BCJul 08, 2025
Softball excitement in Surrey, Team Canada takes on New Zealand and Ukraine in Canada Cup
The Canada Cup has begun at Softball City in Surrey. This is the 30th edition of the Canada Cup and Team Canada, fresh from its gold medal performance at the Pan-American championship in Columbia, will play two matches in Surrey.
The Canadian women's team will face New Zealand at 6 p.m. today and then Ukraine at 8:30 p.m. The final match of the tournament will be played on Sunday.
Apart from the Canadian team, strong teams like Czechia, Greece, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Israel, Triple Crown Colorado and Team BC are also participating in the tournament.
Today, players from Team Canada were a
CanadaJul 08, 2025
Trump says he will hit copper with 50 per cent tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports but did not say when it will take effect.
It's a sign that Trump plans to go ahead with a list of sectoral tariffs beyond his current import taxes on steel, aluminum and autos.
Devastating U-S duties against countries around the world were set to come into force tomorrow before Trump pushed back the deadline to August 1st.
While Trump delayed his deadline for trade deals with other countries, Canada's July 21st deadline remains in place.
CanadaJul 08, 2025
Two pilots found dead after small planes collide over southern Manitoba
Mounties say both pilots have been found dead after two small, single-engine planes collided in the skies over southern Manitoba.
They say the crash happened about 8:45 a.m. in the Rural Municipality of Hanover near Steinbach, southeast of Winnipeg.
The pilots were pronounced dead on the scene, and there were no passengers.Further details were not released.The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified.RCMP are set to hold a press conference later today.
CanadaJul 08, 2025
Few Canadians are familiar with possible NDP leadership contenders: poll
A new poll suggests most Canadians are unfamiliar with nine possible NDP leadership contenders.
A majority of respondents to the Research Co. poll said they "don't know who the person is" when asked about possible candidates like current NDP MPs Leah Gazan, Gord Johns, Jenny Kwan and Heather McPherson.
The same goes for other high-profile New Democrats like former House leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau, former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart and filmmaker Avi Lewis.
Brosseau got the most positive response in the poll, with 18 per cent of respondents saying they have a favourable view of her, while K
CanadaJul 08, 2025
Four charged in alleged violent extremist plot to take over Quebec City
The RCMP says four people, including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, are facing charges after allegedly plotting to "forcibly take possession" of land in the Quebec City area.
Police describe the case as "ideologically motivated violent extremism."
CanadaJul 07, 2025
25 percent tariff to be imposed on goods coming from Japan and South Korea from August 1: Trump
US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will impose a 25 percent tariff on goods coming from Japan and South Korea from August 1. Trump has shared information about sending letters regarding the new tariffs to these two countries on Truth Social.
It is noteworthy that Trump had recently said that the tariffs on the countries with which the deadline for negotiations ends without an agreement can remain in effect until they reach a trade agreement with the US.
He had said that the letters will be sent to the concerned countries before the deadline expires. The President said th
CanadaJul 07, 2025
Police investigate serious-injury pedestrian crash in Richmond
The Richmond RCMP Criminal Collision Investigation Team are investigating after an 87-year old woman was seriously injured on Saturday afternoon.
On July 5, 2025, at 3:46 p.m., the Richmond RCMP received a report of a pedestrian-involved collision on No. 3 Road at Granville Avenue. A northbound SUV reportedly struck a pedestrian before swerving into a lamp post on the median just north of the intersection. The pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries. The driver suffered minor physical injuries related to the crash.
The driver remained on scene and has been co
CanadaJul 07, 2025
Motorcycle impounded, rider facing charges after high-speed stunting in Parksville
On June 11, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the rider is alleged to have performed a number of dangerous stunts on a roadway lined with parks, restaurants and crosswalks. The rider is alleged to have driven at speeds over 130 km/h while performing a wheelie in the 50 km/h zone. The vehicle is then reported to have sped up to a top speed of 193 km/h in the 60 zone, more than three times the speed limit on the busy downtown streets.
Fortunately, BC Highway Patrol was there and was able to stop and apprehend this driver and put an end to his alleged dangerous behaviour. The rider’s motorcycle
CanadaJul 07, 2025
Environment group warns against repealing federal electric vehicle mandate
An environmental think tank is warning the federal government against repealing its electric vehicle mandate.
In a statement published Friday, Clean Energy Canada said if Ottawa was going to change the mandate, it should be done with near-term adjustments to help the auto sector "weather this temporary storm" of slumping EV sales.
The plea comes on the heels of auto manufacturing leaders meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney last week, in which the CEOs repeated their calls for the mandate to be repealed. Starting next year, 20 per cent of all new light-duty vehicles sold in Canada must be