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'He's here with us': Tributes to John Horgan as ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ New Democrat members sworn in

'He's here with us': Tributes to John Horgan as ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ New Democrat members sworn in

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby said he could sense the spirit of former British Columbia premier John Horgan at a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday for 47 New Democrat members of the legislature. Horgan died Tuesday of cancer at the age of 65.
Freeland finds safety in numbers on digital sales tax

Freeland finds safety in numbers on digital sales tax

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland isn’t flinching now that the U.S. can move forward with a trade challenge against the Liberal government's controversial digital services tax.
Lab confirms ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s first case of avian flu infection in humans in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½

Lab confirms ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s first case of avian flu infection in humans in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s Public Health Agency has confirmed that a British Columbia teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country's first ever human case of domestically acquired avian flu.
Spy service officer denies threatening Montreal man who was later imprisoned in Sudan

Spy service officer denies threatening Montreal man who was later imprisoned in Sudan

OTTAWA — A Canadian Security Intelligence Service official has denied threatening a Montreal man who was later imprisoned and allegedly tortured by authorities in Sudan.
Vancouver officer sexually assaulted colleague, but police group chat targeted victim

Vancouver officer sexually assaulted colleague, but police group chat targeted victim

VANCOUVER — When a former Vancouver Police constable testified at the criminal trial of a colleague who sexually assaulted her, she says she knew it could ruin her career.
Police ID body in Montreal park as abducted crypto influencer missing since June

Police ID body in Montreal park as abducted crypto influencer missing since June

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a body found in a nature park last month was that of a cryptocurrency influencer who had been missing since he was kidnapped from his Old Montreal condo in June. Kevin Mirshahi's remains, discovered on Oct.
What do you do when a goose dies in your backyard, amid concerns about avian flu?

What do you do when a goose dies in your backyard, amid concerns about avian flu?

Carolyn Law didn't think much of it when a snow goose landed in her Richmond, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, backyard, on Halloween. But hours later it had barely moved. Then it started bobbing its head repeatedly.
Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge

Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge

There are no indications that H5N1 bird flu would spark a pandemic, but experts urged preparedness — including increased flu surveillance, early detection and vaccine availability.
RCMP say three men arrested in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ have ties to Mexican drug cartels

RCMP say three men arrested in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ have ties to Mexican drug cartels

SURREY, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ — Federal Mounties have arrested three men in Surrey, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, who they say are tied to an organized crime group with links to Mexican drug cartels believed to be importing cocaine to ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½.
Quebec’s police watchdog investigating after person seriously injured in Montreal

Quebec’s police watchdog investigating after person seriously injured in Montreal

MONTREAL — Quebec’s independent police watchdog has launched an investigation after a person was seriously injured during a police intervention in Montreal this morning.