Two men dead after falling through ice on lake in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
6 days ago · AGASSIZ, B.C. — RCMP in Agassiz, B.C., say two men who went ice fishing at a small lake in the Fraser Valley died when they fell through the ice. Police were notified Tuesday that the men hadn't returned from their fishing trip on Grace Lake.
Sunshine Coast weather: SC Transit running, school and Seniors …
6 days ago · All schools on the lower Sunshine Coast are to open, today, Feb. 6 according to a posting on School District #46's website, but school buses are not running due to questionable road conditions for large vehicles on side streets given the volume of snow yet to be cleared.. That posting notes that families may choose whether to send their child to school today.
US service member, 3 contractors killed in surveillance mission …
6 days ago · MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One U.S. service member and three defense contractors were killed Thursday when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said. Wreckage of airplane in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur ...
Paddleboarder fined $2,500 for getting too close to orcas - Coast …
6 days ago · A woman has been ordered to pay a $2,500 fine after she was found guilty of paddling too close to orcas in Ucluelet four years ago. Christie Jamieson, 40, was convicted Tuesday of breaching the federal Fisheries Act after she was filmed paddleboarding near a pod of transient killer whales in Ucluelet Harbour.
Ferry service between Bowen Island and Horseshoe Bay may …
6 days ago · Following three days of cancelled sailings due to a damaged dock, a return to service for the Queen of Capilano appears imminent. "Our operations team is on track to complete repairs this evening, and we are optimistic that ferry service will resume by tomorrow morning," said BC Ferries senior communications advisor Shiryn Sayani in an email on …
Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written ...
6 days ago · BELLA BELLA, B.C. — Online voting has begun in what the Heiltsuk Nation calls a historic referendum on a written constitution for the First Nation on British Columbia's central coast. A statement from the nation says the voting follows nearly two decades of development and consultation, including ...
New youth rugby league launches on the Sunshine Coast
6 days ago · A group of Sunshine Coast rugby enthusiasts is starting a youth league as a way to introduce the sport to kids more likely familiar with soccer. Shaun Bosch grew up playing rugby in South Africa and had no idea there were other fans of the sport living on the Coast until the subject came up randomly ...
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for …
6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., accompanied by other members of congress, speaks to the crowd during a rally against Elon Musk outside the ...
War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2years
4 days ago · BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of the former caretaker government and signed a decree with new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam forming the new government.
Rubio defends dismantling of USAID, praises Trump's proposal for …
Feb 5, 2025 · GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday delivered a robust defense of the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and praised President Donald Trump’s widely panned proposal for the United States to take control of the Gaza Strip.