NewsThe Canadian PressFour young B.C. firefighters heading home die in head-on crash on highway: RCMP
Four young men travelling home after helping in the battle against wildfires in central British Columbia are dead after a fiery head-on crash, police and provincial officials said Wednesday. RCMP Cpl. James Grandy said emergency crews responded around 2 a.m. Tuesday to the crash on Highway 1 east of Cache Creek in the province's southern Interior. A B.C. government statement said the men were heading home after aiding wildfire response efforts in the Vanderhoof area, west of Prince George. Grand
NewsCBCArmy set to scrap dozens of troop carriers — even as Ukraine pleads for more equipment
The Canadian Army has dozens of older troop carriers it plans to send to the scrapheap this year — even though a private company has offered to refurbish them for use in Ukraine.The Department of National Defence (DND) says 67 tracked light armour vehicles (TLAVs) out of a fleet of 140 are "parked awaiting final demilitarization and disposal, or are being used as a source of spare parts" for the 73 vehicles that remain in service.All of the M113 troop carriers, which have been in service for dec
NewsCBCOntario MPP Kaleed Rasheed resigns from Ford's cabinet following Greenbelt probe
Mississauga East-Cooksville MPP Kaleed Rasheed has resigned from cabinet and the Ontario Progressive Conservative caucus in the wake of an integrity commissioner probe into the province's Greenbelt land swap.Rasheed's resignation comes after reporting from CTV and the Trillium questioned the timeline about a trip to Las Vegas.The province's integrity commissioner in his investigation into controversial Greenbelt land swaps interviewed Rasheed about a trip.The Trillium had reported that developer
NewsCBCMan who rammed van carrying children and pregnant women off road gets 5 years in prison
A judge says it's surprising no one died when a man used his truck to ram an SUV with children and pregnant women off the road at high speed last year in eastern New Brunswick.Michael Gordon Augustine, 60, of Elsipogtog First Nation was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday. He had pleaded guilty to four charges, which included uttering death threats, dangerous driving causing harm, and assault with a weapon."Mr. Augustine, in what appears to have been a fit of uncontrolled anger, delibera
CelebrityThe Canadian PressKevin Costner and wife Christine Baumgartner reach divorce settlement and avoid trial
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly 19 years, Christine Baumgartner, have reached a settlement in their divorce. “Kevin and Christine Costner have come to an amicable and mutually agreed upon resolution of all issues pertaining to their divorce proceedings,” the couple said in a joint statement released Tuesday by the actor's publicist, Arnold Robinson. The agreement ends what had become a contentious court fight, and lets the couple avoid a trial that had been sche
NewsCBCProtesters, counter-protesters shut down Ottawa streets over LGBTQ rights in schools
There were rolling closures on downtown Ottawa streets Wednesday as demonstrators marched through the city's core.Wellington Street was closed Wednesday morning between Bank and Elgin streets going in both directions, Metcalfe Street was closed at Queen and Elgin and Bank streets were intermittently closed between Laurier and Wellington as protestors moved around.Around 2 p.m., police posted that streets had all reopened.The protests and counter protests are in relation to the "1 Million March 4
NewsThe Weather NetworkWidespread weekend rain threatens parts of the Maritimes, again
A system tracking south of the Maritimes is expected to bring widespread, and possibly heavy, rain to Nova Scotia and near the Bay of Fundy this weekend
NewsThe Canadian PressLicences suspended for company whose truck hit B.C. highway overpass, minister says
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's transportation minister says the company whose truck slammed into a North Vancouver overpass on Tuesday, snarling traffic for hours, has had the license for its entire fleet suspended. Rob Fleming calls the crash and other similar incidents this year "outrageous" and says there will likely be a criminal investigation into the latest case since the driver fled the scene. Fleming says authorities suspended the licences of all 21 trucks in the fleet of a company he id
PoliticsThe Canadian PressLawyers say 3 Republicans who falsely said Trump won Georgia were 'contingent' electors, not fake
ATLANTA (AP) — Three of the Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate falsely claiming that then-President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 were not fake electors, their lawyers argued Wednesday, but instead were a “contingent" slate in case the original election results were tossed out by a court. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones heard arguments on why David Shafer, Shawn Still and Cathy Latham believe the case against them should be tried in federal court rather than in Fulton County Super
SportsThe Canadian PressLionel Messi leaves late in 1st half for Inter Miami against Toronto with leg issue
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi returned to Inter Miami's lineup on Wednesday night. It was a short-lived comeback. Messi was subbed off in the 37th minute of Inter Miami's match against Toronto, after spending a few minutes laboring with what appeared to be a leg issue. He was stretching during play, then eventually took off his captain's armband and simply waited for play to stop so he could depart. He didn’t even wait to come off the field before unlacing his cleats, lowering his so
BusinessCBCP.E.I. Humane Society makes 'emotional' decision to pause construction of new animal shelter
Animals at the P.E.I. Humane Society will have to wait a little longer to move into their new digs.The society has paused construction on its new animal shelter in Charlottetown as the cost of materials, fuel and labour continue to rise.Ashley Travis, development and communications co-ordinator, said the stoppage was necessary in order to maintain all other operations."It was very emotional to make this decision. Of course, nobody ever wants when they're steamrolling ahead on a huge project like
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'Stop the war': Russia called out at UN Security Council meeting
Albanian President Edi Rama, serving as UN Security Council chair, called out Russia's ambassador to the UN on Wednesday after he complained about an appearance by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 'You stop the war, and President Zelenskyy will not take the floor.'
NewsCBCCentral B.C. village declares state of local emergency due to drought
A state of local emergency has been declared in a village in central British Columbia as drought increases in severity across the province.As of midnight Wednesday, residents of McBride, a Robson Valley community about 180 kilometres southeast of Prince George, are prohibited from washing vehicles, building exteriors, filling up swimming pools, or watering lawns and gardens by hand."Dominion Creek, which supplies the McBride Community Drinking Water System, is experiencing extremely low flows du
NewsThe Canadian PressHundreds of people gather in Fredericton to support New Brunswick's new Policy 713
FREDERICTON — As protesters squared off Wednesday outside the legislature over the province's school gender identity policy, Premier Blaine Higgs met with participants on just one side of the divide — those who support his government's restrictions. About 300 people, part of a Canada-wide series of marches, gathered in downtown Fredericton waving signs that read: “Leave our kids alone” and “Safe adults don’t ask children to keep secrets from parents." On the sidewalk across the street, a group o
NewsThe Canadian PressConservative MPs told not to talk to media, post about 'parental rights' protests
OTTAWA — Conservative MPs were told not to post online or talk to media about competing protests on Parliament Hill that saw protesters clashing over how schools should handle LGBTQ+ issues. The Canadian Press obtained a copy of the message sent to members of Pierre Poilievre's caucus, which warned them not to speak publicly about the issue and provided talking points they could use to communicate with their constituents. It is common for the Opposition leader's office to issue suggested talking
SportsThe Canadian PressPay dispute between England women's international players and FA appears to be resolved
LONDON (AP) — Players from the England women’s team appear to have reached an agreement with the country’s soccer federation regarding a dispute over bonuses and commercial structures. England captain Millie Bright said at a news conference on Thursday that the players “feel really confident moving forward about the structure we now have in place” with the Football Association. Exact details of the agreement have yet to be officially announced. In a statement released before the recent Women’s W
ScienceThe Canadian PressThis simple log structure may be the oldest example of early humans building with wood
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have uncovered a simple structure from the Stone Age that may be the oldest evidence yet of early humans building with wood. The construction is basic: a pair of overlapping logs, fitted together with a notch. It's nearly half a million years old and provides a rare look at how ancient human relatives were working with wood and changing their environments, authors wrote in a study published Wednesday in Nature. “It took me a while before I appreciated what we were loo
HealthCBCOttawa's COVID levels remain high, Kingston area indicators on the rise
Recent developments:Ottawa's COVID-19 trends are mostly high and stable.The Kingston area is also seen as being at high risk for respiratory illness.Seven more local COVID deaths have been reported.The latestThe city's pandemic numbers to watch are mostly high and stable in this week's Ottawa Public Health (OPH) update, like last week.Because of this, OPH again says the city's health-care institutions are at a high risk from respiratory illnesses, like they would be in December, January and Febr
NewsThe Canadian PressA Batman researcher said 'gay' in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit
ATLANTA (AP) — Marc Tyler Nobleman was supposed to talk to kids about the secret co-creator of Batman, with the aim of inspiring young students in suburban Atlanta's Forsyth County to research and write. Then the school district told him he had to cut a key point from his presentation — that the artist he helped rescue from obscurity had a gay son. Rather than acquiesce, he canceled the last of his talks. “We’re long past the point where we should be policing people talking about who they love,”
NewsCBCAssembly of First Nations endorses fight against Ontario Métis self-government bill
Standing in front of Centre Block on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, John Turner pointed to an old black-and-white picture of his ancestors featured in a 2019 edition of the Métis Voyageur newsletter.The family, said Turner, were members of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai (Temagami First Nation) in northern Ontario — and not Métis, as their presence in the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) publication might suggest."When you talk about identity theft, this is such a clear-cut case," said Turner, who is sec
SportsThe Canadian PressStoppage-time drama again as Bayern Munich beats Manchester United 4-3 in Champions League opener
MUNICH (AP) — Mathys Tel’s stoppage-time goal proved enough for Bayern Munich to beat Manchester United 4-3 in their Champions League opening game on Wednesday. Tel scored with a spectacular finish in the second minute of injury time, restoring Bayern’s two-goal lead just when United threatened to pull off another remarkable comeback after Casemiro scored in the 88th. Casemiro did score again in the fifth minute of stoppages with a header to Bruno Fernandes’ free kick, but this time there was no
NewsCBCAlberta RCMP uniforms stolen during Calgary break-in
Alberta RCMP uniforms are among several items that were stolen during a residential break-in in the Calgary's northwest community of Rockland Park on Tuesday, Sept. 19.Calgary police believe two unknown individuals broke into a residence belonging to an Alberta RCMP member sometime between 7:45 a.m. and 12 p.m., on the 0 to 100 block of Rowley Terrace N.W., according to a statement released on Wednesday afternoon. The thieves took several pieces of jewelry, handbags, wallets, and multiple RCMP u
PoliticsThe Canadian PressRepublican former congressman endorses Democratic nominee in Mississippi governor's race
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The last Republican who lost a general election for Mississippi governor is endorsing the Democratic nominee in this year's race. Democrat Brandon Presley's campaign released a statement Wednesday from former U.S. Rep. Mike Parker, who said he is choosing Presley over first-term Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. “It’s a big deal for me as a former Republican member of Congress and as a former Republican nominee for governor to vote for a Democrat,” Parker said. “But I’m supporti
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Drone flying near midtown Toronto condo raises privacy concerns
Concerns are being raised after a woman living in a midtown Toronto highrise condo building spotted a drone flying outside her window. As Caryn Lieberman reports, privacy experts also question the regulation surrounding drone technology.
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Protests held across Canada over schools' gender diversity policies
Protests and counter-protests have been held across Canada over sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) policies in schools, and the rights of queer and trans children. Dawna Friesen looks at how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Columbia Premier David Eby reacted to the duelling demonstrations, while David Baxter explains what happened on Parliament Hill, the site of one of Canada's biggest protests.
