OTTAWA - Canadian CF-18s will soon be heading off to war in Iraq, leaving Parliament and the public in a fog about some key elements of the military commitment — notably what efforts will be made to limit civilian casualties.
The B.C. Coroners Service says 16-year-old Tiffany Williams was walking on railway tracks in Maple Ridge early Sunday afternoon when she was struck by an eastbound Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) freight train.
TORONTO - Canada has sent a military jet to West Africa to deliver protective medical equipment the World Health Organization badly needs there.
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department has issued a warning after a series of sexual attacks that appear to be aimed at Asian women who have suffered significant emotional stress.
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for two gang members found guilty last week in the murders of six people in a Surrey, B.C., apartment want the convictions thrown out over allegations of police misconduct involving an informer.
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government called the Liquefied natural gas industry a generational opportunity that would wipe out provincial debt during the last election, now the Liberal government says there's no guaranteed windfall.