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Lawyers representing Ibrahim Ali are continuing their closing remarks at his first-degree murder trial at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Media wait outside the court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Defence in Ali murder trial calls victim’s portrayal a ‘play on emotions’

Lawyer says jury could not find Ali guilty of murder simply because he ‘had sex’ with victim, 13

Lawyers representing Ibrahim Ali are continuing their closing remarks at his first-degree murder trial at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Media wait outside the court, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A woman takes a photo of the new Bonjour Montreal in the Old Port in Montreal Thursday, July 6, 2023. Canada’s downtowns are grappling with high vacancy rates, the post-pandemic work culture and the prospect that crowds of office workers may never return in full. It has prompted members of the International Downtown Association Canada to urge the federal government to extend the deadline for businesses to repay emergency loans taken out during the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Downtowns across Canada struggle to find purpose with work, retail change

People finding fewer reasons to go into the hearts of cities across the country

A woman takes a photo of the new Bonjour Montreal in the Old Port in Montreal Thursday, July 6, 2023. Canada’s downtowns are grappling with high vacancy rates, the post-pandemic work culture and the prospect that crowds of office workers may never return in full. It has prompted members of the International Downtown Association Canada to urge the federal government to extend the deadline for businesses to repay emergency loans taken out during the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Storm clouds seen in Penticton just before the arrival of a large thunderstorm. (Phil McLachlan - Western News)
Storm clouds seen in Penticton June 12, just before the arrival of a large thunderstorm. (Phil McLachlan - Western News)

B.C.’s south coast bracing as atmospheric river looms

Environment Canada is forecasting a series of storms bringing heavy rain until Thursday

Storm clouds seen in Penticton just before the arrival of a large thunderstorm. (Phil McLachlan - Western News)
Storm clouds seen in Penticton June 12, just before the arrival of a large thunderstorm. (Phil McLachlan - Western News)
An evidence bag holds pills containing fentanyl at the Juneau Police Station. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

‘Mysterious’ fentanyl poisoning sparks Vancouver police investigation

Non-drug user collapsed on the street after a brief encounter with a stranger

An evidence bag holds pills containing fentanyl at the Juneau Police Station. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) plays against the Detroit Red Wings in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Detroit. Bedard has been named the NHL’s rookie of the month for November.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Paul Sancya

B.C.’s Bedard named NHL rookie of the month for November

Canuck captain Hughes named the league’s 3rd star

Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) plays against the Detroit Red Wings in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Detroit. Bedard has been named the NHL’s rookie of the month for November.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Paul Sancya
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in Ottawa. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is appearing at a committee hearing this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada’s standoff with Google over the Online News Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Ottawa hints CBC won’t be getting full pull under Google Online News Act deal

Opposition critical of public broadcaster getting subsidy

Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in Ottawa. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is appearing at a committee hearing this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada’s standoff with Google over the Online News Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Orcas play in Chatham Sound near Prince Rupert, B.C., Friday, June, 22, 2018. A hush has blanketed the waters off the British Columbia coast as the pandemic has marked a significant reduction in sea traffic, which scientists say is an opportunity to study how noise affects southern resident killer whales. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward

Canada’s ocean noise strategy delayed as threat to marine life clarifies

Decade-long discussion expected as Canada works to mitigate the impact of human activity

Orcas play in Chatham Sound near Prince Rupert, B.C., Friday, June, 22, 2018. A hush has blanketed the waters off the British Columbia coast as the pandemic has marked a significant reduction in sea traffic, which scientists say is an opportunity to study how noise affects southern resident killer whales. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth looks on after an announcement at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Farnworth says the government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

B.C. seeking first unexplained wealth order after ‘home maker’ buys $1M property

Province says court application first of many coming focused suspected proceeds of crime

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth looks on after an announcement at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Farnworth says the government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Virani is urging the House of Commons to accept changes the Senate made to the government’s bail reform package.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Bail reforms making release tougher for repeat offenders pass in Ottawa

Changes come after calls from provinces, police to make bail more difficult for violent offenders

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Virani is urging the House of Commons to accept changes the Senate made to the government’s bail reform package.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Two Canadian Security Intelligence Service surveillance officers pose for a photograph in Vancouver on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. The officer on the right, identified as “Jane Doe” in an anonymized lawsuit, says she was repeatedly raped by a senior CSIS colleague, while the officer on the left is a friend who supports Doe’s claims about what they call a toxic workplace culture in the British Columbia CSIS office. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. whistleblower hopes allegations of rape, harassment at CSIS ‘lit a match’

Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it will do assessment of its B.C. office

Two Canadian Security Intelligence Service surveillance officers pose for a photograph in Vancouver on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. The officer on the right, identified as “Jane Doe” in an anonymized lawsuit, says she was repeatedly raped by a senior CSIS colleague, while the officer on the left is a friend who supports Doe’s claims about what they call a toxic workplace culture in the British Columbia CSIS office. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Closing arguments for the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

2 minutes of silence punctuates closing argument in Ali murder trial

Crown uses time to illustrate how much consistent pressure needed to strangle 13-year-old

The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Closing arguments for the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Canucks’ Andrei Kuzmenko, right, takes the puck from Vegas Golden Knights’ Nicolas Hague during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Eichel’s three points lift Golden Knights to 4-1 win over Canucks

Vancouver travels to Calgary to meet Flames on Saturday

Vancouver Canucks’ Andrei Kuzmenko, right, takes the puck from Vegas Golden Knights’ Nicolas Hague during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Thursday, November 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Calgary Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov (16) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Denver. The Vancouver Canucks have acquired defenceman Nikita Zadorov from the Calgary Flames in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft and a third-round pick in 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, David Zalubowski

Canucks get bigger and stronger, trade for blueliner Zadorov

Vancouver sends a 3rd and 5th to Calgary for soon-to-be unrestricted free agent defenceman

Calgary Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov (16) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Denver. The Vancouver Canucks have acquired defenceman Nikita Zadorov from the Calgary Flames in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft and a third-round pick in 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, David Zalubowski
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in Ottawa. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is appearing at a committee hearing this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada’s standoff with Google over the Online News Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

$100M Google deal means Liberals caved on Online News act: Tories

‘Canada reserves the right to reopen our regulations if there are better agreements struck elsewhere’

Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in Ottawa. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is appearing at a committee hearing this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada’s standoff with Google over the Online News Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Giant panda Yang Guang sits as visitors have one final opportunity to say goodbye before zoo keepers get him ready to make his way back to China, at Edinburgh Zoo, in Edinburgh, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Yang Guang and Tian Tian have lived at Edinburgh Zoo since 2011 as part of a 10-year agreement between the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and the China Wildlife Conservation Association. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Pandas leaving Scotland to return home to China after 12-year stay

Visitor favourites slowly disappearing from Western zoos

Giant panda Yang Guang sits as visitors have one final opportunity to say goodbye before zoo keepers get him ready to make his way back to China, at Edinburgh Zoo, in Edinburgh, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Yang Guang and Tian Tian have lived at Edinburgh Zoo since 2011 as part of a 10-year agreement between the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and the China Wildlife Conservation Association. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)
Australia's Emily Van Egmond, right, controls the ball during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Australia and Denmark at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Baker

Aussies approach Langford Sinclair soccer swan song with Olympics on minds

Australian side — which knocked Canada out of the World Cup — has yet to qualify for Paris

Australia's Emily Van Egmond, right, controls the ball during the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Australia and Denmark at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Baker
Federal ministers expected to announce sole-source deal for Boeing patrol plane today. A scale model of the Boeing P-8 Poseidon is seen at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 1, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada strikes $10B deal for Boeing Poseidon surveillance planes

Fleet will give Canada new capabilities in the Arctic to hunt submarines

Federal ministers expected to announce sole-source deal for Boeing patrol plane today. A scale model of the Boeing P-8 Poseidon is seen at the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 1, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A nurse holds defective breast implants in Nice, southern France, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. In Canada, the House of Commons health committee is echoing long-standing calls from plastic surgeons and patient advocates for a national breast implant registry to prevent illness and problems linked to the medical devices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lionel Cironneau

Canada urged to create national breast implant registry

House of Commons committee recommends move to protect people when health issues arise

A nurse holds defective breast implants in Nice, southern France, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. In Canada, the House of Commons health committee is echoing long-standing calls from plastic surgeons and patient advocates for a national breast implant registry to prevent illness and problems linked to the medical devices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Lionel Cironneau
A new survey suggests one in four Canadians believe a university degree is essential to succeed economically. Students make their way around the Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

1 in 4 Canadians think a degree is essential to economic success: survey

Poll also finds the younger you are, the more likely you are to believe in the necessity of a degree

A new survey suggests one in four Canadians believe a university degree is essential to succeed economically. Students make their way around the Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Two Canadian Security Intelligence Service surveillance officers pose for a photograph in Vancouver on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. The officer on the right, identified as “Jane Doe” in an anonymized lawsuit, says she was repeatedly raped by a senior CSIS colleague, while the officer on the left is a friend who supports Doe’s claims about what they call a toxic workplace culture in the British Columbia CSIS office. The women, now on leave from the service, are forbidden by law from identifying themselves or other covert officers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

CSIS: B.C. pair allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture

Two women have launched separate anonymized B.C. lawsuits against the federal government

Two Canadian Security Intelligence Service surveillance officers pose for a photograph in Vancouver on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. The officer on the right, identified as “Jane Doe” in an anonymized lawsuit, says she was repeatedly raped by a senior CSIS colleague, while the officer on the left is a friend who supports Doe’s claims about what they call a toxic workplace culture in the British Columbia CSIS office. The women, now on leave from the service, are forbidden by law from identifying themselves or other covert officers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck