BCSep 29, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver FC face-off in the Canadian championship final
The Vancouver Whitecaps will face Vancouver FC in the TELUS Canadian Championship final, this Wednesday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at BC Place Stadium. The Vancouver Whitecaps team recently won the Cascadia Cup for the 8th time, setting a record.
The Whitecaps will now be eyeing a fourth consecutive Canadian championship title. The Vancouver Whitecaps won the semi-finals against Forge FC by an aggregate score of 6-2 in the two matches and the team enters the final with strong momentum.
Vancouver FC in a huddle during a match of Canadian championship. (Photo - Vancouver FC)However, Vancouver FC from
BCSep 29, 2025
Charger fails to dodge Richmond RCMP for second time
Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit impounds vehicle a second time as it fails to dodge police enforcement.
On September 20, 2025, officers from the Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit (RSU) were conducting targeted enforcement in east Richmond when an RSU officer stopped a vehicle driving 99km/hr in a 50km/h zone. The vehicle was impounded for excessive speed, and the driver received a violation ticket in the amount of $368, plus the additional cost of towing, impound, and driver premium points. Of note, the officer recalled stopping the exact same vehicle almost exactly one year ago for speeding on Hw
CanadaSep 29, 2025
Jobs minister urges Canada Post to table new offer to striking union
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Canada Post to quickly table an offer to the union of striking postal workers.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers took to the picket lines Thursday after Ottawa announced sweeping changes to the Crown corporation's operations to address its troubled financial situation.
Those changes include ending daily mail delivery and moving almost all Canadian households to community mailboxes, moves the union calls a direct attack on workers.
In an interview today, Hajdu did not rule out federal intervention to end the latest strike but also said Canada Post needs to
BCSep 29, 2025
One man dead and one injured in serious crash
Police are investigating after a two-vehicle collision claimed the life of one driver and seriously injured another Saturday afternoon.
On September 27, 2025 at 1:30 p.m., the Oceanside RCMP received a report of a serious two-vehicle crash on Highway 4 near Cameron Lake. An eastbound Honda Civic appeared to have lost control on a series of curves where it impacted with a westbound Chevy Impala. The Civic subsequently became engulfed in flames and the sole occupant died at the scene. The driver of the Impala, a 70-year-old Alberta man, was extricated and taken to hospital with serious, potentia
CanadaSep 29, 2025
Algoma Steel to receive $500 million in federal, Ontario loans
Ontario-based Algoma Steel Group Inc. will receive $500 million in federal and provincial loan assistance to help deal with the impact of U.S. tariffs.
Ottawa says its $400 million in financial assistance will come from the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan program.
The Ontario government will also provide $100 million to the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-based company.
The federal government says the impact of U.S. tariffs on the steel sector is "profound."
Ottawa introduced the $10-billion financing program in March to support companies affected by tariffs.
The loans are to help Algoma Steel continue op
IndiaSep 29, 2025
Bihar elections likely to be announced next week
The Election Commission of India is likely to announce the schedule of assembly elections in Bihar next week. The final voter list for the Bihar elections will be published on September 30, after which Election Commission officials will visit Patna on October 4 and 5 to review the election preparations.
According to information, the first phase of the elections is expected to be held in late October, immediately after Chhath. The previous assembly elections in Bihar were held in three phases due to the Corona pandemic.
The term of the 243-member Bihar Assembly will end on November 22. Let
WorldSep 29, 2025
Trump imposes 100 percent tax on films made outside the US
US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will impose a 100 percent tariff on foreign-made furniture as well as films made outside the country.
Trump says that other countries have stolen the filmmaking business from the US. It is not yet clear how this tariff will be imposed on films.
He also said that heavy tariffs will be imposed on furniture coming from China and other countries to bring back the dying furniture manufacturing business in North Carolina.
CanadaSep 29, 2025
Two sustained life-threatening injuries, one seriously injured in Surrey collision
Police are investigating after three people were sent to hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Surrey, B.C., early Sunday morning. Surrey Police Service says two occupants in of one of the vehicles sustained life-threatening injuries and a third, who was the lone occupant of the second vehicle, was seriously injured in the crash.
Investigators say officers responded to calls about the collision in the area of 128 Street and 65 Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. Police say one of the vehicles involved in the crash, which had flipped, was on fire and that firefighters removed two pe
WorldSep 29, 2025
Police remain on scene at burned out Michigan church after shooting and fire leave 4 dead, 8 wounded
Police officers walked amid the burned out ruins of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan a day after a former Marine opened fire during a crowded service, killing at least four people and setting the building ablaze.
Eight others were wounded in the attack and authorities have said they were searching for more victims Monday. A silver pickup truck remained where it had smashed into the brick wall of the church before the gunman got out and started shooting.
It happened in Grand Blanc Township, a community outside Flint. The attacker was identified as Thomas Jacob