Indigenous News

VANCOUVER — The 13-year-old girl who Ibrahim Ali is accused of murdering in a British Columbia park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial, and may have found Ali attractive, his lawyer says.

VICTORIA — A bulletin has been issued warning residents in southwestern British Columbia to prepare for an atmospheric river bearing down on the area.

STAVANGER, Norway — Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais earned a silver medal in the women's mass start Friday at a World Cup event. Maltais, from La Baie, Que., finished second in the 16-skater field in eight minutes 37.19 seconds.

VANCOUVER — Canada's spy agency has launched a workplace assessment of its British Columbia office over what it calls "serious allegations" raised by whistleblowers, who say they were sexually assaulted and harassed by a senior officer.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh picked up another win at the U.S. Open Championships with a dominant victory in the women's 400-metre individual medley.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps say they are not exercising the 2024 contract option for long-time midfielder Russell Teibert. Teibert, 30, has been with the Major League Soccer club since 2008 and has made 300 appearances for the team.

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP have issued a warning about high-potency drugs circulating in Surrey, B.C., saying police have responded to five suspected overdose deaths in seven days.

MONTREAL — Two Montreal-area Chinese community groups are threatening to sue the RCMP over what they say are defamatory allegations that they hosted secret “police stations” used by Beijing to intimidate members of the local Chinese community.

RICHMOND — Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they are investigating a homicide after discovering two bodies inside a home on Thursday. RCMP say officers were called to the home after receiving a report of a "suspicious circumstance.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is broadening its plan for a fuel tax holiday after receiving criticism from farm groups, snowmobilers and the Opposition Progressive Conservatives.