West Kelowna, B.C. city council has unanimously voted to formally oppose BC Hydro’s proposal to build overhead transmission lines as part of a project to add a second power source to the city, urging the utility to instead install the lines underground. “We’ve been advocating really since we incorporated in 2007 for redundant power. It’s…
The victim of a violent stranger assault at Kits Beach says she is concerned the suspect has already been released from custody. Sila Tekin and her partner Misha Kleider were walking on the beach by the volleyball courts on Sunday afternoon when a man attacked her from behind, striking her in the head with a…
The Edmonton Police Service has arrested Safaldeep Singh, who is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for conspiracy to commit murder and extortion. He also has suspected ties to the “For Brothers” gang, an organized criminal network linked to shootings and extortion targeting South Asian business owners and community members across Canada and the United States….
Descrease article font dimension Improve article font dimension Researchers on the College of Calgary, together with medical doctors on the Arthur J.E. Little one Complete Most cancers Centre, are working a medical trial to analysis the effectiveness of an experimental chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell remedy to deal with stable cancerous tumours. Medical doctors say…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect believed to be connected with four alleged sexual assaults that took place in the city’s public transit system in the spring of 2025 and 2026. The SPVM said Thursday the incidents allegedly occurred at the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Calgary man facing five charges of attempted murder in Lethbridge, Alta., will not return to court for another month. It all stems from an incident in October 2025 when police allege a driver intentionally drove his vehicle into a group of people, striking three: a 77-year-old…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The BC Highway Patrol has released dashcam video illustrating the dangers of passing motorists on the right, especially for motorcyclists. The footage shows what happened last month on Highway 1 near East 1st Avenue. A patrol officer was in heavy traffic when he was passed by a…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Cultus Lake Waterpark won’t be reopening to the public until the second half of the month. The popular waterslide attraction in Cultus Lake, B.C., has been closed since June 15, when a dozen students were shocked while waiting in line on the Zero-60 waterslide. They were all…
A B.C.-based TV show about fishing and boating in the province’s waters has released a short statement about the charter boat that sank off the coast of Richmond on Sunday. Six people are still missing and presumed drowned after the boat sank in the Roberts Bank area. Four people were rescued following the capsizing. Now,…
FIFA says abusive social media posts are 13 times higher during the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup compared to the 2022 tournament. The spike was found after FIFA’s social media protection program scanned more than six million posts and comments uploaded that related to the World Cup, a 33 per cent jump…
