BCJul 25, 2025
Dogs, crews and helicopters being deployed to find missing B.C. hiker in Banff park
The search continues for a B.C. paramedic who has been missing since Wednesday while on a hike and was last seen in Banff National Park. Chad Singer, 42, of Radium, B.C., started his hike near the Aurora Creek trail, east of Radium Hot Springs.
RCMP say he was last seen that afternoon in Marvel Pass in the national park. Police say the trail system can connect to trails near Marvel Lake and the trail network between Sunshine Mountain, Banff and Mount Shark in Kananaskis.
RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Gina Slaney says the Parks Canada Banff Field Unit is managing the search, which incl
BCJul 25, 2025
Seatbelt safety on display as allegedly impaired Williams Lake man crashes on police video
Two seatbelt tickets, a driving prohibition, and a bleeding scalp requiring stitches were the results of a strange crash in Williams Lake that could have been much worse.
On July 20, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., a BC Highway Patrol officer on Mackenzie Avenue South saw both the driver of a white Ford F250 and the driver of a grey Toyota Camry without seatbelts. When the officer turned around to pull them over, the driver of the Toyota Camry collided into the rear of the Ford F250.
The BC Highway Patrol officer started by checking the driver of the Toyota Camry. His head was bleeding liberally after sma
BCJul 25, 2025
Coquitlam RCMP searching for wanted male Christopher Ryan Becker
Coquitlam RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 33-year-old Christopher Ryan Becker who is unlawfully at large from a designated facility and wanted on a Form 49 Warrant of Committal. Becker was last seen on July 24, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m. in Coquitlam, British Columbia.
Becker can be described as:
• 33 years old;
• 6’/183 cm in height;
• Approximately 295 lbs/134 kg;
• Brown eyes;
• Stocky build;
• Medium-length brown hair.
Becker was last seen wearing a black sweater, blue shorts and orange sandals.
Police are asking anyone who sees, may have
WorldJul 25, 2025
Mark Carney expresses displeasure over Israel's move to restrict humanitarian aid in Gaza
Prime Minister Mark Carney has expressed displeasure over Israel's move to restrict humanitarian aid in Gaza, calling it a violation of international law.
PM Carney stressed the need to shift Israel's control over food distribution amid reports of widespread starvation in the Palestinian territories. He said this work should be in the hands of international organizations.
The Prime Minister said that Canada has also provided aid to many of these international organizations for relief supplies in Gaza, but Israel has prevented them from reaching Gaza.
Carney also reiterated that Canada sup
WorldJul 25, 2025
Trump says he hasn't 'had a lot of luck' with Canada ahead of latest tariff deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration hasn't "had a lot of luck with Canada" in its trade negotiations ahead of next week's deadline to avert tariffs.
Trump says his administration hasn't been focused on a deal with Canada and America's northern neighbour could be a country "where they just pay tariffs."
Trump sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney threatening to impose 35 per cent tariffs if Canada doesn't make a deal by Aug. 1.
The White House has said those duties would apply only to goods not compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade.
Canada is also being
BCJul 25, 2025
Three workers who were trapped in a remote northern British Columbia mine have been rescued
Red Chris mine operator Newmont Corporation says the threeCmen were safely brought to the surface at about 10:40 p-m yesterday. Newmont says Kevin Coumbs, Darien Maduke and Jesse Chubaty- contractors for B-C-based Hy-Tech Drilling -- were all in good health and good spirits.
In a statement, Newmont says the men had consistent access to food, water, and air in a refuge chamber. The men had spent more than 60 hours underground in the gold and copper mine, located about 500 kilometres northwest of Terrace,B-C, after being trapped by two rockfalls on Tuesday morning.
Newmont says a comprehen
IndiaJul 25, 2025
School roof collapse in western India kills 8 children and injures at least 27
The roof of a government middle school building collapsed Friday inIndia’swestern state of Rajasthan, killing 8 children and injuring at least 27, a senior police official said.
The collapse occurred soon after the students had reached their classrooms and were about to start the school assembly, said police official Amit Kumar.
It is still unclear what caused the roof to collapse.
The school, located in Piplod village of Jhalawar district, has students studying up to eighth grade, or what is called a middle school in India.
A total of around 35 students were present when the roof collapsed.
BCJul 24, 2025
Guru Nanak Jahaz Remembrance Day organized in Surrey
The City of Surrey hosted a special ceremony on Wednesday, July 23, to mark Guru Nanak Jahaz Remembrance Day, honouring Sikh migration history and the contributions of early pioneers.
The event, organized by the Guru Nanak Jahaz Society and Wanjara Nomad Collections, drew community members of all ages to Surrey City Hall, alongside representatives from all three levels of government.
Mayor Brenda Locke’s proclamation was presented by councillors Harry Bains, Linda Ennis, and Mandeep Nagra to Jagmeet Singh Khalra, great-grandson of human rights defender Bhai Harnam Singh Khalra. Proclamations
WorldJul 24, 2025
All five former junior hockey players acquitted in high-profile sexual assault trial
Five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team have been found not guilty of sexual assault in an encounter with a woman at a London, Ont., hotel room seven years ago.
One of the players, Michael McLeod, has also been acquitted of a separate charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia delivered her ruling this afternoon to a packed courtroom, capping off a complextrial that captured national attention this spring.
The case centred on an encounter that took place in the early hours of June 19, 2018, as many mem