The Vancouver Canucks secured a second-round playoff date last week with the Edmonton Oilers. In the days since, both fan bases have been sizing up their Canadian competition.
Category: Canada
Montreal Canadiens to get fifth overall pick in NHL draft
The Montreal Canadiens retained the fifth pick in the upcoming NHL lottery draft on Tuesday night.
Videos show another barge drifting towards Vancouver beach
A barge began drifting toward the shore in Vancouver Tuesday afternoon, prompting a call to the Coast Guard.
Garbage truck tips over near entrance of Kelowna landfill
Emergency crews are at the scene of a garbage truck rollover near Kelowna’s landfill.The truck has tipped over at the landfill entrance road off John Hindle Drive.Access to the dump appears to remain open, but drivers should expect delays while traveling through the area….
Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation
The Alberta government has appointed a new committee to look into ways to speed up the reclamation of the large and growing tailings ponds in the province’s oilsands.
3 Montreal police officers hospitalized after being assaulted downtown
Three police officers were sent to hospital with injuries after a 23-year-old man assaulted them on a downtown street, Montreal police said on Tuesday.
Church volunteer had wallet stolen, cards used fraudulently: Guelph police
The suspect was seen on security video using the stolen cards at downtown businesses.
UBC president says endowment fund doesn’t directly own stocks targeted by protesters
The president of the University of British Columbia says its endowment fund doesn’t directly own any stocks that are the target of divestment demands by pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up an encampment on the Vancouver campus.
York Regional Police detective charged with sexual assault, forcible confinement
A York Regional Police officer has been charged with sexual assault following an investigation.
Downed tree closes Lions Gate Bridge, ‘major delays expected’
Drivers travelling between Vancouver and the North Shore are being warned to expect significant delays as a downed tree led to the closure of the Lions Gate Bridge Tuesday.
