Author Archives:
Key party in Malaysia ruling alliance pulls support for PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The largest party in Malaysia's ruling alliance said Thursday that it will withdraw support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin immediately and urged him to make way for ...
Jul 07, 2021
Man who stabbed B.C. high schoolers ineligible for parole for 16 years
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who fatally stabbed a teenage girl in her high school's rotunda in Abbotsford, B.C., in 2016 will not be eligible to apply for parole for 16 years, after a judge ruled th...
Jul 07, 2021
Hungry caterpillars stripping trees in Quebec, Ontario and on Montreal's Mount Royal
MONTREAL - Biologists are tracking the spread of a bumper crop of hungry caterpillars that are eating their way through some of Quebec and Ontario's best-known green spaces. An entomologist with the M...
Jul 07, 2021
Officers called to Victoria apartment to corral boa constrictor on the loose
Victoria police say they are looking for the owner of a large snake found on the loose at a downtown apartment complex. Const. Cam MacIntyre says police were called Tuesday night after a resident repo...
Jul 07, 2021
Half of COVID-19 patients report symptoms after 12 weeks, says new PHAC review
OTTAWA - A new review by the Public Health Agency of Canada says more than half of COVID-19 patients might suffer from post-COVID syndrome for more than three months after testing positive. The review...
Jul 07, 2021
Nova Scotia premier responds to new questions about drunk driving charge in 2005
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier faced fresh questions today about what happened in the summer of 2005 when he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk. Iain Rankin confirmed Monday he had been convict...
Jul 07, 2021
'Melted, incinerated' infrastructure found as wildfire damage rated in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. - A statement issued on behalf of the wildfire-ravaged Village of Lytton underscores the extreme challenges facing the Fraser Canyon community as its rebuilds. It says flames tore through...
Jul 07, 2021
Canadians Chris and Cory Johnston proving to be a winning combination as a team
Individually, Chris Johnston and his older brother, Cory, are serious contenders on the Bassmaster Elite Series circuit. Together, the Canadians are even tougher to beat. The Johnstons have fished fou...
Jul 07, 2021
Trudeau condemns assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse, offers assistance
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he strongly condemns the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Mose at his home. Trudeau says in a Twitter post that he denounces the "appalling assass...
Jul 07, 2021
Shapovalov advances to Wimbledon semifinals with five-set victory over Khachanov
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through his first Grand Slam semifinal after posting a 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Russia's Karen Khachanov on Wednesday at Wimbledon. Shapovalov, seeded 10t...
Jul 07, 2021