KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A 41-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in Kamloops, B.C., after the city's only homicide of the year.
The RCMP found a woman's body while responding to a call on Tuesday afternoon.
Christopher Frank Butler has appeared in court and will remain in custody until his next appearance on Jan. 12.
Court documents identify the victim as Deanne Wheeler.
Police have released little information about the case.
EDMONTON — Premier Jim Prentice says his government will be dealing with a $6-billion to $7-billion hole in Alberta's $40-billion provincial budget if low oil prices persist.
Companies would be forced to justify why their prices are higher in Canada than in the United States or face naming and shaming under federal legislation introduced Tuesday — a move some critics called misguided.
B.C.'s workers safety authority has introduced a new investigation model that improves the chances of criminal prosecutions for job site incidents.
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds have hired Blake Nill to be the head coach of their football team.
An Ontario University student revealed that her Samsung Galaxy Ace phone exploded next to her while she was sleeping. The incident, which happened in October, only came to light when the media reported it Monday.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has definitively slammed the door on regulating Canada's oil and gas sector, calling it a "crazy, crazy" economic policy under current global oil prices.