Breadcrumb Trail Links local trip Multi-million dollar renovation polishes the golden shine of the grand dame of Georgia Street Publication date: August 13, 2022 • 15 minutes ago • 4 minutes of reading • join the conversation The Hotel Vancouver (right) and the Vancouver Art Gallery, housed in the former Vancouver Justice Court building, are […]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians reacted with praise and concern Saturday to the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini that called for his death. It is unclear why Rushdie’s attacker, identified by police as Hadi Mattar of Fairview, New Jersey, stabbed the […]

TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Meari unleashed heavy rain on Japan’s main island of Honshu as it headed north toward the capital Tokyo on Saturday, according to Japanese weather officials. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Meari made landfall in Shizuoka prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, in the afternoon, bringing sudden heavy rain and strong winds over […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In the six years since resettling in the United States from Afghanistan, the prime suspect in the murders of four Muslim men in Albuquerque has been arrested multiple times for domestic violence and captured in camera slashing the tires of a woman’s car, according to police and court records. The prolonged […]

British Columbia’s health minister says the province will stay the course on its own COVID-19 policy, as the United States’ top public health agency relaxes its guidelines around the virus. On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its recommendation that people stay six feet away from others and that they quarantine […]

CHAUTAUQUA, NY – Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” received death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen on Friday by a man who came onstage as the author was about to give a speech. conference in western New York. A bloody 75-year-old Rushdie was airlifted to […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Tennis Sports The 32-year-old Briton reached the semi-finals of a Masters 1000 event for the second time in his career. Author of the article: pat hickey • Montreal Gazette Daniel Evans of Great Britain hits a backhand return against Tommy Paul of the United States on Friday night at IGA Stadium. Photo […]

A woman who submitted an essay to Alberta’s ignominious “Her Vision Inspires” essay contest says she’s not necessarily looking for an apology for the results that critics have called racist, sexist, misogynist and fascist. Emelia Kazakawich said she would rather see the current provincial government change its ways. “I believe that a full apology comes […]

TORONTO – Cleveland Guardians right-hander Cal Quantrill allowed one hit in seven innings and was aided by a two-run homer from fellow Canadian Josh Naylor to blank the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 in their series opener on Friday. The American League Central Division-leading Guardians (60-52) have won eight consecutive games, while the Blue Jays (60-51) […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has intervened in a civil lawsuit against two conservative political operatives accused of using robocalls to dissuade black voters from participating in the 2020 election. The department said Friday that defense attorneys for the two men were misreading the Voting Rights Act, though the department emphasized that […]

There was something unnerving about young Western girls staying in youth hostels in Seoul, researcher Min Joo Lee thought. Unlike their Asian counterparts, whom she saw cramming into as many sights and shops as possible during their stays in the South Korean capital, these women, mostly in their early 20s, seemed uninterested in the usual […]

A new curbside management strategy will be going to Edmonton city councillors later this month that could fundamentally change parking city-wide. The changes could include higher parking fees and less time allowed in certain curbside parking locations. The report says the strategy would be in line with The City Plan which was passed in 2020 […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters Criticizing the police, and the RCMP in particular, has become fashionable of late, regardless of the facts. Publication date: August 12, 2022 • 18 minutes ago • 4 minutes of reading • join the conversation The budget for the transition of the proposed police force in Surrey has been quadrupled […]

Have you been growing your own herbs or veggies this summer? You’re not alone. Urban agriculture has been on the rise in Montreal for the past few years, according to Cultiver Montreal, a non-profit promoting urban agriculture. The growing interest has sparked a series of initiatives, including workshops on gardening and, starting Friday,15 bike tours […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local news Murray Rankin says BC Housing has accelerated efforts to secure new housing for camp residents, including finding new sites to lease or buy Author of the article: A person’s belongings are placed on the street to be moved into storage after their tent was removed from the sidewalk at a […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Montreal Alouettes Football CFLs “The popular saying in football is that every day is an interview. Do your best work and hopefully someone will listen to you.” Blue Bombers running backs coach Jason Hogan hangs out with Canadian running back Brady Oliveira during practice. Winnipeg Blue Bombers photo . WINNIPEG — […]

CHAUTAUQUA, NY – Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” received death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen on Friday by a man who came onstage as the author was about to give a speech. conference in western New York. A bloody 75-year-old Rushdie was airlifted to […]

VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s acting attorney general says the province has been “clear” to Vancouver officials that the Crown corporation responsible for subsidized housing does not have enough spaces available for people being told to dismantle their tents along a street in the city’s Downtown Eastside. Murray Rankin, who is also the minister responsible for […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links Politics Opinion columnists Opinion: NDP Committee and Liberal MLAs focus on areas expected to be David Eby’s priorities if he becomes PM North Vancouver Urgent Care and Primary Care Center: Many of the most publicized centers in BC are severely understaffed. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG . VICTORIA — The NDP government […]

While the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival took place last year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced its cancellation in 2020, a festival representative said Friday that this year will feel a lot more like past Fringes that Alberta’s capital has come to expect. “It looks very similar to 2019,” said Mac Brock, a marketing specialist […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local news West End residents plead with the city to turn the fountains back on because they provide many health, mental and social benefits. Charlotte Tarver is among West End residents calling on the city to turn on the water at neighborhood fountains. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG . One of […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local news Local business Business “Steelhead, they’re the canary in the coal mine. They’re showing us what poor ocean survival, poor river habitat and unselective fishing can do” to a species. — Jesse Zeman, Executive Director, BC Wildlife Federation. The BC Wildlife Federation alleges that managers at the Department of Fisheries […]

Travelling can be stressful and doing so during the COVID-19 pandemic can be confusing at times –– especially when there are other steps added to your travel to-do list like filling out information in ArriveCAN for Canadian travellers. But even then there are some who are working through the technological obstacles of travelling during a […]

Saskatchewan has been hit with very sporadic weather throughout the week, causing a mix of emotions for farmers. According to the week’s crop report, some regions have had hot dry days, while others experienced cool rainy days that have delayed many crops. Read more: Saskatchewan welcomes more Ukrainians to the Prairies after flight arrives As […]

When child sexual abuse or assault happens, it’s typically done by someone the child knows and trusts. “We’re very good at talking about ‘stranger danger,’ but we’re not good about talking about strange behaviour,” said Christina Johnson, executive director of the Sanare Centre. Cheryl Patterson, manager of the Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre in Lethbridge, […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s strict abortion bans will be allowed to go into effect while legal challenges over the laws play out in court, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled Friday. A doctor and a regional affiliate of Planned Parenthood sued the state earlier this year over three anti-abortion laws, all of which were designed […]

B.C.’s provincial government says it is “bringing all of BC Housing’s resources to bear” to try and accommodate people displaced from a tent city in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, but says it simply doesn’t have many units available. The statement — the province’s first on the controversial “decampment” of the 100-block of East Hastings Street — […]

Democrats see a criminal finally getting his due. Republicans see a martyr for the right-wing cause of liberty. The wonder and sadness of a detailed list, released Friday, of records seized from former US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is that both sides of the American political divide came away with diametrically opposed views. The […]

EDMONTON—Imagine having the skill of Patrick Kane and the shot of Auston Matthews. That’s one way to describe Connor Bedard, who is currently showing off his skills for Canada at the summer edition of the junior hockey world championships. He is the reason the likes of the Chicago Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes, and any other team […]

Idaho’s strict abortion bans will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges over the laws play out in court, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled on Friday. A doctor and a regional Planned Parenthood affiliate sued the state earlier this year over three anti-abortion laws, all of which were designed to take effect this year […]