Gas prices in Metro Vancouver rose by 8 cents per litre on Wednesday and are expected to rise further later this week. Petroleum analyst Dan McTeague says prices are expected to rise due to a refinery fire in California. According to him, prices could rise another two cents per litre on Thursday and could touch 174.9 cents per litre. McTeague said the best time to fill up with gas could be in the evening when some pumps reduce their retail margins. Meanwhile, motorists can save 20 cents per litre if they go to the US to fill up with gas, but many people are not doing so in support of the B

A stabbing in Surrey's Whalley neighbourhood has sent one man to hospital in critical condition. Surrey police say the man came to a police station around 4 p-m on Tuesday with serious stab wounds to his torso. Officers provided emergency first aid and the man was taken to hospital by ambulance. Police say that while searching for evidence and witnesses, officers located a person of interest and took them into custody, but it's unknown if there are any other suspects.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn’t want Alberta to leave Canada but, if enough residents sign a petition asking for a referendum on it, she’ll make sure it’s put to a vote in 2026. Ford, without mentioning Smith by name, says Canadian unity is critical as the country engages in a tariff fight with the United States and now is not the time to threaten to quit the country. Asked about his comment, Smith says she has a great friendship

Residents in rural areas northeast of Edmonton have been ordered to leave their homes because of separate wildfires. Thorhild County has issued a state of local emergency and an evacuation order for an area south of the hamlet of Radway, Alta., while Athabasca County has issued an evacuation order for an area south of the village of Boyle, Alta. The village has declared a state of local emergency and is under an evacuation alert, with residents being told to prepare to leave by packing a bag for the next 72 hours. Athabasca County is directing its evacuees to a reception centre at Parkland

In their first face-to-face meeting today,Prime Minister Mark Carney told U.S. President Donald Trump thatCanada will ``never'' be for sale.When reporters questioned Trump in the Oval Office on his past comments about making Canada a U.S. state, Trump _ taking a tone very different from the one he's used in past months downplayed the suggestion.Trump said ``it takes two to tango'' but did not close the door on annexation, suggesting it would be a ``wonderful marriage if it could happen'' and he would ``never say never.''   Carney said there are some places that are not for sale and point

The NDP has appointedDon Davies, a longtime MP for Vancouver Kingsway, as its new acting president. Davies was confirmed by the party's national council on Monday night. Former NDP president Jagmeet Singh announced his resignation after losing the Burnaby Central seat in the April 28 election. The NDP won just seven seats in the election, losing its official party status in the House of Commons, the first time the party had won nine seats in 1993. It is noteworthy that the new acting leader of the federal NDP, Don Davies, has represented Vancouver Kingsway since 2008. As an NDP MP, he has pl

Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump today, following months of the U.S. president targeting Canada with tariffs and taunts. Carney and Trump will meet at the White House and the prime minister has said he expects "difficult, but constructive" conversations. Carney has said the meeting will mark the beginning of a larger economic and security agreement between Canada and the United States. The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, called CUSMA, was negotiated during the first Trump administration. Since his re

Newly elected Conservatives and returning MPs are set to meet in Ottawa this morning as the party charts its path forward after last week's election loss to the Liberals. Leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost his bid to continue representing the riding of Carleton after 20 years as the area's MP, will not be in the House of Commons when it opens later this month. In a video posted on social media Monday afternoon, Poilievre says he has a lot to be thankful for after the election, including an expanded coalition of Conservative voters. He also pledged to "learn and grow," and says his team needs to

Alberta's premier says a growing number of Albertans are unhappy with Confederation, and she told an online address she will hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition. Danielle Smith says Alberta has no choice but to take steps to combat a decade of hostile federal Liberal policies. Smith says she will also chair what she's now calling an Alberta Next panel, hosting a series of town halls to hear ideas and grievances from Albertans. Alberta N-D-P Leader Naheed Nenshi says Smith is coddling people who want to tear Canada a