Washington: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China's seizure of two Canadian citizens "unlawful," language likely to further inflame tensions already running high over a trade dispute and the detention in Vancouver of a senior Chinese technology executive. Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, speaks as Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, right, listens.Credit:Bloomberg The comments from President Donald Trump's […]

Green activist who claims an undercover policeman tricked her into an intimate relationship loses her High Court challenge against the decision not to prosecute him The High Court ruled it was right not to prosecute former detective Jim Boyling A woman, Monica, wanted him to be prosecuted for rape after their relationship  She said she would never have slept with […]

Rush hour was particularly hectic on one New Jersey highway Thursday morning. Some drivers stopped their vehicles on Route 3 in East Rutherford during their morning commute to pick up cash that had apparently spilled out of an armored truck. The commotion caused “multiple” car accidents, police said. A video taken by a motorist on the other side of the […]

It was fun while it lasted, but a petroleum analyst says drivers in Metro Vancouver will only have a few hours Friday to take advantage of lower prices at the pumps before they rise again. According to Dan McTeague from GasBuddy.com, gas prices are set to climb six cents a litre overnight into Saturday morning, followed by a spike of […]

First picture: Violent porn obsessed teenager, 16, known to mental health services who has been convicted of rape and murder after smashing in 14-year-old schoolgirl’s head with a hammer Viktorija Sokolova’s body was found slumped over park bench in Wolverhampton 14-year-old had been hit so hard on the back of her head it fractured her spine Teenager repeatedly beaten over […]

A report said South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s official plane was blacklisted by the U.S. because it flew him to North Korea. (AP) An act of diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula reportedly led to a brief — but inconvenient — ban that temporarily barred South Korea's leader from coming to America. South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s plane was reportedly blacklisted […]

When not enjoying a Caribbean cruise, they were the life and soul in the bars and restaurants near their two-storey Spanish villa on the Costa Blanca. Brandy-drinking Roger, 72, would regale his new pals with stories of yesteryear and was forever on the golf course, while mum-of-three Sue, 70, enjoyed bingo twice a week, yoga classes and spinning. It was […]

In a major agreement with First Nations on Vancouver Island, the B.C. government announced recommendations for protecting wild salmon stocks in the Broughton Archipelago area, including transitioning nearly a dozen fish farms out of the region over the next four years. The recommendations came out of months of consultations between the province and the ‘Namgis, Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis and Mamalilikulla First Nations, […]

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian military has lifted its suspension of activities by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the northeast of Nigeria, it said in a statement on Friday. The military made the announcement in an emailed statement, hours after it imposed the suspension and accused UNICEF staff of training spies who support an Islamist […]

A West Kelowna man who shot his roommate will soon learn his fate. Charles Maskell was originally accused of attempted murder but has now pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of assault causing bodily harm and possession of a restricted, loaded or prohibited firearm without a licence. Court heard that Maskell owned the home where the incident happened. He had […]