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Four stabbed, hospitalized in targeted gang attack in Vancouver nightclub: police
Four stabbed in targeted Vancouver attack
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Police say four people have been stabbed in an attack at a Vancouver nightclub over the weekend.
It happened Saturday inside a club on city's Granville Entertainment District at around 3 a.m.
Police say arriving officers found the four hurt and all were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Witnesses say there was an altercation and three men who were patrons of the club were stabbed along with a male employee who tried to intervene.
Investigators say they believe it was a targeted attack that has links to the gang conflict in the Lower Mainland.
A suspect remains at large and is described as a black man about five feet 10 inches tall with dreadlocks and wearing a black puffy jacket.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Doerkson says B.C. Conservative growth projection of 3.2% 'absolutely doable'
Doerkson says growth of 3.2% 'absolutely doable'
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
British Columbia's interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson says his party's projection of 3.2 per cent economic growth by 2029 represents about one per cent "more optimism" than the New Democrats had previously budgeted.
The Conservatives' figure, which is more than 50 per cent higher than the forecast in the last provincial budget, is also considerably higher than recent projections by the Bank of Canada and International Monetary Fund at the national level.
But Doerkson told a campaign stop in Maple Ridge, B.C., in the final days before the Oct. 24 provincial election that the growth is "absolutely doable."
He says industries, including natural gas, forestry, mining and agriculture, are waiting for a change in government to invest in the province because of "fear" under the previous NDP regime.
The Conservative platform promises to create $2.6 billion in new revenue over three years, while shrinking the deficit to $10.8 billion based on gross domestic product growing by 2.5 per cent next year, 2.8 per cent the year after and 3.2 per cent in 2029.
NDP Leader David Eby says the Conservatives are "torquing the numbers" and their platform has "major omissions" in how the party would pay for its plans.
"They failed to cost basic platform commitments like their cut to the (Provincial Sales Tax) on alcohol, which costs almost $300 million," Eby told a campaign stop in Vancouver on Monday.
"It is all with the aim of minimizing the reality of the cuts they're going to have to make."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2026.
By Brenna Owen | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Stelco posts strongest quarter since Cleveland-Cliffs takeover amid layoffs
Stelco posts strongest quarter since takeover
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
The chief executive of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. says Stelco has posted its strongest quarterly results since the Ohio-based company acquired the steelmaker two years ago, even as it moves ahead with up to 500 layoffs at its Ontario operations.
Lourenco Goncalves says Stelco became a "positive contributor" to Cleveland-Cliffs' third-quarter results for the period ended Sept. 30 amid a sharp improvement in Canada's hot-rolled steel market.
However, he says more needs to be done by the Canadian government to correct "a clearly oversupplied market for galvanized steel in Canada."
Goncalves says without a clear plan from Ottawa aimed at improving market conditions for galvanized steel, the company made the "difficult but necessary" decision to indefinitely idle its galvanizing lines at Stelco.
He says laid off workers will be called back as soon as the current situation improves.
In the meantime, Goncalves says Stelco will concentrate on hot-rolled products "that actually have a market."
He says total production tonnage at Stelco will be maintained, its contribution to Cleveland-Cliffs' earnings will further increase, and about 2,000 Canadian jobs will be preserved.
Stelco produces hot-rolled steel at its Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, Ont., for products such as construction materials and pipelines, while its Hamilton Works processes steel into cold-rolled and coated products, including galvanized steel, used for automotive, agriculture and infrastructure applications.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2026.
By Brett Bundale | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Une liste des pays les moins stricts aux frontières est sortie et voici le score du Canada
Les restrictions d'entrée sont assez sévères. 👀
La population canadienne est habituellement réputée pour sa gentillesse. On parle même d'une « sur-amabilité » qui nous vaudrait le stéréotype de nous excuser constamment. Qu'il soit vrai ou non, il n'en reste rien que d'être reconnu pour être sympathique n'est pas à plaindre et peut attirer moult expats qui cherchent une nouvelle contrée où s'installer. Le Canada avait d'ailleurs reçu le titre du troisième meilleur pays au monde selon le U.S. News en 2022.
Selon Passeport Index, une plateforme digitale qui évalue les types de passeports de la planète, les pays « les plus accueillants » seraient plutôt ceux qui possèdent le moins de restrictions aux frontières pour les visiter et qui seraient donc considérés comme moins stricts. Il semble que dans cette optique, le Canada est bien loin dans la liste qui comprend 84 positions au total. Pour effectuer le classement, Passeport Index s'est fié au nombre de types de passeports que chaque pays accepte sans visa, avec visa à l'arrivée ou avec eTA (autorisation de voyage requise), et ce, depuis le début de 2023.
En 68e position, le Canada est évalué comme assez sévère dans ses règlements pour entrer au pays. Il est suivi de l'Australie en 79e position, des États-Unis ainsi que l'Irak en 70e et du Mali en 71e. Cela signifie que ce n'est pas tout le monde qui peut passer les frontières et espérer entrer sur le territoire canadien puisque le pays permet à seulement 54 nationalités d'entrer sans visa, avec visa à l'arrivée ou avec eTA.
Parmi les pays « les plus accueillants » notons, entre autres, en première position, le Gabon, la Guinée, l'Éthiopie, l'Angola, le Djibouti, la Bolivie, les Maldives et le Burundi qui ont tou.tes accueilli près de 198 passeports en 2023.
La Corée du Nord, classée comme à éviter absolument selon le Gouvernement du Canada, s'est placée à la toute fin de la liste en 84e position ainsi que l'Afghanistan et le Turkmenistan puisqu'eux aussi n'ont accepté aucune entrée.