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Vancouver's Chinatown in a generational divide over Ken Sim's election as mayor

Vancouver's Chinatown in a generational divide over Ken Sim's election as mayor

VANCOUVER — In Vancouver's Chinatown, baker Denny Wong is so enthusiastic about mayor-elect Ken Sim that he's already thinking about 2026.
A quick sketch of David Eby who will be British Columbia's next premier

A quick sketch of David Eby who will be British Columbia's next premier

VICTORIA — David Eby will be British Columbia's next premier after the party disqualified his only competitor Anjali Appadurai over what it says was improper conduct in co-ordinating a membership drive with a third party.
Lotto 649 winning numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022

Lotto 649 winning numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Wednesday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 04, 15, 30, 35, 42 & 43.
Bad political blood played into Ottawa’s 'Freedom Convoy' response, inquiry hears

Bad political blood played into Ottawa’s 'Freedom Convoy' response, inquiry hears

OTTAWA — Bad political blood appears to have been running hot through the crisis response to the "Freedom Convoy" that gridlocked Canada's capital city, the testimony of the city's former police board chair revealed Wednesday.
Slain B.C. Mountie was telling park camper to leave; first-degree murder charge laid

Slain B.C. Mountie was telling park camper to leave; first-degree murder charge laid

BURNABY, B.C. — An RCMP officer who was fatally stabbed Tuesday in a park in Burnaby, B.C., was there to notify the occupant of a lone tent that he wasn't allowed to live there, police said Wednesday. Sgt.
Vancouver task force on Indigenous rights releases report for city council

Vancouver task force on Indigenous rights releases report for city council

VANCOUVER — In what's being called a first-of-its-kind strategy, three First Nations on whose territory Vancouver was built have come together with city officials to create a path for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indig
Quebec opposition party refuses to swear oath to King, reopens constitutional debate

Quebec opposition party refuses to swear oath to King, reopens constitutional debate

MONTREAL — The debate over Quebec's power to unilaterally change the Canadian Constitution has resurfaced as members of an opposition party refused Wednesday to swear allegiance to King Charles III.
Ukrainian aid fundraiser questions Smith's apology on Russian invasion comments

Ukrainian aid fundraiser questions Smith's apology on Russian invasion comments

EDMONTON — A former member of Alberta's legislative assembly and key fundraiser for war-torn Ukraine says he's skeptical about Premier Danielle Smith’s apology for remarks she made about the country's conflict with Russia.
Liberal GST rebate bill passes as government pushes cost-of-living measures

Liberal GST rebate bill passes as government pushes cost-of-living measures

OTTAWA — People who receive the GST rebate can expect to see an extra cheque this year that will double the amount of the benefit for the next six months, after the Liberal government's Bill C-30 became law on Tuesday.
Longtime CP journalist Alan Black, known for being 'fast off the draw,' dies

Longtime CP journalist Alan Black, known for being 'fast off the draw,' dies

Alan Black, a longtime journalist with The Canadian Press who worked 17 Olympics and was the "eyes and ears" of the national wire agency while most of the country was sleeping, has died. He was 64.