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First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school site
An 18-month investigation at a former residential school site in British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has found more evidence of children who disappeared there, the area's First Nation says.The shishalh ...
Aug 15, 2025
Trump and Putin end their meeting that started with a warm handshake belying bloodshed in Ukraine
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) - President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin met for about 2 1/2 half hours on Friday, a summit in Alaska that started with a handshake, a smile an...
Aug 15, 2025
Man sentenced after firearms incident on Red Earth Cree Nation
A man charged with firearms-related offences after an incident on Red Earth Cree Nation has received his sentence. Jeff McKay of Red Earth will spend two years behind bars for discharging a firearm wi...
Aug 15, 2025
B.C. legislator shocked by American senator's 'nonsense' pitch to join U.S.
VICTORIA - A British Columbia legislator says he went from "disappointed" to "enraged" after receiving a pitch from a Republican state senator for Canada's four western provinces to join the United St...
Aug 15, 2025
'The same country': Canada often seen as extension of U.S., Indo-Pacific experts say
OTTAWA - Ottawa's Indo-Pacific strategy has yet to give Canada adequate visibility or distinguish it from the U.S. in the region, experts have told researchers commissioned by the federal government. ...
Aug 15, 2025
B.C. RCMP team helps rescue 12 stranded kayakers near U.S. border
SURREY - An RCMP team patrolling the waters near the border between Canada and the United States helped rescue a group of 12 kayakers, including six children. British Columbia RCMP says in a release t...
Aug 15, 2025
Ministry of Health discusses elevated E. coli findings at local lakes
The Ministry of Health is weighing in on recent E. coli advisories at local lakes. Samples taken at four local beaches Aug. 6 indicated high levels of E. coli and swimming was prohibited. Since then, ...
Aug 15, 2025
Sawed off rifle, knife and drugs seized in Red Wing traffic stop
A traffic stop in Red Wing on Wednesday ended in positive results for Prince Albert RCMP and a less positive outcome for the people in the vehicle. Officers were doing proactive patrols on Aug. 13 aro...
Aug 15, 2025
Trump arrives for pivotal summit with Putin in Alaska that could reshape the war in Ukraine
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) - President Donald Trump arrived in Alaska on Friday for a pivotal summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin that could reshape the war in Ukraine and relations ...
Aug 15, 2025
B.C. nurse gets suspension, fines for comments about transgender people
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia nurse has been suspended and fined nearly $94,000 for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives...
Aug 15, 2025