Need a little space? A Hobbit Hole in Vancouver throws open its round doors
VANCOUVER – Sometimes we all need somewhere for a little alone time. Vancouver resident Anne Bruinn found hers in a tiny “Hobbit Hole” that her husband...
B.C. premier says he may copy couple who put out newspaper ad looking for doctor
LANGFORD, B.C. – British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he’s considering taking the same approach as a Victoria couple who placed a newspaper ad to find...
Snowbirds squad cancels shows in Penticton and Abbotsford, B.C., after hard landing
VANCOUVER – A malfunction that caused a Canadian Air Force Snowbirds pilot to make a hard landing after takeoff in northern British Columbia has forced the...
3D-printed ‘ghost guns’ seized in B.C. Interior after parts intercepted in mail: CBSA
VANCOUVER – Border officers report so-called “ghost guns” made from 3D-printed parts have been seized in the B.C. Interior, after international deliveries were intercepted at mail...
Canadian foreign minister urges China to stand down on Taiwan amid military exercises
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is calling for calm as the Chinese government announced a series of military exercises around Taiwan following U.S. House...
Ottawa apologizes for ‘radical social engineering’ experiment on First Nation
PEEPEEKISIS CREE NATION – Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller delivered an apology on behalf of the federal government to a Saskatchewan First Nation for an “experiment...
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Clayton Ruby, Canadian civil rights lawyer, dies at 80
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Rising sextortion cases, Conservative leadership debate : In The News for Aug. 3
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors...
Pilot uninjured, jet damaged in Snowbirds ‘incident’ during takeoff in B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – A Snowbirds pilot escaped physical injury today, landing a jet after an incident during takeoff in northern British Columbia. The Royal...