Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation Wednesday night, seizing what may be his final opportunity to reshape Americans’ grim views on his term before he departs the White House. He plans to deliver the speech at 8 p.m. ET in the Oval Office, the latest in a … Read more

Trudeau, who has already announced he will step down as Liberal leader when a new leader is chosen, was first elected in the Montreal riding of Papineau in 2008 Justin Trudeau celebrates with supporters after being declared winner in Montreal’s Papineau riding during the federal election, Oct. 15, 2008.Photo by Vincenzo D’Alto/Postmedia/File OTTAWA — Prime … Read more

A “hint” of colder weather is coming for the Okanagan over the next week or so but it’s not forecast to be nearly as cold or as prolonged as it was last year A cherry orchard is seen from the air in Kelowna, B.C., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS Peter … Read more

A spill at the key intersection will require a closure for at least two hours Wednesday afternoon Traffic alert.Photo by mrdoomits iStock/GettyImagesPl /Getty Images/iStockphoto Police in Surrey are advising drivers to find alternative routes after a fuel spill closed a key intersection on Wednesday afternoon. Recommended Videos The intersection at 152nd Street and 72nd Avenue … Read more

Tyrel Hieu Nguyen was seriously injured in the Jan. 9 attack at Kent Institution in B.C. and taken to hospital. Tyrel Nguyen in his jail clothes in an image posted to the Instagram account of another imprisoned Brothers Keeper associate, Naseem Mohammed. Nguyen has been found guilty of killing Randy Kang and Jagvir Malhi.Photo by … Read more

Metro Vancouver has been warmer than normal this winter but meteorologists say Arctic air is on its way, dropping temperatures below zero. Sunday will be sunny but cold, with a wind chill early in the day of minus 6.Photo by Jason Payne /PNG Don’t pack away your tuques just yet, Metro Vancouver. Although it has … Read more

The forecast comes just days after 2024 was declared the warmest calendar year on record. The sun sets over the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, near Furnace Creek, during a heatwave impacting Southern California on July 7, 2024. Temperatures in Death Valley hit 54 degrees C. Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT /AFP … Read more

Astrid Dahl criticized the home care organization she worked for when Florence Girard, who had Down syndrome, starved to death in her care in 2018 Florence Girard, seen in a family handout photo from 2006, died of starvation in a Port Coquitlam, B.C., home in 2018.Photo by HO /THE CANADIAN PRESS The caretaker convicted for … Read more

Vivek Ramaswamy arrives ahead of Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Santander Arena, Oct. 9, 2024, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Alex Brandon via Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly nudged DOGE leader Vivek Ramaswamy, currently overseeing an effort to slash government spending, to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. Trump … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING Democratic senators voiced their frustration Wednesday with answers from Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head up the White House’s budget office, about how he sees the limits of presidential power. If confirmed, Vought would again head the Office of Management and Budget, which oversees spending by federal agencies and coordinates policies … Read more