Author: Harry Miller

Prime Minister Mark Carney called a vote to leave Canada a dangerous bluff and urged Albertans to reject all nine other ballot questions as voting opened Monday.

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for 11 people missing after a boat sank about 225 kilometres west of Ensenada, Mexico. Several of the 16 survivors had injuries consistent with shark bites.

National Defence has named the four Canadian Armed Forces members killed in Saturday’s fire during live-fire training at CFB Wainwright, Alta.

Preliminary figures show turnout rose in Vancouver, Richmond, Delta, Burnaby and Surrey in Saturday’s B.C. municipal elections, CBC and Daily Hive reported.

Mayors in Port Moody, Maple Ridge, Prince George and Delta were among the incumbents ousted Saturday, while a tie in Lytton may head to a judicial recount.

Kenya’s Leonard Langat won a second straight Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2:06:51, while Leah Jeruto took the women’s title in a personal best 2:21:19.

Ron Cannan said he is satisfied after meeting Kelowna election officials and will not seek a recount of the 969-vote mayoral race won by Tom Dyas.

Marianne Alto won another term as Victoria mayor in B.C.’s municipal election, according to preliminary results reported by the Times Colonist and CHEK News.

Mike Hurley was re-elected in Burnaby and Craig Hodge was chosen in Coquitlam, among mayoral results reported across Metro Vancouver on election night. All figures are unofficial.

Rob Howard was named Richmond’s new mayor after a tight race with Alexa Loo, ending Malcolm Brodie’s 25 years in the job, Richmond News and Daily Hive reported.