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Taxpayer concerns rise as FIFA World Cup costs hundreds of millions with limited benefits beyond Vancouver
PRINCE GEORGE - Vancouver has been chosen as one of the cities to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026, and seven matches will be held in B.C. Place. What's in it for those living outside the lower mainlan...
Jun 04, 2024
$45 million in unspent funds for capital projects carried forward to 2024
PRINCE GEORGE - Nearly $45 million dollars that has been unspent from the 2023 budget, has been carried forward to 2024.The City's Standing Committee for Finance and Audit met on May 24, and one item ...
Jun 04, 2024
Caledon, Ont., preparing to host next year's RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto
Caledon, Ont., is preparing to welcome the world - through the RBC Canadian Open - to its rolling green hills. TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley was announced as the host for the 2025 edition of the Canadi...
Jun 04, 2024
Quesnel Mayor files petition with BC Supreme Court to have sanctions dropped
QUESNEL - Quesnel Mayor Ron Paull has filed a petition with the BC Supreme Court to have sanctions against him dropped.On April 30th, Quesnel city council voted unanimously to censure Mayor Ron Paull,...
Jun 04, 2024
Sources: Lawsuit against Argos, quarterback Chad Kelly resolved through mediation
TORONTO - A lawsuit filed against quarterback Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts by a former assistant strength-and-conditioning coach has been settled. Two league sources said the agreement was rea...
Jun 04, 2024
Sources: Lawsuit against Argos, quarterback Chad Kelly resolved through mediation
TORONTO - A lawsuit filed against quarterback Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts by a former assistant strength-and-conditioning coach has been settled. Two league sources said the agreement was rea...
Jun 04, 2024
Canadian D-Day veteran Bill Cameron dies just days before 80th anniversary events
OTTAWA - Bill Cameron was looking forward to this week for a long time. The Second World War veteran was planning to be part of Canada's delegation heading to Normandy, France, to mark the 80th annive...
Jun 04, 2024
As Hong Kong cracks down, Canadian Tiananmen Square vigils keep flame burning
VANCOUVER - Activists in Canada say Hong Kong's crackdown on commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in diaspora communities. The Vancouver S...
Jun 04, 2024
As Hong Kong cracks down, Canadian Tiananmen Square vigils keep flame burning
VANCOUVER - Activists in Canada say Hong Kong's crackdown on commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in diaspora communities. The Vancouver S...
Jun 04, 2024
New York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills, he says
NEW YORK (AP) - James Kane has used a powerful magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City waterways, but he says the stacks of $100 bills he pulled from a safe were something else entirely. ...
Jun 04, 2024