Canada's top military commander says he's considering changes to the Armed Forces' vaccine requirement. Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre says any change will need to balance the military's requirements against various factors, including the ongoing risks posed by COVID-19. Eyre first ordered all service members to get fully vaccinated last year, and the order remains in place even though a similar mandate for most other federal public servants was suspended in June. He says any change will need to balance the military's requirements against various legal, medical and ethical facto

A series of sexual interference allegations has local police reaching out to the community to see if anyone has more information related to the investigation. In late July, the Kamloops RCMP Detachment began an investigation following a report involving workplace sexual assaults on an underage employee. The incidents allegedly began in May and continued into July at a retail store on the 2000-block of the East Trans Canada Highway. Since then, other victims have been identified and spoken with police.As the investigation progresses, police have reason to believe more people may have informatio

On July 24, 2022 shortly after 11:00 pm, a couple living in the 7000 block of Gollner Avenue were assaulted in an attempted break and enter. The victims, a man and woman both over the age of 60, sustained non-life threatening injuries, but required hospitalization. The investigation is actively being investigated by officers from our General Investigations Section.A forensic composite sketch of the suspect has been compiled. The suspect is described as: Caucasian manin his 20s178 cm (5’ 10) tallSlim buildbrown, curly hairblue/green flower tattoo on right forearm

On August 8th at approximately noon, the New Westminster Police Department received a call from a witness advising there was a man walking through the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood with a hatchet. A patrol officer quickly located the suspect and attempted to speak with him. However, the suspect raised the hatchet in a threatening manner and charged at the officer. The officer was able to avoid the suspect, who then fled the area. Several officers arrived on scene to contain the area and the suspect was soon located, arrested, and transported to the New Westminster Police Department cells."Thi

Surrey RCMP is seeking information following two shootings overnight and requesting anyone with CCTV or dash camera video from the areas to contact police. On August 9, 2022 just after midnight, Surrey RCMP received a report of shots heard and a vehicle speeding away in the 14800-block of 76A Avenue. Officers attended the area, conducted patrols and located a residence with bullet holes. Approximately 20 minutes after the initial report of shots fired, police received a second report of a shooting in the 9200-block of 163 Street. Similar to the first incident, responding officers located a re

A fire restriction is now in effect for a large part of southwestern Alberta as hot weather hits with no rain in the forecast. The order for the Calgary forest area issued today by Alberta Forestry suspends all fire permits, requires all outdoor fires to be put out and prohibits wood campfires on public land _ particularly the backcountry. Officials say extreme temperatures and dry conditions have persisted in the area with almost no precipitation. They say conditions in the southern part of the Calgary forest area, which runs along the eastern slopes of the Rockies but does not include the Ci

Calgary's Municipal Building reopened to the public yesterday. The move came after a break-in where several fires were set. Police say a man armed with a knife entered the building around 4 a-m last Tuesday and started lighting fires. Although the building has reopened, several service counters inside are still closed. The city is trying to assess the extent of the damage and to estimate repair costs and a timeline for completion. “The Police investigation is still active, and we will not be commenting on the individual or the investigation at this point,” said the City of Calgary.

says she is ready to step away from tennis after winning 23 Grand Slam titles, turning her focus to having another child and her business interests. “I’m turning 41 this month, and something’s got to give,”Williamswrote in an essay released Tuesday by Voguemagazine. Williams, one of the greatest and most accomplished athletes in the history of her — or any other — sport, said she does not like the word retirement and prefers to think of this stage of her life as “evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.” Williams is playing this week in Toronto,

Hours after resigning as Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that he has submitted a list of 164 MLAs to the Bihar Governor and staked claim to form a new government. "We submitted a list of 164 MLAs to the governor and staked claim to form a new government. He will let us know when oath-taking can take place," Nitish told reporters. Notably, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar has been elected as the leader of Mahagathbandhan or the Grand Alliance. Nitish Kumar called off the alliance between the JD(U) and BJP in Bihar and resigned as the state's chief minister on Tuesday. Nitish Kumar