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B.C. health registry expansion aims to connect patients with family doctors: minister

B.C. health registry expansion aims to connect patients with family doctors: minister

VICTORIA — British Columbia is expanding a registry program provincewide in an effort to connect more patients with available family doctors, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Wednesday.
City councillor in Merritt, B.C., struck and killed in apparent hit-and-run: mayor

City councillor in Merritt, B.C., struck and killed in apparent hit-and-run: mayor

The community of Merritt, B.C., is mourning the death of a city councillor whom Mayor Michael Goetz described as a "light" and a driving force in her work. Goetz had been working with Coun.
Manitoba government says searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too risky

Manitoba government says searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too risky

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government appeared to all but shut the door Wednesday on a proposed search for the remains of two slain Indigenous women believed to be in a landfill north of Winnipeg.
Feds, Stellantis reach deal over battery plant in Windsor, construction to restart

Feds, Stellantis reach deal over battery plant in Windsor, construction to restart

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced Wednesday that their electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., is back on track after reaching a "binding" financing deal with the governments of Canada and Ontario.

Connecticut lawmaker attacked after Muslim service says she sustained multiple physical injuries

A Connecticut state legislator who was attacked last month as she left a Muslim prayer service made her first public comments about the incident on Wednesday, saying she sustained multiple physical injuries from what she described as an attempted sex
Rep. Adam Schiff, censured by GOP-led House, raises $8.1 million for his California Senate race

Rep. Adam Schiff, censured by GOP-led House, raises $8.1 million for his California Senate race

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff's Senate campaign said Wednesday that the California Democrat had raised $8.1 million over the past three months, a period that includes his recent censure by the Republican-led House.
Wrongly imprisoned for 7 years, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member wins NYC Council primary

Wrongly imprisoned for 7 years, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member wins NYC Council primary

NEW YORK (AP) — Yusef Salaam , one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” has won a Democratic primary for a seat on the New York City Council, all but assuring him of eventual victory.
Judge's order limits government contact with social media operators, raises disinformation questions

Judge's order limits government contact with social media operators, raises disinformation questions

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An order by a federal judge in Louisiana has ignited a high-stakes legal battle over how the government is allowed to interact with social media platforms, raising broad questions about whether — and how — officials can fight what
Trudeau says Conservatives blocking consensus on foreign interference inquiry

Trudeau says Conservatives blocking consensus on foreign interference inquiry

SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes he'll be able to announce a decision about a public inquiry on foreign interference in the coming weeks, but he is accusing the Conservatives of stalling the process.
Hong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, B.C., as bounty issued for arrest

Hong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, B.C., as bounty issued for arrest

A democracy activist who is in Vancouver, B.C., to promote his plan for a Hong Kong parliament in exile said he was unafraid after the Chinese territory issued a bounty for his arrest over the proposal.
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