Unpublished Newswire
The RCMP say they have dismantled three illicit drug labs in Metro Vancouver and arrested two suspects after nearly two years of investigation.The Mounties held a news conference Thursday afternoon at their B.C. headquarters in Surrey to display some of the pricey equipment seized and announce the raids of three drug labs at the end of last month in the suburbs of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove. Police say two of the illicit drug labs are believed to have been used to produce fentanyl, but the purpose of the third lab remains “undetermined.”
April 10, 2025 - 22:20 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
MHCare Medical Corp. is being unfairly attacked and subjected to a flood of misinformation and falsehoods because it is linked to allegations government officials in Alberta influenced health care deals to benefit private outfits, the company says in a letter to the province.The Edmonton-based medical supply firm, which signed a $70-million deal with Alberta Health Services in 2022 to import children’s medicine from Turkey, says it was compelled to “set the record straight” after The Globe and Mail first reported allegations, now contained in a lawsuit from AHS’s former chief executive,...
April 10, 2025 - 22:08 | Carrie Tait, Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday for his response to a protester’s comments on Gaza.Mr. Carney had just taken the stage at a rally in Calgary on Tuesday evening when a protester shouted: “There is a genocide happening in Palestine!”
April 10, 2025 - 22:06 | Andrea Woo, Nojoud Al Mallees | The Globe and Mail
The incurable medical condition that ended the professional hockey career of a first-round Winnipeg Jets draft pick is a disorder that's challenging to diagnose and sometimes difficult to treat, says a Manitoba doctor.
April 10, 2025 - 21:21 | | CBC News - Canada
Two people have been killed after being trapped under a house on a small island off British Columbia’s coast.RCMP in Powell River say they received a call on April 6 about two people trapped under the house on Savary Island, just off the coast of the small city, about 150 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.Police say when the island’s volunteer fire department and emergency health services personnel arrived they determined the house was under renovation and was being lowered onto a new foundation when it collapsed.
April 10, 2025 - 20:45 | | The Globe and Mail
A former member of the British Columbia legislature has launched a new political party called CentreBC, aiming to push back against what she describes as polarization in provincial politics.Karin Kirkpatrick, who represented West Vancouver-Capilano between 2020 and 2024, says she has heard from “countless” B.C. residents about “the lack of a pragmatic, centrist choice for voters” in the province.She says there is a clear demand for a party “focused on evidence-based policy, fiscal responsibility and a balanced approach to governing.”
April 10, 2025 - 20:40 | | The Globe and Mail
