CanadaJun 13, 2025
Middle East de-escalation must be priority after Israel attacks Iran: Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says de-escalation "must be the priority" after Israel attacked Iranian missile and nuclear sites Friday and Iran warned of "severe punishment" in retaliation.
The Israeli strike involved more than 200 aircraft and about 100 targets, according to Israel's military.
Iran confirmed the deaths of three of its top military leaders and launched more than 100 drones at Israel in response, but Israel said the drones were being intercepted outside the country's airspace.
Israeli leaders describe the attack as a pre-emptive strike to head off an imminent threat of I
BCJun 12, 2025
Summer McIntosh breaks third world record in five days
Canada's Summer McIntosh has broken yet another world record at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria; this time, one of her own.
The 18-year-old from Toronto swam the 400-metre individual medley in four minutes 23-point six-five seconds, breaking the world record she set at the Olympic trials in her hometown last May.
It's the third time McIntosh has set a new world record at this year's Canadian trials, after posting a new mark in the 200 metre individual medley and the 400 freestyle.
CanadaJun 12, 2025
Family says Canadian dentist was aboard Air India flight that crashed after takeoff
The family of a dentist from Mississauga, Ont., says she is the Canadian citizen believed to be on an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff on Thursday. The husband of Nirali Sureshkumar Patel confirmed she was among the 240 passengers on the London-bound flight.
Patel's dental clinic referred The Canadian Press to the husband, who said that he was in the process of booking travel to India for himself and the couple's one-year-old child. He declined to provide his full name and said he wasn't in a state to speak further.
The plane crashed in a residential area of India's northwes
CanadaJun 12, 2025
RCMP Continue Investigation into Fatal Boating Collision; Remaining Witnesses urged to Speak Up
North Vancouver RCMP continue to investigate a fatal boat collision and are calling on witnesses to come forward.On June 7, 2025, North Vancouver RCMP responded to reports of a serious collision involving a speedboat and an inflatable tube with two children on it. Sadly, one child died as a result, and a second child was airlifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The second child remains in hospital. Police are unable to provide further details on the condition of the second child.The boat operator was arrested on scene and has since been released on an Undertaking to Appear (UTA),
CanadaJun 12, 2025
The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada's 2nd-worst on record
The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to government data.
Officials with Public Safety Canada held a technical briefing this morning in Ottawa to update media outlets on the state of multiple wildfires.
They say the greatest fire danger in July is expected to be in southern British Columbia, while the Northwest Territories and Yukon will face an increased risk of wildfires.
This year's fire season the second worst since the 2023 wildfire season has seen wildfires consume 3.7 million hectares, six times the area of Prince Edward Isl
CanadaJun 12, 2025
Patty Hajdu takes important step to resolve dispute between Canada Post and union
Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is taking an important step to resolve the dispute between Canada Post and the union, under which postal workers will have to vote on Canada Post's latest offer.
This was requested by Canada Post itself, saying that the issue with the union did not seem to be resolved. Jobs Minister Hajdu said that after 18 months of negotiations, more than 200 meetings, a 33-day strike and a lockout in the fall, the issue between Canada Post and the union has not been resolved, so ordering postal workers to vote is in the public interest.
Canada Post welcomed the Jobs Min
CanadaJun 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney expresses grief over Air India crash
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed grief over the Air India crash. The Prime Minister said that it was very sad to learn about the crash of the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London, in which 242 passengers, including a Canadian, were on board.
PM Carney expressed his condolences to the families of all the victims of the plane crash. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Australian PM Anthony Albanese, all world leaders have also expressed grief over the accident. In Ahmedabad, Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into the fourth bu
CanadaJun 11, 2025
Carney taps former finance deputy minister Sabia to head Privy Council
Michael Sabia, a veteran of the public and private sector, will become the next head of the Privy Council in Ottawa.
Sabia will take over the role on July 7, after serving as the CEO of Hydro-Québec since 2023.
CanadaJun 11, 2025
SPS investigating after shots fired at Newton neighbourhood business
Surrey Police Service (SPS) officers are investigating a shots fired at a Newton neighbourhood business.
On Tuesday, June 10 at 9:30 am, SPS was called to a business located in 7000 block of 128 Street for a report of shots fired that had occurred sometime during the night. Upon police arrival it was quickly determined that the shots were fired during the night while the business was closed and there were no injuries reported.
Surrey Police Service’s Front Line Investigative Support Team (FLIST) has assumed conduct of the investigation. This investigation is continuing and connections to