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Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland talks to a sales associate to buy a new pair of shoes in Ottawa on Monday, March 27, 2023. Freeland will table the federal budget on Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Grocery money, clean tech tax breaks expected in federal budget Tuesday

‘Now it’s about how Canada needs to keep up and compete’

RCMP march during the procession for Edmonton Police Service constables Travis Jordan and Brett Ryan in Edmonton, Monday, March 27, 2023. The officers were killed in the line of duty on March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Funeral for two Edmonton police officers shot and killed responding to call

Pair were ambushed and shot at multiple times while responding to a family dispute

Investigators survey the scene following a fire in Old Montreal on Sunday, March 19, 2023, that gutted a heritage building. Several people are still unaccounted for. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Two final bodies pulled from rubble after Old Montreal fire, five bodies identified

Total number of people killed in the March 16 fire sits at seven

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FILE - Adele appears at the Brit Awards 2022 in London on Feb. 8, 2022. Adele has announced that she’s extending her Las Vegas residency with 34 more dates between June and November and also plans to release a concert film. Saturday night’s show was the last performance in the British singer's original “Weekends With Adele” series that covered 34 dates since last November on the Las Vegas Strip. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Adele extends Las Vegas residency, plans concert film
Kenyan gays and lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest against Uganda's tough stance against homosexuality and in solidarity with their counterparts there, outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya on Feb. 10, 2014. Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday, March 21, 2023 prescribing jail terms of up to 10 years for offenses related to same-sex relations, responding to popular sentiment but piling more pressure on the East African country's LGBTQ community. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Uganda’s legislature passes harsh new anti-LGBT bill
Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is accused of injuring another skier, leaving him with a concussion and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)
Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial set for family testimony
Councillor Ken Herar shows off the Pride Progress Flag at council on June 6, 2022. The matter was revisited on Monday (March 20) with the council voting to move forward without flying the pride flag at municipal locations. /Screenshot from Mission council
B.C. city says no to flying pride flag at local facilities
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The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is asking residents to keep an eye out for nesting Canada geese so that staff can replace their eggs with ones that have been frozen to help control the population. A Canadian Goose is silhouetted against the Vancouver skyline as it walks along the seawall in Stanley Park, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Vancouver looks to frozen eggs to help control Canada goose population

Few natural predators and plenty of newly seeded fields make city a perfect habitat

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is asking residents to keep an eye out for nesting Canada geese so that staff can replace their eggs with ones that have been frozen to help control the population. A Canadian Goose is silhouetted against the Vancouver skyline as it walks along the seawall in Stanley Park, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Brett Smyth has resigned from North Saanich council. (File photo courtesy of Brett Smyth)

B.C. municipal councillor resigns after calling mayor ‘Mr. Hitler’

North Saanich’s Brett Smyth cited ‘off-handed comment’ as one the reasons for his stepping down

Brett Smyth has resigned from North Saanich council. (File photo courtesy of Brett Smyth)
Robin Bousquet was arrested near Nakusp on March 27. (RCMP photo)

One of B.C.’s ‘most wanted’ arrested near Nakusp: Charges date back to the ’90s

Robin Bousquet was arrested near Nakusp on March 27

Robin Bousquet was arrested near Nakusp on March 27. (RCMP photo)
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People are silhouetted against the sky at dusk as they watch the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Edgerton, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week
Frederick Lea Hardy’s name carved into the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, April 2022 is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sarah Worthman
Punishment of First World War soldiers for sexual orientation detailed in new study
Supporters of TikTok hold signs during a rally to defend the app, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. The House holds a hearing Thursday, with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about the platform’s consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on kids. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Gap grows between TikTok users, U.S. lawmakers on potential ban
Then-Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ravi Kahlon answers questions from members of the media at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. The British Columbia government says it will be providing 330 new homes for people living on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside by the end of June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
B.C. to provide 330 new homes for people living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
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The cover art for Wanda John-Kehewin’s new graphic novel<em> Dreams: Visions of the Crow</em>. (<em>Dreams: Visions of the Crow</em> cover art)

B.C. writer’s graphic novel depicts the spiritual journey of a Cree-Métis teen

Author Wanda John-Kehewin writes about a teen boy, a mysterious crow and a new girl at school

  • Mar 27, 2023
The cover art for Wanda John-Kehewin’s new graphic novel<em> Dreams: Visions of the Crow</em>. (<em>Dreams: Visions of the Crow</em> cover art)
A new program at Capilano University focuses on the creative talent of Indigenous filmmakers. (Credit: Pixabay)

New program at B.C. university caters to budding Indigenous filmmakers

14 students from nations in B.C. and Alberta chosen to partake

  • Mar 27, 2023
A new program at Capilano University focuses on the creative talent of Indigenous filmmakers. (Credit: Pixabay)
Proposed amendments to the Family Law Act promise to help answer questions about who gets to keep a pet during divorce proceedings. (Black Press Media file photo)

New B.C. legislation looks to clarify pet custody during divorce

Attorney General Niki Sharma tabled proposed changes to Family Law Act Monday (March 27)

Proposed amendments to the Family Law Act promise to help answer questions about who gets to keep a pet during divorce proceedings. (Black Press Media file photo)
The patio of a West Pender Street Starbucks in Vancouver is seen in the aftermath of a fatal stabbing on March 26. (Live-Customer-4784/Reddit)

Man stabbed to death outside downtown Vancouver Starbucks

Murder charge laid against Inderdeep Singh Gosal, 32

The patio of a West Pender Street Starbucks in Vancouver is seen in the aftermath of a fatal stabbing on March 26. (Live-Customer-4784/Reddit)
Auditor General Karen Hogan holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The Auditor General says two thirds of people with disabilities encountered barriers on federally regulated planes and trains in 2019 and 2020, and is highlighting a lack of consultation and enforcement by agencies involved. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Two-thirds of Canadians with disabilities found barriers on planes, trains: audit

Auditor general: Via Rail, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority still show serious gaps

Auditor General Karen Hogan holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The Auditor General says two thirds of people with disabilities encountered barriers on federally regulated planes and trains in 2019 and 2020, and is highlighting a lack of consultation and enforcement by agencies involved. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The KIJHL announcement of Morton Johnson’s passing. (KIJHL)

Young B.C. hockey coach dies in crash just hours before playoff game

Morton Johnston died hours before Game 6 playoffs against Revelstoke

The KIJHL announcement of Morton Johnson’s passing. (KIJHL)
Odelia Quewezance speaks to media outside the Court of King’s Bench in Yorkton, Sask., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. A Saskatchewan judge is set to deliver his decision on whether to give bail to Quewezance and her sister Nerissa Quewezance. The two women have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell

Saskatchewan judge grants bail to sisters who say they were wrongfully convicted

Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted of second-degree murder in a 1993 stabbing death

Odelia Quewezance speaks to media outside the Court of King’s Bench in Yorkton, Sask., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. A Saskatchewan judge is set to deliver his decision on whether to give bail to Quewezance and her sister Nerissa Quewezance. The two women have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
A bald eagle dubbed ‘Brit’ shows the egg laid on March 24, 2023. She and partner Rey live in a South Surrey nest near 0 Avenue and 172 Street and followers are watching closely to see if there will be any more eggs for the pair. (Hancock Wildlife Foundation/Facebook)

UPDATE: One egg observed in second B.C. bald eagle nest

VIDEO: White Rock and South Surrey bald eagles hopeful parents-to-be with three eggs laid

A bald eagle dubbed ‘Brit’ shows the egg laid on March 24, 2023. She and partner Rey live in a South Surrey nest near 0 Avenue and 172 Street and followers are watching closely to see if there will be any more eggs for the pair. (Hancock Wildlife Foundation/Facebook)
Patti MacAhonic, executive director of Ann Davis Transition Society. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Feds funding 3 B.C. groups to support survivors of military-based sexual misconduct

‘It fits clearly within our mission and mandate and will help those affected directly’

Patti MacAhonic, executive director of Ann Davis Transition Society. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
L-R: Dede Shave, Dixie Champ and Mathilde Klassen, residents of Lake View Village in Nelson, are questioning a recent rent increase at the facility. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

Residents dispute rent increase at seniors housing facility in Nelson

Is the increase legal under B.C. tenancy law? It’s complicated

L-R: Dede Shave, Dixie Champ and Mathilde Klassen, residents of Lake View Village in Nelson, are questioning a recent rent increase at the facility. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
Scottish National Party leader candidates Ash Regan, left, and Kate Forbes applaud as Humza Yousaf, center is announced new SNP leader, at Murrayfield Stadium, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, March 27, 2023. Scotland’s governing Scottish National Party elected Yousaf as its new leader on Monday after a bruising five-week contest that exposed deep fractures within the pro-independence movement. The 37-year-old son of South Asian immigrants is set to become the first person of color to serve as Scotland’s first minister. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

Scotland to get 1st Muslim leader as SNP elects Humza Yousaf

Country’s health minister to replace First Minister Nicola Sturgeon who unexpectedly stepped down

Scottish National Party leader candidates Ash Regan, left, and Kate Forbes applaud as Humza Yousaf, center is announced new SNP leader, at Murrayfield Stadium, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, March 27, 2023. Scotland’s governing Scottish National Party elected Yousaf as its new leader on Monday after a bruising five-week contest that exposed deep fractures within the pro-independence movement. The 37-year-old son of South Asian immigrants is set to become the first person of color to serve as Scotland’s first minister. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
FILE - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speak during a press conference in front of Michelangelo's "David statue" after their bilateral summit in Florence, Italy, on Jan. 23, 2015. The head of Florence’s Galleria del’Accademia on Sunday March 26, 2023 invited the parents and students of a Florida charter school to visit and see Michelangelo’s “David,” after the school principal was forced to resign following parental complaints that an image of the nude Renaissance masterpiece was shown to a sixth-grade art class. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Florida school uproar leads Italy to invite viewing ‘David’

Principal of a Florida school forced to resign after picture of statue shown to 6th-grade art class

FILE - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speak during a press conference in front of Michelangelo's "David statue" after their bilateral summit in Florence, Italy, on Jan. 23, 2015. The head of Florence’s Galleria del’Accademia on Sunday March 26, 2023 invited the parents and students of a Florida charter school to visit and see Michelangelo’s “David,” after the school principal was forced to resign following parental complaints that an image of the nude Renaissance masterpiece was shown to a sixth-grade art class. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
Police salute during a procession to a funeral home for Const. Travis Jordan and Const. Brett Ryan in Edmonton on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. A regimental funeral is set to be held Monday for the two officers, who were shot and killed while responding to a family dispute. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Funeral for two Edmonton police officers shot and killed responding to family dispute

Today’s service is not open to the public but there will be a livestream

Police salute during a procession to a funeral home for Const. Travis Jordan and Const. Brett Ryan in Edmonton on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. A regimental funeral is set to be held Monday for the two officers, who were shot and killed while responding to a family dispute. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Israelis opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan block a highway during a protest moments after the Israeli leader fired his defense minister, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 26, 2023. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had called on Netanyahu to freeze the plan, citing deep divisions in the country and turmoil in the military. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israeli mass protests, strike ramp up pressure on Netanyahu

Israeli diplomats in Canada join strike against Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul

Israelis opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan block a highway during a protest moments after the Israeli leader fired his defense minister, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 26, 2023. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had called on Netanyahu to freeze the plan, citing deep divisions in the country and turmoil in the military. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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