CanadaSep 05, 2025
Portuguese police say two Canadians dead in Lisbon streetcar crash
Police in Portugal say two Canadians are among the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed Wednesday. The dead also included five Portuguese nationals, three British citizens, two South Koreans, one American, one French, one Swiss and one Ukrainian, police said in a statement.
The list of nationalities was published following forensic identification. The French Foreign Ministry said Friday that a woman who was a French-Canadian dual citizen is among the dead.
The Portuguese government's Office for Air and Rail Accident Investigations said that it has concluded its analysis of
BCSep 04, 2025
Wanted person- 25 year-old Storm Kehler
The Nanaimo RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 25-year-old Storm Kehler. Kehler recently failed to appear in Nanaimo Provincial Court for a scheduled court appearance on a variety of charges ranging from Break and Enter, Theft Under $5000, Mischief, Resist Arrest and Breach of Probation.
Kehler is a Caucasian man, 5 foot ten inches, 155 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. He is of no fixed address and is believed to be in Nanaimo. The picture provided is recent. Of note, Kehler has a tattoo of a diamond on his left hand. If anyone has information on the whereabouts o
BCSep 04, 2025
Ottawa must cancel or significantly reform temporary foreign worker program, says Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the temporary foreign worker program should "be cancelled or significantly reformed" because the province can't have an immigration system that takes young people's jobs, while filling up homeless shelters and food banks.
Eby says one reason B.C. is facing "significant fiscal headwinds" is because of "very high unemployment rates" among young people, linked to both the temporary foreign worker program and the international student program.
He says B.C. is willing to "convene provinces that are interested in this issue" to have a "serious, grown-up" conve
BCSep 04, 2025
Guns, drugs and stolen goods recovered in pair of search warrants
Prince George RCMP’s Downtown Safety Unit and Problem Oriented Policing team have been cracking down on those involved in the illicit drug trade, recently executing a pair of Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrants at two different locations within the city.
The searches were conducted at residences on the 2600-block of Quince Street and the 1600-block of Eighth Avenue on August 27 and 28, 2025. Due to the high-risk nature of these investigations, and the potential for violence from those believed to be living at the two locations, the North District Emergency Response Tea
BCSep 04, 2025
New middle school coming for Kelowna students
With funding approved for a new middle school, 800 new seats are coming to support students in Kelowna.
“As more families choose Kelowna, we need to make sure students have the schools they need to succeed,” said Bowinn Ma, Minister of Infrastructure. “This new middle school is just one of many investments we’re making in the Okanagan to help meet growing demand and ensure students are supported for years to come.”
The new Burtch Road Middle school will add 800 new seats for young learners in the Glenmore neighbourhood of Kelowna.
“We welcome this provincial investment in our stude
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