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B.C. investigates 'significant' opioid diversion, including international trafficking
VICTORIA - A recent B.C. Ministry of Health document says a "significant portion" of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists are being diverted and that prescribed alternatives are being traffic...
Feb 05, 2025
Women win lawsuit against B.C. man acquitted of their sex assaults
VANCOUVER - A man who spent 27 years in prison before he was found wrongfully convicted has been ordered by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge to pay $375,000 each to five women who sued him for s...
Feb 05, 2025
Attrition is the 'worst way' to shrink federal public service, says former clerk
OTTAWA - Canada's federal public service grew by more than 100,000 people over the past 10 years, and both the Liberals and Conservatives are looking to trim it by not filling jobs when they are left ...
Feb 05, 2025
RCMP highlights recent border incursions, including two at Coutts
Border security and police officers in Canada say they have dealt with a trio of incidents lately at the international border.Alberta RCMP Assistant Commissioner Lisa Moreland used Wednesday's news co...
Feb 05, 2025
'Nothing new:' Police officials say fentanyl crackdown existed before tariff threats
EDMONTON - Canadian investigators were effectively cracking down on fentanyl trafficking and production well before U.S. President Donald Trump threatened devastating tariffs if Canada didn't do more ...
Feb 05, 2025
Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. The order, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports...
Feb 05, 2025
Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. The order, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports...
Feb 05, 2025
Police say YouTuber caught speeding on Vancouver Island loses car for a week
LANTZVILLE, B.C. - Mounties on Vancouver Island say a man who described himself as a YouTube influencer had his vehicle impounded and was fined $368 for speeding. Police say an unmarked BC Highway Pat...
Feb 05, 2025
Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks drops into elimination round at Lexus Pipe Pro
PUPUKEA - Canadian surfer Erin Brooks finished third Wednesday in her opening heat of the Lexus Pipe Pro, forcing the teenager to progress via the elimination round. The 17-year-old finished behind Am...
Feb 05, 2025
Honolulu records 6th death from massive explosion of illegal fireworks over New Year's
HONOLULU (AP) - A sixth person has died as a result of a massive explosion of illegal fireworks over New Year's in Honolulu, police said Wednesday. A 30-year-old woman died at a local hospital at abou...
Feb 05, 2025