The Canadian Press

Debris falls to the ground as demolition resumes on the Winters Hotel after a body was found in the single room occupancy (SRO) building, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Bad feeling’ marked firefighter’s visit just days before fatal B.C. hotel fire

Fire captain had visited Winters Hotel for smaller blaze 3 days prior to fire tht killed 2

Debris falls to the ground as demolition resumes on the Winters Hotel after a body was found in the single room occupancy (SRO) building, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Police were investigating a shooting Tuesday at Edmonton City Hall, where a Molotov cocktail was also thrown from the building’s second floor. Police surround city hall during an investigation, in Edmonton, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Shots fired, Molotov cocktail tossed before man arrested at Edmonton city hall

Unarmed security guard acted quickly to detain suspect

Police were investigating a shooting Tuesday at Edmonton City Hall, where a Molotov cocktail was also thrown from the building’s second floor. Police surround city hall during an investigation, in Edmonton, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet, top, talks to players during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. Rick Tocchet took over the Vancouver Canucks a year ago, with the team struggling to find consistency in how it played, combined with wins. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Nam Y. Huh

One year later, Tocchet has brought accountability to the Canucks

A year after he took the job of guiding a struggling team, coach has them atop the NHL standings

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet, top, talks to players during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. Rick Tocchet took over the Vancouver Canucks a year ago, with the team struggling to find consistency in how it played, combined with wins. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Nam Y. Huh
Four people were treated for serious injuries at Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace following a helicopter crash Monday that killed three people. (Northern Health photo)

3 Italians identified as victims of fatal northwest B.C. helicopter crash

7 people on board one of three ski adventure helicopters; 3 dead, 4 seriously injured

Four people were treated for serious injuries at Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace following a helicopter crash Monday that killed three people. (Northern Health photo)
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks to the media during the federal cabinet retreat in Montreal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Canada pushes to cement U.S. ties as Trump looms in the background

Feds to launch Canada-U.S. engagement strategy prior to presidential election

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks to the media during the federal cabinet retreat in Montreal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
A boat travels past the Parkland Burnaby Refinery on Burrard Inlet at sunset in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, April 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Burnaby stink was bad, but it didn’t violate air quality standards

Parkland fuel refinery said processing issue was the cause of Sunday’s odour

A boat travels past the Parkland Burnaby Refinery on Burrard Inlet at sunset in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, April 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
People enter the public coroner’s inquest in Melfort, Sask. on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The province is expected to provide information about how it responded to a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation as a coroner’s inquest enters its second week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

Saskatchewan stabber wasn’t on RCMP team’s radar prior to rampage

52 others were unlawfully at large in Saskatchewan day of Myles Sanderson’s killing spree

People enter the public coroner’s inquest in Melfort, Sask. on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The province is expected to provide information about how it responded to a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation as a coroner’s inquest enters its second week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Vancouver Canucks’ Pius Suter, right, and Ilya Mikheyev, second right, celebrate Suter’s goal against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek (34) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canucks back atop NHL standings after blanking Blackhawks 2-0

Demko makes 31 saves to earn shutout for Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks’ Pius Suter, right, and Ilya Mikheyev, second right, celebrate Suter’s goal against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek (34) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace is awaiting casualties from a helicopter crash north of Terrace late Monday afternoon. (File photo)

UPDATE: 3 dead after ski adventure helicopter crashes in northwest B.C.

Unclear how many were aboard Northern Escape Heli-Skiing flight

Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace is awaiting casualties from a helicopter crash north of Terrace late Monday afternoon. (File photo)
A SkyTrain is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Saturday, March 14, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

1,000s stranded, sides trade barbs as transit stalled in Metro Vancouver

Shutdown due to contract dispute affecting 96 per cent of the region’s bus services

A SkyTrain is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Saturday, March 14, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
A coroner’s inquest has been told that a Vancouver rooming house where a fire killed two people in 2022 had a chained door, as relatives testified about the devastating impact of the blaze. A police officer sits in a vehicle outside of the Winters Hotel that was destroyed by fire in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Family testifies to their loss in deadly Vancouver hotel fire inquest

Testimony underway in Vancouver’s Winters Hotel fire that filled two people in 2022

A coroner’s inquest has been told that a Vancouver rooming house where a fire killed two people in 2022 had a chained door, as relatives testified about the devastating impact of the blaze. A police officer sits in a vehicle outside of the Winters Hotel that was destroyed by fire in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - Chicago Blackhawks right wing Corey Perry (94) plays during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, Nov. 18, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Perry is eligible to sign an NHL contract with any team in the aftermath of the Blackhawks terminating his deal for this season, citing inappropriate conduct. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Repentant Perry joins surging Oilers for 2nd half of the NHL season

Deal comes two months after Chicago Blackhawks terminated his contract for unacceptable conduct

FILE - Chicago Blackhawks right wing Corey Perry (94) plays during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, Nov. 18, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Perry is eligible to sign an NHL contract with any team in the aftermath of the Blackhawks terminating his deal for this season, citing inappropriate conduct. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered a review into how an officer was disciplined for misconduct, saying it didn't fit the seriousness of allegations that he made inappropriate sexual advances. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke

Watchdog wants review of B.C. police officer’s penalty for sexual advances

Officer reduced in rank, complaints commissioner checking to see if punishment fit misconduct

B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered a review into how an officer was disciplined for misconduct, saying it didn't fit the seriousness of allegations that he made inappropriate sexual advances. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller speaks to the media during the federal cabinet retreat in Montreal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Canada, Mexico in talks to address rising tide of asylum seekers

Canada has been see a spike since lifting a visa requirement for tourists in 2016

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller speaks to the media during the federal cabinet retreat in Montreal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Restaurants Canada is urging the British Columbia government to intervene in a proposed increase to the farm-level price of chicken in the province. Workers process chickens in Fremont, Neb.in a Dec.12, 2019 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Nati Harnik

Playing chicken? New poultry price scheme has B.C. restaurants clucking

Industry says proposed plant will mean a 10% price hike for consumers

Restaurants Canada is urging the British Columbia government to intervene in a proposed increase to the farm-level price of chicken in the province. Workers process chickens in Fremont, Neb.in a Dec.12, 2019 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Nati Harnik
Fadi Hakim, left, and Jason Hemi are pictured at Bar Haifa in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

B.C. restaurant a ‘love letter’ to Israeli and Palestinian roots of its owners

Creators of Vancouver’s Bar Haifa didn’t set out to create ‘a Palestinian-Israeli thing’

Fadi Hakim, left, and Jason Hemi are pictured at Bar Haifa in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
<div>MPs who visited the West Bank argue Canada needs to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and do more to prevent tensions between Palestinians and Israelis. Mourners follow the funeral of killed Palestinians from their patly destroyed house in the West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Nasser Nasser</div>

Canadian MPs talk about need to de-escalate Palestinian ‘humiliation’

Quintet of elected officials visit area as guests of Muslim advocacy group

<div>MPs who visited the West Bank argue Canada needs to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and do more to prevent tensions between Palestinians and Israelis. Mourners follow the funeral of killed Palestinians from their patly destroyed house in the West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Nasser Nasser</div>
Immigration Minister Marc delivers remarks at a press conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Immigration Minister Marc delivers remarks at a press conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

New admissions cap will cut international student visas by 35 per cent

Canada’s Immigration Minister says government trying to curb systemic issues

Immigration Minister Marc delivers remarks at a press conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Immigration Minister Marc delivers remarks at a press conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A boat travels past the Parkland Burnaby Refinery on Burrard Inlet at sunset in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, April 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Noxious smell triggers air quality warning in Metro Vancouver

Incident at Burnaby’s Parkland fuel refinery caused ‘strong chemical odour’ no public safety concerns

A boat travels past the Parkland Burnaby Refinery on Burrard Inlet at sunset in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, April 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
People skate on the Rideau Canal Skateway on its opening day in Ottawa, on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Skaters flocked to the ice, one year after warm and wet weather prevented the 7.8 kilometre skateway from opening for its 2023 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Skaters enjoying Rideau Canal again after 2-year hiatus

Unseasonal warmth kept it closed for the entire winter for first time in its history last year

People skate on the Rideau Canal Skateway on its opening day in Ottawa, on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Skaters flocked to the ice, one year after warm and wet weather prevented the 7.8 kilometre skateway from opening for its 2023 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang