B.C. attorney general confirms charges laid against top two polygamist leaders

VANCOUVER — After decades of controversy and allegations, RCMP swept into the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C., on Wednesday and arrested two sect leaders, including one who had bragged of mult… more

Milwaukee police downplay possible link to unsolved Dunahee disappearance in B.C.

VICTORIA — Police in Milwaukee say they have no evidence that a local man was involved in any missing children cases, including the disappearance of four-year-old Michael Dunahee from a Victoria sport… more

B.C. mulls fines for out-of-bounds, backcountry skiers

VANCOUVER — B.C.’s solicitor general has ordered his staff to study the possibility of fining outdoor enthusiasts who enter out of bounds areas at ski resorts and in the backcountry. Such provincial … more

Lottery officials reach settlement with man who claimed misprinted $135,000 win

TORONTO — An Ontario man who says misprinted scratch-and-win tickets made it appear he had won $135,000 has received a “… more

Bomb blast kills Canadian soldier, wounds three others

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A Canadian soldier was killed and three others wounded Wednesday when a roadside bomb exploded n… more

Sask man whose daughters froze to death to face aboriginal sentencing circle

ROSE VALLEY, Sask. — A Saskatchewan father whose two young daughters froze to death when he took them out in a numbing b… more

No solid leads in dipliomats’ disappearance

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says officials have been working in diplomatic channels and on the gro… more

No report from Mulroney probe until year’s end

OTTAWA — The long-delayed inquiry into the Mulroney-Schreiber affair won’t be able to complete its work and deliver a f… more

Faulty lottery ticket costs man

TORONTO — As many as 1,100 misprinted scratch-and-win lottery tickets were in circulation in Ontario before being recall… more

Followers say B.C. polygamist leader Winston Blackmore arrested

VANCOUVER — Followers say Winston Blackmore, the leader of the controversial polygamous sect in Bountiful, B.C., has bee… more
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