CanadaDec 17, 2025
Quebec Liberal leader Pablo Rodriguez steps down as party faces investigation
Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez is resigning amid growing turmoil linked to the party’s recent leadership contest, according to sources familiar with the decision.
Two senior party sources confirmed to The Canadian Press that Rodriguez will step aside, though he has not yet made a public statement. His departure comes as the Quebec Liberals confront a criminal investigation by the province’s anti-corruption police, the Unité permanente anticorruption, following allegations connected to the June leadership race.
Rodriguez’s campaign has been placed under scrutiny amid claims
AlbertaDec 17, 2025
Man seriously injured in police shooting at Calgary CTrain station
A man remains in serious but stable condition after being shot by a Calgary police officer during an incident at a northwest CTrain station on Tuesday, according to police.
Calgary Police Service says officers were called to the Dalhousie LRT Station parking lot following reports of a man armed with a knife who was behaving aggressively toward a peace officer. When police arrived and located the individual, an altercation took place.
During the confrontation, one officer discharged their firearm, striking the man. Emergency medical services transported him to hospital, where police say his con
BCDec 17, 2025
Strong wind storm knocks out power to nearly 100,000 BC Hydro customers across B.C.
Strong winds moving across southern British Columbia have left close to 100,000 BC Hydro customers without electricity, with the largest number of outages reported in the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, and on Vancouver Island.
BC Hydro said more than 90,000 customers in the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast region lost power overnight and into the morning hours, while an additional 11,000 customers were affected on Vancouver Island. Crews were dispatched across multiple regions as conditions allowed.
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Metro Vancouver, warning of westerl
WorldDec 17, 2025
U.S. announces expanded travel ban covering seven more countries
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a full travel ban on citizens from seven additional countries, expanding restrictions that now affect people from a total of 39 nations, according to a letter released by the White House on Tuesday.
Under the new decision, full travel restrictions will apply to Palestine, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria. The administration has also imposed partial travel limits on citizens from 15 other countries, though specific details of those restrictions were not immediately released.
The White House said the measures are being introduced in the i
BCDec 17, 2025
Burnaby RCMP lay 25 charges in two-month mail theft investigation
Burnaby RCMP say a two-month investigation into mail theft has led to charges against five men, following arrests carried out late last year by the detachment’s Prolific Offender Suppression Team.
Police say the investigation focused on a series of break-ins and mail thefts reported across Burnaby. In December 2024, officers arrested six men in connection with the case. The BC Prosecution Service has now approved a total of 25 criminal charges against five of those individuals.
Among those charged is 36-year-old Jake Dela Cruz Capinpin, who faces two counts each of break and enter and theft
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