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Bill Vigars, campaign manager for Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, dies at 78

Bill Vigars, campaign manager for Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, dies at 78

WHITE ROCK, B.C. — Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope in 1980, has died at the age of 78.
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Bullets fired, window smashed at Jewish school in Toronto's north end: police

Bullets fired, window smashed at Jewish school in Toronto's north end: police

TORONTO — A Jewish school for elementary girls was struck by gunshots for the second time in six months, Toronto police said Saturday as they announced an investigation.
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2 men charged with second-degree murder, arson after Old Montreal fire killed 2

2 men charged with second-degree murder, arson after Old Montreal fire killed 2

MONTREAL — Two men were charged with second-degree murder and arson on Saturday, a week after a fire ravaged an Old Montreal building, killing a mother and daughter from France.
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Trade minister says she is 'disappointed' by report of caucus revolt to oust Trudeau

Trade minister says she is 'disappointed' by report of caucus revolt to oust Trudeau

OTTAWA — A growing number of Liberal MPs are banding together to convince Prime Minister Justin Trudeau it's time to step down, although he appears to retain support from his cabinet.
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Four-metre-long great white shark washes up on B.C. beach

Four-metre-long great white shark washes up on B.C. beach

A B.C. woman got the experience of a lifetime this week after a great white shark washed up on a beach near her home.
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Vet tranquillizer increases overdose deaths in Yukon, health minister says

Vet tranquillizer increases overdose deaths in Yukon, health minister says

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says its coroner's service is investigating six suspected toxic drug deaths between Sept. 23 and Oct. 4.
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Report clearing Vancouver police in Myles Gray beating death 'flawed,' lawyer says

Report clearing Vancouver police in Myles Gray beating death 'flawed,' lawyer says

VANCOUVER — A disciplinary report that did not substantiate misconduct allegations against seven Vancouver police officers involved in the 2015 beating death of Myles Gray was based on a "flawed" process, the lawyer for the man's family says.
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Mercury found in water near Yukon mine disaster, Yukon government says

Mercury found in water near Yukon mine disaster, Yukon government says

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says mercury levels that "exceeded the water quality objective" were found in a creek near the site where a mine's ore containment facility failed, causing a torrent of cyanide-contaminated rock to escape in June.
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Report says at least 55 children died or disappeared at B.C. residential school

Report says at least 55 children died or disappeared at B.C. residential school

A British Columbia First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending a residential school near Williams Lake, more than triple the number recorded for the institution in the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation memori
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Rustad stands by B.C. Conservative candidates under fire, says voters can judge them

Rustad stands by B.C. Conservative candidates under fire, says voters can judge them

VANCOUVER — B.C. Conservatives Leader John Rustad says it will be up to voters to judge his party's candidates as he stood by a pair whose remarks on Indigenous and Muslim people drew condemnation from election rivals and other critics.
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