North Shore News

2 days ago | nsnews.com | Olivia Diaz

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats in Virginia have built up a hefty fundraising advantage for their effort to reclaim the governor's mansion in a race seen as a bellwether for the party in power in Washington heading into the 2026 midterms. Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA case manager turned congresswoman, has a more than 2-to-1 fundraising advantage over her GOP opponent in November, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who has struggled to draw support from her fellow Republicans.

2 days ago | nsnews.com | Jeremy Hainsworth

A major part of the defence in a Metro Vancouver murder case was abandoned June 19 as lawyers said they wouldn’t seek a finding of not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder (NCRMD). Everton Javaun Downey has admitted to stabbing his girlfriend Melissa Blimkie at Burnaby's Metrotown mall Dec. 19, 2021 but pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.

2 days ago | nsnews.com | Sarah Ritchie

OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday U.S. tariffs have left Canada's steel and aluminum industries in a state of emergency and promised the federal government will "take a decision very quickly" on how it can help. Joly said she was in contact with CEOs in both sectors Thursday morning and over the weekend. "We know that the Canadian steel and aluminum workers are very anxious and they want us to come up with a solution really, really quickly," she said.

3 days ago | nsnews.com | Philip Marcelo

AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — Doug Corwin knew there was a problem at his family’s commercial duck farm in Long Island when he spotted scores of dead or lethargic birds during a barn inspection in January. Within days, Crescent Duck Farm became a casualty of the global avian flu outbreak, one of many farms around the U.S. that had to cull their entire flock, sending the prices of eggs and other agricultural commodities soaring.

3 days ago | nsnews.com | Nick Laba

A North Shore skater will be on the initial lineup of Vancouver’s upcoming women’s pro hockey team. On Monday, PWHL Vancouver announced it had signed a three-year agreement with free agent Hannah Miller to join the team for the 2027-28 season in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Miller is originally from North Vancouver and has spent the last two seasons playing in the PWHL with the Toronto Sceptres.