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B.C. man arrested, charged in 2022 double homicide in Metro Vancouver
Man charged in 2022 double homicide in B.C.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with two homicides in Burnaby, B.C., three years ago.
Investigators say Mohammed Arif Ansari was arrested Friday, and two counts of second-degree murder and one count of indignity to human remains have been approved against him.
Burnaby RCMP found the bodies of 31-year-old Kiesha Garie and 30-year-old Umair Kasim inside a vehicle on Alpha Avenue on Oct. 17, 2022.
Police say the homicides were targeted, and that the victims and the accused knew each other.
No further details on the case were released.
Police had previously said that the victims were a couple from Coquitlam, B.C., that had been reported missing before being found dead.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Canadian firms signed deals worth almost $300M during India trade mission: Ottawa
India trade mission yields $300M in deals: Ottawa
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu says trade talks between Canada and India advanced over the last week, as he led a major trade mission to New Delhi and Mumbai.
A statement from his office says the mission included representatives from nearly 300 Canadian businesses and exporters, and resulted in 34 commercial agreements worth almost $300 million.
It also says Sidhu met with Indian Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in both New Delhi and Mumbai to push forward trade talks, as Canada and India seek to conclude negotiations to a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement by the end of the year.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally launched negotiations almost a year ago on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in South Africa.
Carney confirmed on Thursday Modi will visit Toronto and Ottawa on Dec. 11 and 12, just ahead of this year's G20 summit in Miami.
The Liberals have set out to double non-U.S. exports over the next decade and have also set a goal of doubling two-way trade with India to $70 billion annually by 2030.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026.
By Catherine Morrison | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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B.C. begins voting without Conservatives' costed platform, Doerkson calls it imminent
B.C. vote begins, Conservative platform 'imminent'
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
British Columbians have started voting without the release of a costed platform from the B.C. Conservatives, whose leader says it will be announced "imminently."
Interim leader Lorne Doerkson says he has seen the platform but wants to make sure they're aren't going to promise anything the party "can't make happen."
He said earlier this week that British Columbians would see a "fulsome plan" from the party before voters go to the polls, although advance polls are open today through to next Wednesday before election day on Oct. 24.
The provincial New Democrats and Green Party both released their costed platforms earlier this week.
Doerkson, who was at a campaign stop in Port Moody, reiterated his party's plans to build a women's and children's hospital in Surrey, along with scrapping the Massey Tunnel replacement in favour of a bridge and cutting income taxes by up to $1,000 a year "for nearly every working British Columbian."
NDP Leader David Eby says the lack of a costed platform on an estimated $5 billion worth of promises shows the Conservatives don't want to share their plans for cuts.
"He is going to pay for it the same way that Conservative parties in B.C. have always paid for these promises, by cutting the services that you and your family depend on," Eby said Friday during a campaign stop in Coquitlam, B.C.
Doerkson said he wants to avoid what Eby's New Democrats did by breaking promises such as a doctor for every resident who wants one and giving people a $1,000 rebate.
"None of those things happened, and our deficit is now $14 billion," he said in explaining the delay for putting together a costed platform.
"We're working on it, but I want it to be right. I want the numbers to be right and I want to know with an absolute clear conscience that the things that we are promising British Columbians in that platform, we will be able to achieve."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026.
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Élisabeth Rioux répond à ceux qui se permettent de critiquer sa fille Wolfie sur Instagram
« Si seulement vous saviez combien de fois par jour les gens répondent à mes stories... »
En juillet 2020, l'entrepreneure et créatrice de contenu Élisabeth Rioux a donné naissance à sa fille Wolfie, qu'elle surnomme affectueusement Doupi. Depuis, elle a voyagé dans plusieurs pays en sa compagnie et partage plein de moments de son quotidien avec elle sur ses réseaux sociaux.
C'est d'ailleurs sous une photo du duo pendant leur voyage en Italie que la maman a adressé un sujet qui semble beaucoup faire jaser ses abonné.es.
Élisabeth mentionne qu'elle reçoit de nombreux messages concernant l'habillement de sa fille et elle avait besoin de passer un message :
« Si elle dit chaussettes & crocs, ce sera chaussettes et crocs. Je m'en fous de savoir si ce qu'elle porte match parfaitement avec son outfit, mais laissez-moi vous dire : Elle s'en soucie beaucoup! Ses choix peuvent parfois sembler intéressants pour moi, je pense que c'est ça la magie et je ne voudrais jamais limiter son imagination juste pour qu'elle fit plus dans les normes... »
Elle poursuit en expliquant que les gens disent toutes sortes de commentaires, autant sur les vêtements que les accessoires qui choisis par Wolfie :
« Si seulement vous saviez combien de fois par jour les gens répondent à mes stories pour me dire que ses outfits sont bizarres, pas corrects, pas assortis, trop enfantins, etc. Mon bébé est coloré, elle est extra, elle a de l'assurance et comme elle le répète à chaque fois qu'elle s'habille : "Doupi est belle." »
L'entrepreneure conclut son message en s'adressant à sa communauté : « Je suis fière d'elle, je suis fière de la laisser faire, mais parfois je suis vraiment préoccupée par les gens autour, je souhaite juste que quand elle grandira, la société le fera aussi et laissera chacun être lui-même dans ses propres couleurs. »
En story, elle a également profité de cette intervention pour rappeler aux gens d'être respectueux en soulevant que l'habit d'une petite fille ne devrait pas autant affecter les autres.