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B.C. prison announces $287,000 seizure of contraband, from cellphones to steroids

B.C. prison announces $287,000 seizure of contraband, from cellphones to steroids

Prison officials in British Columbia say they've seized a large stash of contraband, including steroids and cellphones, smuggled into a maximum security institution outside Vancouver last week.
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Accomplished stage actor, pioneering theatre director Marti Maraden dies at 78

Accomplished stage actor, pioneering theatre director Marti Maraden dies at 78

TORONTO — Stage actor Marti Maraden, who helped break down barriers for women as an early theatre director in Canada, has died at age 78. Mirvish Productions says Maraden faced a sudden illness while visiting her family in Sweden.
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Another Canadian who served in Afghanistan files discrimination lawsuit against feds

Another Canadian who served in Afghanistan files discrimination lawsuit against feds

OTTAWA — The federal government is asking a judge to combine two separate lawsuits, after another Afghan Canadian alleged Canada discriminated against Afghan refugees by treating them differently than they did Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.
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RCMP arrest two more youths over Pride event disruption in Fort Macleod, Alta.

RCMP arrest two more youths over Pride event disruption in Fort Macleod, Alta.

FORT MACLEOD, Alta. — A total of four youths are now facing charges after a disturbance at Pride event in Fort Macleod, Alta.
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Veteran referee Dave Foxcroft leaving CFL officiating ranks on his own terms

Veteran referee Dave Foxcroft leaving CFL officiating ranks on his own terms

Dave Foxcroft is leaving the CFL officiating ranks on his own terms. The veteran referee works his final CFL game Monday when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats host the Toronto Argonauts at Tim Hortons Field.
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Nova Scotia becomes first province to stop holding immigration detainees

Nova Scotia becomes first province to stop holding immigration detainees

Nova Scotia has become the first province to stop holding immigration detainees in its jails on behalf of the federal government. Canada Border Services Agency spokeswoman Rebecca Purdy says the province ended the practice Aug. 8.
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S&P/TSX composite gains as investors increasingly bet end of rate hikes is near

S&P/TSX composite gains as investors increasingly bet end of rate hikes is near

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than one per cent Friday on broad-based strength after the latest GDP report helped bolster hopes that the Bank of Canada could be done hiking interest rates, while U.S. markets were mixed.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,545.36, up 252.74 points): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 68 cents, or 1.49 per cent, to $46.45 on 16.6 million shares.
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Online News Act could see Google, Meta pay combined $230 million to Canadian media

Online News Act could see Google, Meta pay combined $230 million to Canadian media

The federal government has put a price tag on how much it would like to see Google and Facebook spend under legislation that requires the tech giants to compensate media companies for Canadian journalism.
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Two facing attempted murder charges after hotel incident in Thunder Bay

Two people are facing attempted murder charges after an incident at a hotel in Thunder Bay last month. Police say officers responded to a hotel room in the 1000 block of Dawson Road at about 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 5.
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