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Hootsuite to lay off 30 per cent of staff, begin global restructuring
VANCOUVER - Hootsuite Inc. says it will lay off 30 per cent of its staff as part of a global restructuring. The Vancouver-based social media business did not say what triggered the job cuts, but tech ...
Aug 09, 2022

Canada to host 2023 women's world hockey championship
ZURICH - Canada will host the 2023 women's world hockey championship. The International Ice Hockey Federation has awarded next year's tournament to Canada and the 2024 championship to the United State...
Aug 09, 2022

Crowded tent encampment on main Vancouver street set to be removed by city
VANCOUVER - People living in a growing street encampment along a busy street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have been handed notices advising that the tents and other structures are about to be remo...
Aug 09, 2022

Crowded tent encampment on main Vancouver street set to be removed by city
VANCOUVER - People living in a growing street encampment along a busy street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have been handed notices advising that the tents and other structures are about to be remo...
Aug 09, 2022

Team Canada prepares for unusual world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - Pressure is always high for Canada at the world junior hockey championships. But this year's team faces a whole host of unusual circumstances. Not only will the squad be playing summer hock...
Aug 09, 2022

Nathan Rourke, Dominique Rhymes and Titus Wall named the CFL's top performers
TORONTO - Quarterback Nathan Rourke and receiver Dominque Rhymes, both of the B.C. Lions, and defensive back Titus Wall of the Calgary Stampeders were named the top performers for Week 9 of the CFL se...
Aug 09, 2022

Top commander defends military's vaccine requirement, says 'tweak' in the works
OTTAWA - Canada's top military commander says he plans to "tweak" the Armed Forces' vaccine requirement in the next few weeks. But defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre is also defending the use of mandates, ...
Aug 09, 2022

Andrea Skinner appointed interim board chair at Hockey Canada
CALGARY - Toronto lawyer Andrea Skinner has been appointed interim chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors. Skinner is the first woman to hold the position in the organization's history. She takes...
Aug 09, 2022

Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea on Tuesday, and at least five people, including a child, were wounded, authorities said. Russia's Defense Ministry said tha...
Aug 09, 2022

Fund helps family of Vernon doctor missing in Thompson River
VERNON - A GoFundMe is underway to help the family of a Vernon doctor who is missing and presumed drowned in the Thompson River in Kamloops.The website said Dr. Michael Mthandazo was in Kamloops July ...
Aug 09, 2022