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Hate crimes, protests, police costs surge since Middle East war: Vancouver police

VANCOUVER — The Israel-Hamas war fuelled a "record-breaking" year for protests in Vancouver in 2023, triggering additional policing costs in the millions for overtime.
Skaters take rare chance to hit the ice in B.C. cold snap, but face safety warnings

Skaters take rare chance to hit the ice in B.C. cold snap, but face safety warnings

VANCOUVER — Andrew Mar was lacing up at Trout Lake in Vancouver, where a cold snap has been giving residents a rare chance to enjoy what Mar calls the "peak of Canadiana" — outdoor skating.
'Hurry please': Inquest told 92 emergency calls made during Saskatchewan rampage

'Hurry please': Inquest told 92 emergency calls made during Saskatchewan rampage

MELFORT, Sask. — Family members hugged and wept at a coroner's inquest after learning how a man went from home to home, kicking in doors and stabbing people on a Saskatchewan First Nation.

Crash southeast of Kamloops, B.C., claims four lives, one person injured

MONTE LAKE, B.C. — Police say four people are dead and one person is in hospital after a head-on crash on Highway 97 southeast of Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday.
Loblaw's reduced discounts match competitors while retaining higher margin: experts

Loblaw's reduced discounts match competitors while retaining higher margin: experts

TORONTO — Loblaw's decision to reduce steep discounts on soon-to-expire food is a move to match its competitors as the demand for marked down groceries rises, experts say. Until recently, Loblaw Cos. Ltd.
Longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett to become envoy to Denmark: source

Longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett to become envoy to Denmark: source

OTTAWA — Longtime Liberal member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett is set to become the next ambassador to Denmark.
Chrétien-era effort to soften UN's Indigenous language a 'stain' on Canada: Hajdu

Chrétien-era effort to soften UN's Indigenous language a 'stain' on Canada: Hajdu

OTTAWA — The current federal Liberal government tried to distance itself Tuesday from the Jean Chrétien-led one that reportedly conspired with Australia to weaken United Nations language on Indigenous Peoples in the early 2000s.
Woman found dead in apparent domestic attack in front of a Calgary elementary school

Woman found dead in apparent domestic attack in front of a Calgary elementary school

CALGARY — Police say they are investigating after a woman was found dead in front of a Calgary elementary school this morning. Officers were called to the school in the southwestern community of Strathcona around 7:40 a.m.
Best friends Laskova, Vanisova determined to make it as Czech players in the PWHL

Best friends Laskova, Vanisova determined to make it as Czech players in the PWHL

MONTREAL — Dominika Laskova remembers waiting for a pass that never landed on her stick. Laskova was 12 years old taking the ice for Czechia’s under-15 national camp. Her teammate, Tereza Vanisova, was hogging the puck.
Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search

Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search

WINNIPEG — The daughter of a slain First Nations woman has filed a human rights complaint against Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives for an ad campaign about its decision not to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for her mother's remains.