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CanadaMay 19, 2022

Alberta premier Jason Kenney steps down as UCP leader

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has stepped down as leader of the United Conservative Party. Kenney received 51.4 per cent support from the party in a leadership vote. The results were announced online tonight.
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BCMay 19, 2022

Found human bone identified as belonging to a missing Kamloops man

RCMP say they have confirmed that a human bone found near the Kamloops airport in March belonged to a missing man who is now considered deceased. The Mounties say DNA analysis matched the bone found by a dog walker to 22 year David Bosanac, who had been reported missing eight days earlier. Constable Crystal Evelyn says investigators are not releasing what specific bone was discovered because the cause of Bosanac's death is still unknown. Evelyn says cadaver dogs and search crews have scoured the area where the bone was located, but no other ``items of significance'' were found.
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BCMay 19, 2022

Police identify the two killed in a fire that razed Vancouver hotel built in 1907

Vancouver police have identified two people who died in a fire that destroyed a historic building in the city’s Gastown neighbourhood last month. Police say 68-year-old Mary Garlow and Dennis Guay, who was 53, were killed when the Winters Hotel went up in flames on April 11.The hotel, built in 1907, had been the home to dozens of low-income residents.The fire department said at the time of the blaze that when crews arrived, it was too dangerous to try to enter the building, and they couldn’t determine if anyone else was still inside.Five people were hurt trying to escape the building.The f
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CanadaMay 18, 2022

Prince Charles receives Order of Military Merit as royal couple has a packed day in Ottawa

The Duchess of Cornwall read a book to students at an Ottawa school this afternoon after she and her husband Prince Charles took advantage of a sunny day to walk through the city's famed ByWard Market. It appeared the couple did not try the Beaver Tails they were offered. This morning Charles and Camilla attended a prayer service at the Blessed Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. The priest said the royal visit was symbolic of the support shown by Great Britain and the royal household for Ukraine and the Ukrainian Diaspora. Prince Charles received the Order of Military Merit from Governor Ge
BCMay 18, 2022

Most popular hikes in B.C. are also the riskiest: B.C. AdventureSmart

BC AdventureSmart says some of the most popular hikes in the province are also the riskiest. Sandra Riches, executive director of the program, says the list was determined by data collected by search and rescue teams across BC. She says the trails aren't necessarily the most technically difficult routes but have led to a high number of rescue calls, likely through popularity. The list includes the Stawamus Chief, Juan De Fuca Trail, Eagle Bluffs, Mount Seymour, Skywalk South Trail, Howe Sound Crest Trail, Golden Ears Summit Trail, Mount Albert Edward, Black Tusk, Grouse Grind and the Hanes Va
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CanadaMay 18, 2022

Canada on 'upward trajectory' on NATO spending, modernizing Norad: defence minister

Defence Minister Anita Anand wouldn't tell a virtual conference hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce when the government will meet the NATO spending target of two per cent of GDP. She would only say that Canada is on an ``upward trajectory'' when it comes to meeting the target first agreed to in 2014 as well as modernizing NORAD. Anand also says she's in the process of working on the "unwritten chapter" of Canada's defence strategy: modernizing the outdated continental defence system it shares with the U.S. She says Canada intends to work closely with domestic defence contractors in orde
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BCMay 18, 2022

Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada's year of reckoning over residential schools

The chief of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation says it's been a very traumatic year since they announced the discovery of unmarked graves at the site of the former Kamloops residential school. Roseanne Casimir says sharing the findings with the world has been devastating both for her as a leader, and as a mother and grandmother. A daylong cultural ceremony is set for this Monday at the nation's Pow Wow Arbor to mark the anniversary of findings which Casimir says was a confirmation that the children didn't come home from residential schools. Since the Tk'emlups announcement last year, se
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IndiaMay 18, 2022

AAP Uttarakhand chief ministerial candidate Ajay Kothiyal resigns from party

Colonel Ajay Kothiyal (retd), who was the Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate in Uttarakhand assembly polls held in February this year, resigned from the party on Wednesday. The former army officer announced his decision to quit the party on Twitter, posting his resignation letter on the microblogging site. "I have been a member of the Aam Aadmi Party from April 19, 2021 to May 18, 2022. Keeping the feelings of ex-soldiers, ex para-military personnel, the elders, women, youths and the intellectuals, I am sending you my resignation on May 18," Col Kothiyal said in his letter addressed
WorldMay 18, 2022

Russia shuts office of Canada's CBC in Moscow, cancels visas of journalists

As a response to Ottawa's actions, Russia on Wednesday closed the office of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and cancelled the accreditations and visas of journalists. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova informed the development at a press briefing today. Earlier in March, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau imposed sanctions against ten individuals with close ties to the Russian leadership, including Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, and businessman Oleg Deripaska.Earlier today, Russia has decided to expel 34 employees of the French diplomatic missions in Mos

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AlbertaMay 15, 2026

Alberta legislature adjourns spring sitting amid separatism debate

Alberta MLAs wrapped up the spring sitting of the legislature this week following months of debate that frequently centred on separatist sentiment and political divisions at the legislature. The sitting included government legislation on issues ranging from public library materials to medical assistance in dying. However, exchanges in question period were often dominated by disagreements over separatism and the role of Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government in responding to the movement. Government House Leader Joseph Schow said the United Conservative Party focused its legi
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BCMay 15, 2026

Senior critically injured, two Vancouver police officers hurt after West End vehicle incident

A senior citizen remains in critical condition and two Vancouver Police Department officers were hospitalized after a driver allegedly rammed multiple vehicles and drove through part of Nelson Park in Vancouver’s West End early Friday morning.According to Vancouver police, the incident began around 5:30 a.m. near Comox and Broughton streets when a vehicle was seen driving erratically and striking several objects, including an area near the Nelson Park dog park. Witnesses in the area reportedly moved out of the vehicle’s path to avoid being hit.Police said the injured senior was operating a
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BCMay 15, 2026

Man charged after Surrey shooting that injured woman

A 31-year-old man has been charged following a Surrey Police Service investigation into a November 2025 shooting that injured a woman inside a Surrey residence. Police said frontline officers responded to reports of shots fired at a home near 121 Street and 101B Avenue at about 9:10 p.m. on Nov. 23, 2025. According to Surrey Police Service, a female resident suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh and officers provided emergency medical aid until BC Emergency Health Services arrived. The SPS Major Crime Section led the investigation. Police said investigators identified a suspect and associated
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WorldMay 15, 2026

Death toll rises to 24 after Russian missile strike on Kyiv apartment building, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that the death toll from a Russian missile strike on a Kyiv apartment building has risen to 24, including three children, after emergency crews completed search operations at the site. In posts published on X, Zelenskyy said rescue workers spent more than a day clearing debris from the damaged nine-storey residential building following Thursday’s attack. Ukrainian officials also reported 48 people injured in the broader assault on the capital, including two children. According to the Ukrainian air force, the strike formed part of what offic
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BCMay 15, 2026

911 communications workers in B.C. vote 95% in favour of strike action

A union representing more than 700 emergency communications workers in British Columbia says members have voted 95 per cent in favour of strike action as contract negotiations continue with E-Comm, the organization that operates many of the province’s 911 call services. CUPE 8911 said Thursday the vote reflects concerns among front-line staff about staffing shortages, workload pressures and long-term sustainability within the emergency communications system. The union said workers would be in a legal strike position once an essential services order is finalized through the labour relations p