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B.C. auditor highlights costs of 2021 disasters, pandemic relief payments
VICTORIA - An annual report from British Columbia's auditor general says the province is owed millions by people who were ineligible for COVID-19 relief grants and that the government will spend billi...
Nov 22, 2022
Canadian MPs unanimously condemn FIFA threat to punish World Cup players for armbands
OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament passed a unanimous motion Tuesday condemning FIFA's decision to threaten on-field punishment if soccer players in the World Cup wear armbands supportive of the ...
Nov 22, 2022
Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. ...
Nov 22, 2022
Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. ...
Nov 22, 2022
Police: 4 dead at pot farm were 'executed,' Chinese citizens
LACEY, Okla. (AP) - Police have identified a suspect in the weekend slayings of four people at an Oklahoma marijuana farm but said Tuesday they aren't releasing a name because doing so could put more ...
Nov 22, 2022
B.C. government 'doing everything' it can to stop spread of bird flu, minister says
VICTORIA - Farmers in British Columbia's Fraser Valley are facing "intense disease pressure," with an avian flu outbreak in commercial farms that the agriculture minister says is concerning. Lana Poph...
Nov 22, 2022
Canada's Crawford tops downhill training run at Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Toronto's Jack Crawford posted the fastest time in Tuesday's first training run for the opening World Cup downhill race of the season. Crawford finished in a time of one minute 49...
Nov 22, 2022
Emergency SOS via satellite is available on the iPhone 14 in Canada
PRINCE GEORGE - The Emergency SOS satellite system has been operating on the iPhone 14 Canada for a week. Outdoor experts welcome the new technology; however, they warn those wanting to use it to have...
Nov 22, 2022
'Your guy has really screwed the pooch': Kenney told feds over Coutts blockade
OTTAWA - Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces "holding the bag" to clear "Freedom Convoy" protesters who blockaded a border crossing in southern Albe...
Nov 22, 2022
Canadian men's rugby sevens head coach Henry Paul steps down
LANGFORD, B.C. - Henry Paul has stepped down as head coach of Canada's men's rugby sevens team after three years leading the squad. Rugby Canada said in a release Tuesday that it has agreed to release...
Nov 22, 2022