Federal party leaders hit the campaign trail today, promising money for housing and seniors as well as help for young gig economy workers. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he would require gig economy companies to make contributions equivalent to the employer CPP and EI premiums into a new Employee Savings Account that would follow workers if they take a new contract or gig. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau promised to increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement by 500 dollars a year for single seniors and 750 dollars for senior couples. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promising to double the firs

Surrey RCMP’s Gang Enforcement Team (SGET) arrested three men and seized a loaded firearm with help from bystanders. On August 21, 2021, the Surrey RCMP Gang Enforcement Team attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the 16800-block of 60 Avenue after observing the driver of an SUV violating the BC Motor Vehicle Act. The SUV failed to stop, and fled from police at high rate of speed. Additional SGET officers converged on the area, as the driver and two passengers abandoned the SUV in traffic and began to run away.As officers left their own vehicles and pursued the men on foot, they were assiste

Vancouver Police are searching for the owner of $12,000 in dental gold recovered earlier this year during a stolen-property investigation. "This is a strange and puzzling case, unlike anything our investigators have seen in a long time," says Sergeant Steve Addison, VPD. "We don’t know where this gold was taken from or who owns it, but we believe it was obtained through crime and we’re asking anyone with information to come forward."The dental gold – fillings, caps and bridges – was recovered in June after VPD property crime investigators learned it had been sold to a gold buyer in Eas

Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. An Afghan official says at least 60 Afghans were killed and 143 wounded. U.S. officials said 12 U.S. service members were killed, including 11 Marines and a Navy medic. A U.S. official said the complex attack was believed to have been carried out by the Islamic State group. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the two blasts were near an airport entrance and a short distance awa

The wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Fires:Wildfires currently burning in B.C.: 243Since April 1, 2021:1,551 wildfires861,523 hectares of area burnedActive fires by fire centre:Cariboo: 26Coastal: 18Kamloops: 82Northwest: 5Prince George: 52Southeast: 60Resources:Firefighters and other personnel currently fighting the fires: 3,450Out-of-province firefighters: 464Helicopters and planes supporting ground crews: 138Evacuations:Evacuation orders: 46 (-2)Evacuation alerts: 90 (-6)Properties:Numbe

The Canadian Armed Forces is confirming that all of its members still in Afghanistan are safe and accounted for after two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds gathered near the Kabul airport. Most Canadian soldiers left the country on the last of Ottawa's evacuation flights earlier in the day, leaving behind an unknown number of Canadian citizens and Afghans who assisted the Canadian military. Russian officials are reporting the attacks killed at least 13 people and wounded 15 others. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says his group strongly condemns the attack, which he pointed out

Emergency Management BC says the number of active wildfires in the province has fallen below 250.The agency says in a news release that the number of active wildfires in B.C. is about 240 and 22 of those fires are considered of note, which means they are highly visible or pose a potential threat to public safety. It says more than 3,400 firefighters from B.C. and more than 400 from out-of-province are helping fight the fires.The BC Wildfire Service says some of the major blazes _ such as White Rock Lake, Tremont Creek and Lytton Creek _ are still classified as out of control.The province has a

Russian officials says twin suicide bombings have struck outside Kabul's airport, killing at least 13 people.Large crowds of people trying to flee Afghanistan have massed at the airport.Western nations had warned earlier in the day of a possible attack at the airport in the waning days of a massive airlift. Suspicion for any attack targeting the crowds would likely fall on the Islamic State group and not the Taliban, who have been deployed at the airport's gates. Russia's Foreign Ministry gave the first official casualty count, saying 13 people had died and 15 were wounded. U.S. officials sai

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter Scale hit 106km WSW of Jodhpur, Rajasthan at 11.15 IST on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology informed."Earthquake of Magnitude:4.0, Occurred on 26-08-2021, 11:15:52 IST, Lat: 25.83 & Long: 72.06, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 106km WSW of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India," the National Centre for Seismology tweeted.On August 24, the Hanley district of Jammu and Kashmir was also hit by an earthquake of 4.5 magnitudes on the Richter Scale. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km was determined to be at 32.29 degrees latitude and 78.81 degrees lo