Waterloo Regional Police announced Friday that they are now classifying an incident from November as a suspicious death. Police say they responded to a call near King Street East and Benton Street on the afternoon of Nov. 8. They found a man who was in distress and he was taken to hospital with injuries. A […]

A West Kelowna man who shot his roommate will soon learn his fate. Charles Maskell was originally accused of attempted murder but has now pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of assault causing bodily harm and possession of a restricted, loaded or prohibited firearm without a licence. Court heard that Maskell owned the home where […]

Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with tax evasion, alleging she failed to pay more than €14.5m between 2012 and 2014. The Colombian singer denied the charges. The charges published yesterday allege that Shakira listed the Bahamas as her official residence for tax purposes during those years but was in fact living in Spain […]

Kelowna wasn’t the only Okanagan community where grab-and-dash thefts of electronic devices happened this week. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP announced that London Drugs in Vernon was targeted, by four men, with the crime taking place on Tuesday at approximately 10 p.m. The next day in Kelowna, at around 3:30 p.m., three stores at Orchard Park […]

A man has pleaded guilty to charges related to an Edmonton house fire that left a five-month-old boy dead. Bronson Woycenko, 20, pleaded guilty Dec. 7 to arson and two counts of mischief to property in the August 2017 fire that killed Hunter Brown. At the time, investigators said outdoor patio furniture was set on […]

60 km/h wind gusts kickoff the weekend as arctic air dives back in. Saskatoon Forecast Friday -16 is what it felt like Friday morning with wind chill as temperatures fell back to -10 to start the day under mostly clear skies. Clouds rolled in during the morning as we warmed up to -4 before noon. […]

Passengers on Winnipeg buses won’t have to pay more to ride in the new year. Thursday, city councillors approved a motion to keep fares for  Winnipeg Transit at 2018 rates. Over the past several years, rates have gone up in January — fares jumped as much as 25 cents per adult ticket at the beginning of 2018. […]

Winnipeg police have arrested a local man for meth trafficking. The police Drug Enforcement Unit raided a home in the River Park South neighbourhood on Thursday and seized $6,500 in meth and $675 in cash. Mario Trunzo, 51, was arrested and charged with possession of meth for the purpose of trafficking, possessing the proceeds of […]

The Most-Read Food Stories Untimely deaths and the fallout from #MeToo drew many readers. They also flocked to stories on comfort foods and creations from Canada and western New York. Our Most Popular Recipes Comforting and easy recipes win with readers. Chicken francese, we’re looking at you. New York’s Top 10 New Restaurants In an […]

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. Two support workers at the main United States research base in Antarctica died Wednesday in an accident at a generator building, the National Science Foundation said. The victims were fire technicians employed by PAE, a contractor based in Arlington, Va., […]