ defence lawyer says
By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026
ABBOTSFORD — A defence lawyer for one of three men accused of murdering an Abbotsford, B.C., couple says the crime was “despicable” and “senseless,” but DNA and other circumstantial evidence aren’t enough to prove premeditation of the killings. The bodies of Arnold and Joanne De Jong were found in their home in May 2022, both ... Read More »
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