2 face terror charges after Canada Day bombs found
Police in Canada have arrested and charged a man and woman with terrorism for attempting to leave pressure cooker bombs at British Columbia's provincial legislature on Canada Day, when thousands of...
View ArticleCory Monteith, star of hit show ‘Glee,’ found dead
Cory Monteith, the handsome young actor who shot to fame in the hit TV series "Glee" but was beset by addiction struggles so fierce that he once said he was lucky to be alive, was found dead in a hotel...
View ArticleCory Monteith, star of hit show ‘Glee,’ found dead
Cory Monteith, the heartthrob actor who became an overnight star as a high school quarterback-turned-singer in the hit TV series "Glee" but had battled addiction since his teenage years, was found dead...
View Article“Glee” actor Monteith died of heroin, alcohol mix
The British Columbia Coroners Service said Wednesday investigators found a spoon with drug residue and a used hypodermic needle in the hotel room where "Glee" actor Cory Monteith was found dead in July.
View ArticleGetting close to wild things in the Amazon
MANAUS, Brazil — The Amazon guide raised his hand in the steaming forest and looked at me at the end of a line of six hikers. “Do you want a machete, Jeremy?” asked the guide, Shane Zammette. “Jaguars...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in cyber-harassment death
Canadian police confirmed Thursday an arrest has been made in the Netherlands in the case of a Canadian teenager who was blackmailed into exposing herself in front of a webcam. The 15-year-old later...
View ArticleCanadian officials: Whale vessel sinks; 5 dead, 21 rescued
A whale-watching boat with 27 people on board sank Sunday afternoon off Vancouver Island, authorities said. At least five people have died.
View ArticleLooking for answers in whale-boat sinking that killed 5 British citizens
One survivor told rescuers that a sudden wave hit the boat on what was otherwise a calm, clear and sunny day. Five British nationals are dead after the vessel went down off the tourist community of...
View ArticleWave hit Canada boat on 1 side while passengers on left side
TOFINO, British Columbia (AP) — Most of the passengers on a whale watching boat carrying 27 people that capsized off Vancouver Island were on the left side of the top deck when a wave struck the boat’s...
View ArticleNew Zealand home of bungee-jumping is an adventure capital
One of the world’s first commercially operated bungee-jumping sites is in Queenstown, New Zealand — and that’s just one of many activities there.
View ArticleCanadian worker flies Mexican flag on Trump building
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A Mexican-born Canadian construction worker said he hung Mexico’s flag atop Vancouver’s Trump International Hotel and Tower over the weekend to remind the billionaire...
View ArticleBritish Columbia proposes real estate tax on foreign buyers
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Foreign nationals buying Vancouver real estate will pay an additional property transfer tax of 15 percent under legislation proposed by the British Columbia...
View ArticlePhotograph of separated elderly Canada couple gets attention
A photograph of a wheelchair-bound, crying elderly British Columbia couple separated into two care homes after 62 years of marriage has received international attention.
View ArticleNovelist W.P. Kinsella, author of ‘Shoeless Joe,’ dead 81
The writer’s death in Hope, B.C., was doctor-assisted.
View ArticleWilliam, Kate bring young prince, princess on Canada trip
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadians were thrilled when Prince William and Kate traveled across the country as newlyweds five years ago. Now, they will get a glimpse of the couple’s young...
View ArticleWilliam, Kate bring young prince, princess on Canada trip
The trip to Canada starting Saturday marks the first official overseas jaunt for 1-year-old Princess Charlotte. Her older brother, Prince George, 3, is an old hand at royal travel, having already...
View ArticlePrince William, Kate arrive in Canada with 2 young children
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — Little Princess Charlotte, Prince George and their parents, Prince William and Kate, arrived in Canada on Saturday for their first official trip overseas as a family...
View ArticleBritain’s Prince William, Kate tour Vancouver without kids
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Prince George and Princess Charlotte stayed behind with their nanny as Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, continued their tour of British Columbia on...
View ArticleCanadian city approves tax to deal with opioid crisis
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Vancouver’s city council on Tuesday approved a small tax hike intended to help address the opioid overdose crisis. The budget passed by the council includes a 0.5...
View ArticleTrump tower opens in Vancouver but the welcome isn’t warm
The 69-story building designed by one of Canada's most renowned architects has drawn praise for its sleek, twisting design. Prices for the condominiums have set records. But President Trump's politics,...
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