Sexual assault crisis lines report spike in calls in wake of Kavanaugh nomination

Vancouver crisis centres say they've experienced a spike in calls about sexual assault and trauma in the wake of ongoing discussions about whether Brett Kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexual assault, will be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before testifying during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Supreme Court rejects billionaire’s 10-year plea to cut beach access

A drawn-out beach battle has finally come to a close: on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will not hear tech billionaire's Vinod Khosla's appeal to overturn an earlier ruling giving the public access to a popular California beach running through his property. A venture capitalist who rose to prominence during the 1980s, Khosla, the Sun Microsystems founder, has spent almost a decade fighting to close a path that allowed the public access to Martin's Beach, a beloved surfing destination.

Vancouver Port Celebrates Completion of Freight Rail Project

A tugboat maneuvers through waiting freighters on the Columbia River near the Port of Vancouver in Vancouver, Wash. Port of Vancouver administrators, along with political and industry leaders, stood atop a small stage in a largely vacant marine terminal the morning of July 31 to celebrate the completion of the $251 million West Vancouver Freight Access project.

Greenpeace Canada Blockade Reaches 30-hour Mark as Tanker Pulls Away from Terminal

The tar sands oil tanker, Serene Sea , has now pulled away from Kinder Morgan's Westridge Marine Terminal and is sitting at anchor as the 12-person blockade launched by Greenpeace Canada yesterday reaches its 30-hour mark. It's now been 30 hours since the climbers began their ascent yesterday and almost 25 hours since seven of them rappelled down into mid-air to prevent the Serene Sea from leaving the terminal.

Hillary Clinton to give Class Day address at Yale

In this Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 file photo, Hillary Clinton sits on stage during a book tour event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. On May 11, 2018, The Associated Press has found that stories circulating on the internet that Clinton is New York's new attorney general are untrue.

With Trans Mountain in doubt, pipelines to U.S. looking increasingly likely

Suncor's base plant with upgraders in the oil sands in Fort McMurray Alta, on Monday June 13, 2017. After nearly a decade since the last major oil pipeline was built, and with existing ones brimming with crude, Canada's energy industry is wondering when and if any new lifelines to foreign markets will go into the ground.

Colombia’s former guerrillas face first electoral test

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2016 file photo, Rodrigo Londono, top leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, smiles during a roundtable with foreign journalists in Bogota, Colombia. The political party formed b... .

2 California officers shot, 1 killed as standoff continues

Nassar's serial molestation of hundreds of young female p... Michigan is looking to shore up its law that requires certain people to report suspected child sexual abuse to authorities to address gaps that were exposed after disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar... Michigan is looking to shore up its law that requires certain people to report suspected child sexual abuse to authorities to address gaps that were exposed after disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar admitted to sexually assaulting female athletes. . FILE--In this Jan. 16, 2013, file photo, assault weapons and hand guns are seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply in Springfield, Ill.

US is an outlier on death penalty attitudes in North America, ACLU attorney says

Cassandra Stubbs, director of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project, speaks during the session, "A North American Perspective on the Death Penalty: The American, Mexican and Canadian Experiences," on Friday during the ABA Midyear Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia. . When it comes to imposing the death penalty, the United States has long outpaced North American neighbors Canada and Mexico, according to the director of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project.

Tillerson warns military action on NK unless diplomacy works

One of the dozens of sexual abuse victims of a disgraced former Michigan sports doctor has warned at his sentencing hearing that "little girls don't stay little forever." . One of the dozens of sexual abuse victims of a disgraced former Michigan sports doctor has warned at his sentencing hearing that "little girls don't stay little forever."

Connelly: Inslee finds ally in Victoria gov. against massive proposed oil pipeline

Governor Jay Inslee is co-chair of the U.S. Climate Alliance. He is critical of planned Canadian pipeline, which would send 34 tankers a month through international waters of the Salish Sea shared by Washington and British Columbia.

MP Doherty in Washington meeting with U.S. lawmakers

Windsor West NDP MP Brian Masse , Scarborough-Guildwood Liberal MP John McKay, Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty in between meetings in Washington, D.C. this week. Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty arrived in Washington, D.C. on Monday for three days of meetings about softwood lumber, NAFTA, the environment and defence spending.

Trump’s Billionaire Pick For Commerce, Oceans Chief Is Keeping His Oil Tankers

If there's one thing that's clear from Wilbur Ross's financial disclosure forms, it's that the billionaire nominee for secretary of commerce lives in a world most Americans can only fantasize about. His many holdings include at least $150 million in cash accounts.

Clever signs from Women’s Marches around the world

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh wave to the crowds while walking in the Boston Women's March For America on Beacon St. on Saturday,Jan. 21, 2017. Roxanne Vigil, from left, Heather Murth and Janette Vigil, listen to a speech in front of the Wyoming Supreme Court during the Women's March Saturday morning, Jan. 21, 2017, in downtown Cheyenne, Wyo.

Inside a Fake News Sausage Factory: – This is all about income’

Jobless and with graduation looming, a computer science student at the premier university in the nation of Georgia decided early this year that money could be made from America's voracious appetite for passionately partisan political news. He set up a website, posted gushing stories about Hillary Clinton and waited for ad sales to soar.

The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories

OBAMA SAYS U.S. UNDER TRUMP WILL MAINTAIN ALLIANCES: U.S. President Barack Obama says the U.S. under Donald Trump will remain the "indispensable nation" for global security and praised the president-elect for vowing to maintain America's alliances. Obama said relationships and policies go beyond presidents and military officials, diplomats and intelligence officers would with their foreign counterparts as before.

In Blow to Enbridge, Canada to Ban Oil Tankers Off Northern B.C. Coast

Diesel leaches into tidal pools after a spill in the Great Bear Rainforest last month. Canada Transportation Minister Marc Garneau made headlines this weekend when he announced that by the end of the year, a long-promised ban on oil tanker traffic will be put in place off the North Coast of British Columbia-weeks after the government was harshly criticized for its bungled response to a spill in that same region.