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Richmond, B.C., council votes to back safe consumption site after fractious meetings
RICHMOND, B.C. - The next step for a controversial supervised safe consumption drug site has been approved by council members in Richmond, B.C., after two days of highly charged hearings. The council ...
Feb 14, 2024

Richmond, B.C., council votes to back safe consumption site after fractious meetings
RICHMOND, B.C. - The next step for a controversial supervised safe consumption drug site has been approved by council members in Richmond, B.C., after two days of highly charged hearings. The council ...
Feb 14, 2024

Prince George RCMP investigating second homicide of 2024
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP are investigating their second homicide of 2024.The homicide occurred on the 800-block of Victoria Street due to a shooting shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday night. When...
Feb 14, 2024

Ranoic through to quarterfinals in Rotterdam with upset of Bublik
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Canadian veteran Milos Raonic advanced to the quarterfinals of the ABN Amro Open tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 upset of eighth seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan on Wedne...
Feb 14, 2024

Ontario's plan to get rid of blue licence plates is to sit back and wait
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford's government has a plan to get its blue licence plates off the roads, four years after discovering they are barely visible at night - and that plan is to sit back and wait....
Feb 14, 2024

Manitoba man who was switched at birth receives Métis citizenship
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man who was switched at birth more than 60 years ago has received his Mtis citizenship. Edward Ambrose received his Manitoba Mtis Federation citizenship card in Winnipeg on Tuesd...
Feb 14, 2024

Maltais, Blondin a speedskating one-two punch for Canada at world championship
CALGARY - Valerie Maltais and Ivanie Blondin decided they were stronger together. Ranked first and second in the world respectively in women's mass start, Maltais and Blondin give Canada a one-two pun...
Feb 14, 2024

Canada's Fernandez upsets Zheng, advances to Doha quarterfinals
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open with a 7-5, 6-3 upset of fifth seed Qinwen Zheng of China on Wednesday. Fernandez came back from a 5-3 deficit i...
Feb 14, 2024

Canadian high divers Carlson, Macaulay earn medals at world championships
DOHA, Qatar - Canada picked up two high-diving medals at the world aquatics championships Wednesday as Molly Carlson earned silver and Jessica Macaulay earned bronze in the women's 20-metre event. Car...
Feb 14, 2024

Canada's women's water polo team has one last chance to qualify for Paris Olympics
DOHA, Qatar - The Canadian women's water polo team has one more chance to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after a 10-8 loss to Australia on Wednesday at the world aquatics championships. Canada to...
Feb 14, 2024