BCJan 13, 2020
Weather warnings for many parts of British Columbia
Frigid temperatures have prompted Environment Canada to issue weather warnings for many parts of British Columbia and Alberta, while snow snarled the morning commute in Metro Vancouver.
The foul weather even pinned down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who intended to travel from Vancouver to Victoria for a meeting with B.C. Premier John Horgan but the premier's office says the two leaders will speak by video conference, instead.
Sunday's snow across the inner south coast caused dozens of crashes, delays or closures on several highways and bridges, while as much as 25 centimetres of snow forc
BCJan 13, 2020
Police investigating suspicious death in Maple Ridge
Police are investigating what they describe as a suspicious death in Maple Ridge, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a body was found in a rural area of the city on Saturday. A statement from the team says it was called when suspicions were raised about the circumstances surrounding the body and the area it was found. Detective Lara Jansen says the victim remains unidentified. She says the homicide team is working with Maple Ridge RCMP, forensic experts and the BC Coroners Service to gather more details. Officers want to speak to anyone who hiked though the area just east of
CanadaJan 13, 2020
Nuclear alert investigation won't be long and drawn out, minister says
Ontario's solicitor general says she wants the investigation into a mistaken alert about an incident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station to be completed fairly quickly.Sylvia Jones says it's very important that the people of Ontario know exactly what happened, and she doesn't expect there to be a long, drawn-out investigation.The province announced the investigation on Sunday, hours after an alert was pushed to cellphones, radios and TVs across the province at about 7:30 a.m.Jones says initial observations suggest it was human error during a routine test of the emergency alert system t
CanadaJan 13, 2020
Haitian-Canadians commemorate 10 year anniversary of deadly earthquake
Haitian Canadians are marking the 10-year anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake that devastated Haiti on this day in 2010. A ceremony will be held in Montreal this afternoon to commemorate the more than 200,000 people who died and 300,000 who were injured in the magnitude 7.0 quake. The Maison d’Haiti community organization, which is leading the ceremony, has been holding a weekend of discussions, presentations and artistic performances to mark the anniversary of the tragedy. Director Marjorie Villefranche says its important to remember the dead but also the living, who continue to live
BCJan 13, 2020
Fatal Crash in West Vancouver
Police say a 17-year-old driver is dead following a crash in West Vancouver. It happened around 4 a.m. Saturday on Marine Drive. Police say the teenage driver from North Vancouver lost control of his BMW and slid into a power pole. They say a 19-year-old girl, who was a passenger in the car, was taken to hospital in unknown condition. Investigators say they believe speed was a factor in the crash.
CanadaJan 11, 2020
Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it accidentally shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard.
The government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible for the crash.
The plane was hit hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on two military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq, in retaliation for the killing of its top general.
The acknowledgement is an embarrassment for Iran's armed forces and is likely to anger the Iranian public.
It also raises new questions about who ordered the strike and why Iran had not shut dow
BCJan 11, 2020
B.C. Appeal Court tosses dad's latest attempt to stop child's gender change
British Columbia's Appeal Court has reaffirmed a teenager's decision to have gender transition treatment and urged the boy's father to try to understand his son's gender dysphoria. The father, whose identity is under a publication ban along with his son's, went to court when he learned his female-born child was undergoing hormone therapy because he perceived himself to be a male. The B.C. Supreme Court sided with the boy in an earlier decision, saying he didn't need his father's consent for treatment, and an injunction was later issued against the dad ordering that any attempt to persuade the
CanadaJan 11, 2020
Ex-SNC-Lavalin exec Sami Bebawi gets 8.5 years for fraud, curruption
Former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison on fraud and corruption charges stemming from construction deals in Libya. Bebawi was impassive as he was sentenced today by Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer. A jury last month found the former head of SNC-Lavalin's construction division guilty of paying off foreign officials and pocketing millions as he worked to secure contracts for the company in Libya. The case centred on several major infrastructure projects and dealings with Saadi Gadhafi, a son of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi
InternationalJan 10, 2020
Iran asks Canada and US to back allegations with proof
Iran is denying allegations that a jetliner that crashed outside Tehran was brought down by an Iranian missile strike and is calling on Canada and the United States to share any information they have.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said intelligence from multiple sources indicates the Ukraine International Airlines flight, carrying at least 63 Canadians, was hit by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.
Both Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump said a strike might have been unintentional. Ali Abedzadeh, the head of the country's national aviation department, denied those allegations toda