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Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair leads B.C. Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025
VANCOUVER - Former Canada soccer captain Christine Sinclair is headed to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. The 41-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., who added to her distinguished resume with a goal in the Port...
Oct 16, 2024

Feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis: Alberta premier
CALGARY - Canada's economic productivity crisis can only be solved if the federal and provincial governments come together to address issues like major project approvals and inter-provincial trade bar...
Oct 16, 2024

Campaign volunteers in Richmond, B.C., targeted with racist insults
RICHMOND - An Independent election candidate in Richmond, B.C., says her campaign volunteers were subjected to racist insults from a passerby who called them "trash" and abused them for speaking Manda...
Oct 16, 2024

Campaign volunteers in Richmond, B.C., targeted with racist insults
RICHMOND - An Independent election candidate in Richmond, B.C., says her campaign volunteers were subjected to racist insults from a passerby who called them "trash" and abused them for speaking Manda...
Oct 16, 2024

Texas board votes against clemency for a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case
HOUSTON (AP) - The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for a man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to ...
Oct 16, 2024

Nechako Lakes Green candidate called out for 9/11 posts on social media
BURNS LAKE - The BC Green Party candidate in Nechako Lakes has been called out for posts made on social media platform X.Back in 2014, Douglas Gook seemed to claim that 9/11 was an inside job.Image co...
Oct 16, 2024

Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state's longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt several months ago. A ju...
Oct 16, 2024

Palestinians who fled Gaza to receive transitional financial assistance from Ottawa
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Palestinians who have fled Gaza will receive transitional financial assistance and supports after they arrive in Canada. The Immigration Department says ...
Oct 16, 2024

Argonauts players Kelly, McManis earn CFL top performer awards
TORONTO - Quarterback Chad Kelly and linebacker Wynton McManis of the Toronto Argonauts were named the CFL's top offensive and defensive performers Wednesday. Kelly earned a grade of 90.4 for his play...
Oct 16, 2024

Canadian men to face Suriname in CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal
Canada will face Suriname in next month's two-legged CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal. Suriname, ranked 138th in the world by FIFA, advanced by finishing second to Costa Rica in Group A of League ...
Oct 16, 2024