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Pathologist calls girl's strangulation 'certain' after lawyer queries autopsy wording

Pathologist calls girl's strangulation 'certain' after lawyer queries autopsy wording

VANCOUVER — A forensic pathologist said it was his "certain conclusion" that a 13-year-old girl found dead in a B.C.
Fort St. John, B.C., breathes easier as wildfire evacuation alert is lifted

Fort St. John, B.C., breathes easier as wildfire evacuation alert is lifted

Residents of Fort St.
'Huge relief' as Drayton Valley residents return home after wildfire evacuation

'Huge relief' as Drayton Valley residents return home after wildfire evacuation

The mayor of a west-central Alberta town said it was emotional to return home nearly two weeks after an out-of-control wildfire forced residents to flee, but thousands elsewhere remain on edge as scores of fires continue to rage across much of the We
'Embarrassed': Alberta UCP candidate sorry for comparing transgender kids to feces

'Embarrassed': Alberta UCP candidate sorry for comparing transgender kids to feces

EDMONTON — A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food says she is sorry, plans to learn from it and is staying on to run in the May 29 Alberta election.
Nunavut declares state of emergency to help restore water services in Kinngait

Nunavut declares state of emergency to help restore water services in Kinngait

KINNGAIT — The Nunavut government has declared a state of emergency in Kinngait to help restore water services in the hamlet.
Air-quality expert says risks underestimated as wildfire smoke descends across B.C.

Air-quality expert says risks underestimated as wildfire smoke descends across B.C.

An air-quality expert says smoky skies over British Columbia have become the norm over the past few summers, but not everyone seems aware of the serious health hazards it represents.
Quebec man, 27, shot and killed in southern Mexico town of Puerto Escondido

Quebec man, 27, shot and killed in southern Mexico town of Puerto Escondido

MONTREAL — A 27-year-old man from Quebec was shot to death in Mexico’s Pacific coast beach town of Puerto Escondido, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Enbridge punches back on Line 5 challenge: 'Nothing but counterfactual speculation'

Enbridge punches back on Line 5 challenge: 'Nothing but counterfactual speculation'

WASHINGTON — Michigan joined the Line 5 legal fray unfolding just across state lines Wednesday as lawyers for Enbridge Inc. and an Indigenous band prepared to square off over whether the controversial cross-border pipeline should be shut down.
Court rules Quebec man sentenced for ordering killings can apply for parole earlier

Court rules Quebec man sentenced for ordering killings can apply for parole earlier

MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal has cut a decade from the time a man convicted of ordering a series of killings must serve before being eligible for parole.
Saskatchewan running coal power later than 2030 would be illegal: Guilbeault

Saskatchewan running coal power later than 2030 would be illegal: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — It would be against the law for Saskatchewan to run its coal-fired power plants after 2030 unless the greenhouse-gas emissions from those plants are captured, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday.
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