by South Asian Star | Sep 29, 2025 | Local
Tensions between protesters and the Canadian authorities over a cull order at an ostrich farm in rural British Columbia momentarily broke last week, after the Supreme Court halted the killing of hundreds of birds that became infected with avian flu, as it weighed...
by South Asian Star | Sep 28, 2025 | Local
Sunshine Coast resident Donna Lynden was in her first week back at work from maternity leave, when she found out her one-year-old son’s child care program was closing.”I was suddenly launched into the unknown,” said Lynden. “It felt like this...
by South Asian Star | Sep 28, 2025 | Local
By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted September 28, 2025 8:51 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size CHILLIWACK – Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say they’re investigating a targeted shooting that saw neighbouring homes struck by...
by South Asian Star | Sep 27, 2025 | Local
A member of Parliament on Vancouver Island wants Ottawa to create a national aerial firefighting fleet to help defend Canadians against wildfires — and at least one wildfire researcher agrees, saying a federal wildfire force could be imminent. Gord Johns, NDP MP for...
by South Asian Star | Sep 27, 2025 | Local
By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted September 27, 2025 12:27 am Updated September 27, 2025 12:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size EDMONTON – Calvin Pickard had a 21-save shutout as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the...
by South Asian Star | Sep 26, 2025 | Local
Fader the humpback has been coming back to British Columbia’s waters for the last two decades, but this time the whale was spotted with something extra — more than 130 metres of rope and fishing gear.The entangled whale was first sighted Sunday in the Strait of...