German customs officials seize 1,500 tarantulas smuggled in international spongecake shipment
German customs authorities recently made a skin-crawling discovery when they found about 1,500 young tarantulas concealed in a shipment of spongecake boxes. The package, which had arrived at Germany’s Cologne…
Kylie Jenner sets pulses racing in polka-dot bikini photos ahead of summer swimsuit launch
Kylie Jenner is turning heads while teasing her latest collaboration. The 27-year-old “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star posed for photos in a few different bikinis, as she teased her…
Senate GOP blows through 2nd hurdle of the night, teeing up Trump’s clawback bill for hourslong debate
Senate Republicans again coalesced behind President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar spending clawback package and propelled the legislation through its final procedural hurdle, again with the aid of Vice President JD Vance.…
Campfire ban coming to B.C.’s coastSimon Little
The ban, which takes effect at noon on Thursday, will cover the vast majority of British Columbia’s coastal region.
Fewer school-age children vaping in Australia since ban, study says
Australian officials have seized more than 10 million illegal vapes in the past year. BBC News
‘Ruthless’ podcast hosts think Newsom’s pivot from radical stances is ‘BS’ but a ‘bold move’
“Ruthless” podcast hosts Josh Holmes, Michael Duncan, John Ashbrook and Comfortably Smug took aim at Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom in his attempt to shed far-left stances he and his…
A year after report into boy’s torture, death, B.C. still laging on reforms: AdvocateSimon Little
A year after releasing a report into the horrific abuse and death of an 11-year-old boy, B.C.’s representative for children and youth says the province must do more.
Hegseth recalls half of National Guard troops deployed to L.A.
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the removal of half of the 4,000 National Guard troops who had been sent to Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel…
Alerts lifted for multiple B.C. wildfiresGlobalnews Digital
British Columbia’s Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has rescinded multiple evacuation alerts as the threat from a series of wildfires appears to have passed.
New Westminster business says illicit drug use and theft is rampantCatherine Urquhart
New Westminster’s Hyack Square is often a desperate scene resembling Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Drug deals are done in plain sight.
Lethbridge police seize gummy bear-shaped fentanylJustin Sibbet
Earlier this month, Lethbridge police officers discovered a large quantity of a dangerous drug shaped like a popular children’s candy.
Calgary city council approves zoning for tower development in Marda LoopAdam MacVicar
The proposed development would see a grouping of four towers in the heart of Marda Loop, including a pair of 19-storey towers, on a nearly two acre site.
Joy Reid claims MAGA voters will sacrifice their daughters to please Trump
Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid said that MAGA voters would “let their daughters be destroyed” just to make President Donald Trump “happy.” During a recent episode of “NIGHT SCHOOL with Marc…
Police investigate ‘suspicious disappearance’ of elderly man linked to cryptocurrency fortune
An active investigation is underway in Southern California for a missing man that police are calling a “suspicious disappearance.” Investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department released new information…
Winnipeg Jets sign defenceman Tyrel Bauer to 1-year dealRuss Hobson
The Jets signed another one of their restricted free agents with defenceman Tyrel Bauer back under contract for next season.
Well-known alleged Vancouver gang leader arrested in the U.S. for wide-scale drug bustAaron McArthur
According to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court, Surrey gangster Opinder Singh Sian was at the centre of a vast conspiracy to import precursor chemicals from China.
Baseball’s midsummer classic gets underway in Atlanta
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was set to start at first base and bat fifth for the American League in tonight’s Major League Baseball all-star game. CBC…
Trump says attorney general should release any ‘credible’ information on Epstein
The president also said “only really bad people” want to stoke theories about the well-connected sex offender. BBC News
National security experts raise concerns after Microsoft program exposed as possible avenue for Chinese spying
A new ProPublica report accused Microsoft of allowing China-based engineers to assist with Pentagon cloud systems with inadequate guardrails in an effort to scale up its government contracting business, raising…