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B.C. youth representative calls for data on mental health of children in care
VICTORIA - British Columbia's representative for children says she's concerned that neither the province nor the country gathers data on the rate of mental health disorders for children in care, espec...
Sep 20, 2022

Saskatchewan Appeal Court removes injunction, allows Broncos lawsuit to proceed
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has set aside a temporary injunction that halted a lawsuit filed by some parents of those who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Sixteen people were kill...
Sep 20, 2022

Public Safety minister defends RCMP's refusal to say how Sanderson died in custody
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is defending the RCMP's decision not to release details surrounding the death of the man accused in a mass stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan. Mendicino s...
Sep 20, 2022

Sunday, Monday football games fight for ratings supremacy
NEW YORK (AP) - The Nielsen company's list of the 20 most popular prime-time programs for the week of Sept. 12-18, their networks and viewerships: 1. NFL Football: Chicago at Green Bay, NBC, 19.55 mil...
Sep 20, 2022

Sweep 16: Curling Canada's PointsBet Invitational ready for debut in Fredericton
Nick Deagle's curling calendar usually includes weekly games in a recreational league along with four or five cashspiel appearances around Nova Scotia each season. His rink is going from the club leve...
Sep 20, 2022

Former Canada rugby captain looks to rebuild bridges, return to national scene
Former Canada rugby captain Jamie Cudmore believes he has a lot more to give the game. Now he hopes others agree. The 44-year-old Cudmore lost his job as head of Rugby Canada's national development ac...
Sep 20, 2022

Canada tuning out noise around expectations at FIBA Women's World Cup
Canada's women's basketball team shouldered weighty expectations at the Tokyo Olympics. After back-to-back Olympic quarterfinal appearances, many surmised a medal was next - an assumption that may hav...
Sep 20, 2022

CFL suspends Stampeders linebacker Judge for one game following incident with Lions
TORONTO - Canadian linebacker Cameron Judge received a one-game suspension from the CFL on Tuesday for a post-game altercation involving B.C. Lions receiver Lucky Whitehead. The incident happened Satu...
Sep 20, 2022

Evacuation order rescinded for Battleship Mountain wildfire near Hudson’s Hope
An evacuation order for B.C.'s largest wildfire of the year has been rescinded.Burning in rugged terrain in the northeast corner of the province, the Battleship Mountain wildfire is currently sized at...
Sep 20, 2022

As wildfire risk fades, the last remaining campfire ban is lifted in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Campfires are now permitted in all six of British Columbia's fire centres, as the only remaining campfire ban is lifted across the Coastal Fire Centre. However, bans still apply to any fir...
Sep 20, 2022