New app launched to help keep Okanagan backcountry clean
It's the Okanagan Forest Task Force app, where backcountry users can report an area that needs attention, and OFTF members will be notified.
Canada
May 12
Motorcycle, massive tire among garbage pulled from Peachland ravine during cleanup
A motorcycle, a front-end loader tire weighing 1,000 pounds were among the things volunteers pulled Saturday from a ravine in Peachland during the annual cleanup.
Environment
May 4
Gas station clerk stabbed several times during violent attack at Ultramar in Montreal
The suspect allegedly jumped the gas station counter, stabbed the 61-year-old clerk multiple times and then proceeded to flee the scene.
Crime
Apr 24
‘Starlight tour’: Mi’kmaq fisher allegedly dumped without boots or phone feared death
Two Mi’kmaq fishers say they were dumped by federal fisheries officers far from home at 1 a.m. in Nova Scotia without footwear or phones.
Canada
Apr 3
Garbage piling up in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood
Matthew Wesley has worked to clean up North Central for the last nine years – something he wishes didn’t need to be done.
Canada
Mar 29
Winnipeg man faces charges including arson, theft, dangerous driving in alleged spree
Winnipeg police have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with an alleged week-long crime spree. The man faces charges including assault, arson, theft and dangerous driving.
Crime
May 19
Wanted man pulled out of Manitoba river by police dog, handler: RCMP
Manitoba RCMP, with the help of a police dog named Phlex, arrested a man wanted on nine Canada-wide warrants early Tuesday.
Crime
May 15
Portage la Prairie assault leaves man, 76, in hospital, police say
The suspect, a 35-year-old man, was known to the victim, police said, and had been hired to do renovations at the victim's home.
Crime
May 9
Suspects carjack victim at Mississauga gas station before Toronto break-in: police
A group of suspects violently carjacked a victim at a Mississauga gas station hours before they broke into a Toronto home and stole a second vehicle, police allege.
Crime
May 22
Ontario First Nations denied equal access to justice, lawsuit alleges
A political organization representing Ontario First Nations has launched a constitutional challenge against the province and the government of Canada.
Canada
May 7
Man seriously injured after jumping on subway tracks while fleeing from Toronto police
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after jumping on the subway tracks at Sherbourne station while trying to run from police.
Canada
Apr 26
New York City FC coach repeats denial of allegations he punched a Toronto FC player
New York City FC coach Nick Cushing has repeated his denial of allegations that he punched a Toronto FC player, saying he is shocked and upset at the claim.
Sports
May 13
B.C. teen accused of driving car into Burrard Inlet for livestream stunt charged
Jawad Mazen Fawwaz has been charged with mischief under $5,000 for allegedly driving his vehicle into the waters off Rocky Point Park on March 4.
Crime
May 8
Toronto sees huge revenue jump from parking fees. Here’s how much you paid
The Toronto Parking Authority is reporting a 20 per cent jump in revenue for 2023 largely due to more people paying for parking, it says.
Canada
Apr 25
Man accused of kicking bison at Yellowstone, arrested on alcohol charge
Clarence Yoder of Idaho Falls sustained minor injuries after allegedly harassing a herd of bison and kicking one in the leg.
U.S. News
Apr 30
Pro-Palestinian encampment remains at University of Toronto despite safety concerns
The University of Toronto says it's concerned about safety as a pro-Palestinian encampment still stands at its downtown campus.
Canada
May 3
Surrey police battle heads to court, lawyer calls for some documents to be sealed
A B.C. government lawyer says court documents in a policing dispute with the Surrey contain allegations of harassment and bullying by the RCMP that should be kept from public view.
Apr 29
12 dogs, including 6 puppies, seized from home after cyclist bitten near Dorchester, Ont.
Police were already investigating complaints 'over the last couple of months' when a cyclist was bitten while riding past the Thames Centre home, prompting the warrant.
Canada
May 7
How the ‘Trump effect’ may influence NATO spending pressure
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron is calling on NATO allies to spend more on defence, a push one military expert insists is influenced in part by the "Trump effect."
Canada
May 12
B.C. ban on public drug use welcomed by Central Okanagan mayors
All B.C. mayors from Princeton down the valley to Vernon signed a request for the province not to allow drugs to be consumed in public spaces.
Health
Apr 30