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Grass fire near Merritt has scorched more than eight square kilometres

A grass fire east of Merritt has now scorched more than eight square kilometres as the BC Wildfire Service works to control it. An official with the service says the size of the fire has been increased because of more accurate ma...

Ontario issues stay-at-home order

Ontario residents are facing new stay-at-home orders as officials in several provinces tighten restrictions and crack down on rule-breakers in a race against COVID-19 and its variants. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the order wil...

Three Vancouver councillors dispute party's selection of 2022 mayoral candidate

Three city councillors in Vancouver say they have been blindsided by their party's announcement of a mayoral candidate to represent the Non-Partisan Association in next year's civic election. An online statement posted by NPA Cou...

Expert: Chauvin never took knee off Floyd's neck

A use-of-force expert says Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck the entire time that he was handcuffed behind his back and lying facedown. Jody Stiger is a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant serving as a prosecution witness. He testified Wednesday that his review of video evidence found that Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's neck from the time officers put Floyd on the ground until paramedics arrived, about 9 1/2 minutes, by prosecutors' reckoning. Stiger also says bystanders didn't appear to be a threat to police. Chauvin's attorney has suggested officers were distracted by angr...

Two vehicle collision claims the lives of both drivers in B.C.

BC RCMP responded to a serious two vehicle head-on collision on Highway 1 seven kilometers east of Sicamous.On April 6, 2021, just after 1pm, BC RCMP frontline members from Sicamous Detachment and RCMP Traffic Services responded t...

Vaccine panel confirms choice to delay doses upto 4 months

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says it is standing by its emergency recommendation to extend the delivery of second doses of COVID-19 vaccines up to four months.The panel's ``rapid'' response recommendation a mon...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to chair meeting to commemorate 400th Prakash Purab

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting with the High Level Committee (HLC) on Wednesday at 11 am to commemorate the 400th Birth Anniversary (Prakash Purab) of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji on April 8.PM Modi will participate...

B.C. reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases; Number of active cases rise past 8,600

British Columbia's provincial health officer says she expects the province to catch up to Ontario in the proportion of variant COVID-19 cases that were first identified in the United Kingdom. Dr. Bonnie Henry says about a third o...

Former B.C. Premier and cabinet ministers to testify at money laundering inquiry

A commission of inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia is adding former and current cabinet ministers to its witness list. On its website, the Cullen commission says former premier Christy Clark is among those schedule...