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B.C. homeowner groups can fine defiant short-term rental hosts $1,000 a day

VANCOUVER — Homeowners groups in British Columbia will soon be able to fine owners or residents up to $1,000 a day for defying the corporation's bylaws on short-term rentals. The B.C.

Jul 18, 2018 9:03 PM Read more >

City of Burnaby issues eviction notice to protesters at Kinder Morgan terminal

BURNABY, B.C. — The City of Burnaby is evicting protesters from a make-shift camp set up outside one of Kinder Morgan's terminals, citing fire safety and public health concerns.

Jul 18, 2018 8:25 PM Read more >

Canadian consecrated virgins welcome Vatican directive on their order

TORONTO — Rose Marie Fowler was in her 40s when she decided to live a life in the service of God, becoming what the Catholic Church calls a consecrated virgin. It was a deeply personal decision reached after years of contemplation, she says.

Jul 18, 2018 7:47 PM Read more >

Canada could get caught in cross-fire of U.S. uranium investigation

Canada could get caught in the crossfire after the U.S. Department of Commerce launched another national security investigation, this time by looking into uranium imports.

Jul 18, 2018 7:09 PM Read more >

Police, family ask for clues in finding 13-year-old B.C. girl's killer

BURNABY, B.C. — One year after 13-year-old Marrisa Shen was murdered in Burnaby, B.C., police insist they haven't given up on the case and her family is pleading for the public's help finding her killer. Cpl.

Jul 18, 2018 6:52 PM Read more >

Attack of Muslim man appears to have been motivated by hate, police say

TORONTO — An attack in southern Ontario that sent a Muslim man to hospital appears to have been motivated by hate, police said Wednesday, as his family tried to come to grips with the incident.

Jul 18, 2018 6:35 PM Read more >

PM's pre-election shuffle eyes border, trade and bruising provincial relations

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau has unveiled his pre-election cabinet in a shuffle designed to showcase new faces and to address increasingly troublesome files — from border security, to trade promotion, to the potential for bare-knuckle scraps with the prov

Jul 18, 2018 6:22 PM Read more >

Ex-cop Blair's cabinet promotion pits him against 'politics of fear': Trudeau

OTTAWA — Former Toronto police chief Bill Blair's promotion to cabinet gives the Trudeau Liberals a political firefighter on the thorny issues of irregular migrants, gun violence and criminal syndicates.

Jul 18, 2018 6:06 PM Read more >

Cougar that had no fear of humans killed by police in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., shot and killed a cougar that has been spotted prowling in the area for weeks. RCMP Const.

Jul 18, 2018 5:52 PM Read more >

New national campaign launched to reduce household food waste

MONTREAL — Every day, an estimated 2.4 million Canadian potatoes are thrown in the trash. That's along with 1.2 million apples, one million cups of milk, 750,000 loaves of bread and 450,000 eggs tossed every day, for a total of 2.

Jul 18, 2018 5:42 PM Read more >