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Vancouver Whitecaps acquire Colombian youth international wingback Edier Ocampo
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired Colombian youth international wingback Edier Ocampo in a transfer from Colombia's Atletico Nacional. The acquisition of Ocampo, who has made 25 appear...
Aug 08, 2024

Calgary builders hope to work with city to reduce impact of new water restrictions
CALGARY - Calgary builders say they're glad the city has given them advance notice of a renewed water shutdown to help them cope with what has been a summer of setbacks that have cost millions of doll...
Aug 08, 2024

Construction on UHNBC expansion to begin in 2026
PRINCE GEORGE - People in the North are one step closer to enhanced acute care and a dedicated cardiac unit with the approval of the business plan for a new patient-care tower at the University Hospit...
Aug 08, 2024

Highway 16 East to reopen Friday morning
ROBSON VALLEY - Highway 16 East will fully reopen to regular traffic Friday starting at 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. Pacific Time daily.When the highway reopens 16 kilometres east of Tete Jaune Cache, Drive BC...
Aug 08, 2024

Toronto Argonauts looking to even home-and-home series with Calgary Stampeders
TORONTO - There's no place like home for Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (4-4) faces Calgary (4-4) at BMO Field on Friday night. The Stampeders outscored the Argos 21-0 in the fourth...
Aug 08, 2024

Court hears arguments in civil suit filed by Frank Stronach's granddaughter
An Ontario Superior Court is hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by the granddaughter of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who is seeking an order compelling the family business to disclose any...
Aug 08, 2024

Supreme Court won't hear appeal of trucker convicted in Edmonton hotel killing
EDMONTON - Canada's highest court won't hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in the death of a woman at an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for mansl...
Aug 08, 2024

B.C. landslide and flood damages cultural sites, says Williams Lake First Nation
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake First Nation says two and possibly three Indigenous cultural heritage sites sustained extensive damage when a torrent of water breached a landslide that had blo...
Aug 08, 2024

B.C. landslide and flood damages cultural sites, says Williams Lake First Nation
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake First Nation says two and possibly three Indigenous cultural heritage sites sustained extensive damage when a torrent of water breached a landslide that had blo...
Aug 08, 2024

Ottawa calls $8-million price tag for animal captivity bill speculative, premature
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a proposed law to prohibit keeping elephants and great apes in captivity could cost up to $8 million to administer over the first five years. The federal...
Aug 08, 2024