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Rescuers used ropes to save unprepared hikers from treacherous slope near Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Two hikers who were unprepared for the icy and treacherous conditions on Vancouver's North Shore mountains are unhurt, but searches say the two spent several uncomfortable hours awaiting r...
Feb 15, 2021
Canada Rugby League takes step forward ahead of 2021 Rugby League World Cup
The Canada Rugby League Association rebranded Monday and announced a partnership deal with O'Neills Irish International Sports Company.Footnotes for more established sports in Canada, perhaps, but a s...
Feb 15, 2021
RCMP in Manitoba apologize for Valentine's Day tweet about sharing intimate images
RCMP in Manitoba are apologizing over a recent social media post that warned people about sharing intimate images of themselves with others.Mounties released the Valentine's Day-themed tweet on Sunday...
Feb 15, 2021
Upset Potential? Few curling options during season creates question marks at Scotties
Uncertainty will be a prevalent theme at the Canadian women's curling championship. The 2021 edition of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which starts Friday in Calgary, will be a one-of-a-kind playd...
Feb 15, 2021
Upset Potential? Few curling options during season creates question marks at Scotties
Uncertainty will be a prevalent theme at the Canadian women's curling championship. The 2021 edition of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which starts Friday in Calgary, will be a one-of-a-kind playd...
Feb 15, 2021
Optional gun buyback programs more likely than compulsory ones to miss mark: expert
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is expected to introduce gun-control legislation this week that gives owners the choice of keeping recently outlawed firearms under strict conditions instead of turning...
Feb 15, 2021
Tennis Canada VP of high performance Louis Borfiga announces retirement
Tennis Canada executive Louis Borfiga has announced he will retire in the fall. Tennis Canada said in a release Monday that Borfiga, the vice-president of high performance, plans to spend more time wi...
Feb 15, 2021
Racialized adults on revised federal COVID-19 vaccination priority list
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has updated its guidance on vaccination priorities to include adults from racialized communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pa...
Feb 15, 2021
The B.C. Governments call to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs, grows louder
Prince George - British Columbia's overdose crisis claimed more lives last year than homicides, suicides, and car crashes combined. Now, the B.C. government continues its calls for the decriminalizati...
Feb 15, 2021
Structure fire on Purdue Road - No injuries reported and an investigation is underway
Prince George - Just after 5 a.m. on Feb 15, 2021, PG Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire at 5656 Purdue Road. When they arrived at the scene, emergency crews found a 12 meters by 18 meters deta...
Feb 15, 2021