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At last, rain in Vancouver and elsewhere, but much more needed to break B.C. drought

At last, rain in Vancouver and elsewhere, but much more needed to break B.C. drought

VANCOUVER — The first showers since September began falling in parts of Metro Vancouver before dawn, but officials in many coastal communities doubt a series of incoming weather systems will relieve the drought gripping parts of British Columbia.
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RCMP release new details about Indian migrants who died at border

RCMP release new details about Indian migrants who died at border

WINNIPEG — Mounties have confirmed some of the movements of members of an Indian migrant family who froze to death near the U.S.-Canadian border earlier this year
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N.W.T. RCMP seize firearms, swords and ammunition in Norman Wells

N.W.T. RCMP seize firearms, swords and ammunition in Norman Wells

NORMAN WELLS, N.W.T. — RCMP in the Northwest Territories have seized several firearms, as well as swords and ammunition, from a property in Norman Wells. Police say on Monday they executed a search warrant at a home in the community.
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Emergencies Act inquiry, police 'social workers' at risk : In The News for Oct. 21

Emergencies Act inquiry, police 'social workers' at risk : In The News for Oct. 21

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Cops at risk of violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer

Cops at risk of violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer

VANCOUVER — Police have become de facto social workers for people who lack support services while struggling with homelessness, mental illness and substance use, a spokesman for the Vancouver Police Department says. Sgt.
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First Nations, environmentalists tired of government stonewalling over selenium probe

First Nations, environmentalists tired of government stonewalling over selenium probe

First Nations and environmentalists say they are angry the federal and British Columbia governments continue to stonewall American requests for a joint investigation of cross-border contamination from coal mining as meetings of the panel that mediate
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Conservative Calgary MP Bob Benzen says he will retire from politics on Dec. 31

Conservative Calgary MP Bob Benzen says he will retire from politics on Dec. 31

OTTAWA — Conservative Alberta MP Bob Benzen has announced he's retiring. The representative for Calgary Heritage says in a statement that he plans to leave at the end of the year.
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B.C. premier-to-be David Eby has 'mixed feelings' about end to leadership race

B.C. premier-to-be David Eby has 'mixed feelings' about end to leadership race

VICTORIA — B.C.'s premier-in-waiting says the supporters of his disqualified rival can find a home in the party he is set to lead.
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Why B.C.'s NDP disqualified leadership contender, and how she responds

Why B.C.'s NDP disqualified leadership contender, and how she responds

David Eby became British Columbia's premier-in-waiting on Wednesday when executives of the NDP disqualified his sole party leadership rival, Anjali Appadurai, on the strength of a report into her campaign by the party's chief electoral officer, Eliza
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Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to five years, granted bail pending appeal

Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to five years, granted bail pending appeal

TORONTO — Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard was sentenced to five years behind bars on Thursday in the sexual assault of an Ottawa woman, an offence the presiding judge called a "particularly degrading rape.
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