B.C.’s wildfire season has arrived in force, and officials have been caught off guard. The quick spread of the Lejac wildfire near Fraser Lake in the province’s central Interior led to the season’s first evacuation order Saturday night, with residents of more than a dozen rural homes forced to leave. Several other homes are on […]
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (REUTERS) – The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as Washington demanded promises of concrete changes to Chinese law and Beijing said it would not swallow any “bitter fruit” that harmed its interests. The trade war between the world’s top two economies escalated on Friday, with the United […]
A US airline pilot has been charged over the murders of three people in Kentucky in 2015. Christian Richard Martin was arrested at Louisville airport on Saturday as he was preparing to fly a plane to North Carolina. He has been charged with three counts of murder, one count of arson, one of attempted arson, […]
The number of women entering into science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields has been increasing in recent years, but there is still a gender gap. The University of Saskatchewan is working towards helping introduce more young women to careers in STEM by hosting the Girl Guides for some hands on learning. 50 Girl Guides rolled […]
An Inuit land-claim group is asking the federal government to permanently protect large sections of the Eastern Arctic from any industrial development. The request is part of a huge effort to map out how and where oil, gas and mining should go ahead on land and water around Baffin Island and how they can co-exist […]
Kingston’s Italo-Canadian Club held its annual Mother’s Day brunch on Sunday in the Limestone City. The music played, the tables were set — the only thing left to do was to assemble the meal. “This is getting bigger and better all the time,” Nella Belcastro said of the event. “We’re real happy to show off […]
Vancouver police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 90-year-old man with dementia. Police said Donald Wright hasn’t been seen or heard from since 5 p.m. on Saturday. Wright was last seen leaving his home near Drake Street and Pacific Boulevard. He is said to frequent shops in Yaletown and sometimes walks […]
Moose Jaw is known for its dozens of outdoor murals that tell stories of the city’s past and present, but until recently, the LGBTQ2 community was missing from the narrative. Regina artist Karli Jessup, along with a dozen other volunteers, teamed up with Moose Jaw Pride to paint an LGBTQ2 mural on the back of […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s nationalist Global Times tabloid said in an editorial on Sunday (May 12) that the United States would not have more bargaining chips at the negotiation table with China once the trade war intensifies. “The US has misunderstood the interests of both sides, and seriously underestimated China’s endurance,” the Global Times said […]
Residents of Île-Bizard are stunned after an island washed up just metres away from some waterfront homes on Saturday. “It’s big,” said Île-Bizard resident Brad Anderson. “It’s probably a few hundred feet long by [a] couple hundred feet wide.” High waves are pushing large pieces of debris from the Lake of Two Mountains. And with […]