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BC Green leadership candidate visits PG
PRINCE GEORGE - It's a rare sighting in this region, but a BC Green Party member is in Northern BC. Leadership hopeful Dr. Jonathan Kerr has been making the rounds, visiting Prince George and Quesnel ...
Jul 16, 2025

How Canada is responding to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump introduced 25 per cent tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on March 12, and doubled the levies to 50 per cent in early June. The Canadian government has r...
Jul 16, 2025

A tsunami warning is in effect along parts of Alaska's southern coast after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska's southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground Wednesday after a powerful earthquake prompted a tsunami wa...
Jul 16, 2025

Canada opens Week 3 of men's Volleyball Nations League with loss to Slovenia
LJUBLJANA - Canada lost 3-1 to host Slovenia on Wednesday as men's Volleyball Nations League action kicked off its third week. Set scores were 21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-21. Brodie Hofer led the way for ...
Jul 16, 2025

World No. 1 Sabalenka, top-10 player Badosa withdraw from National Bank Open
MONTREAL - World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and 10th-ranked Paula Badosa have withdrawn from the upcoming National Bank Open. The 27-year-old Sabalenka, who advanced to the semifinals at Wimbledon last wee...
Jul 16, 2025

Davis Alexander returns, Chad Kelly remains out as Alouettes host Argos
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes want to bring their two-game skid to a halt. Welcoming back a quarterback who does nothing but win should only help. Davis Alexander returns from a hamstring injury w...
Jul 16, 2025

Search continues for man who went missing in water near popular Montreal beach
MONTREAL - Montreal police continued canvasing the St. Lawrence River on Wednesday for a man who was last seen struggling in the water outside the designated swimming area of a beach. Police divers re...
Jul 16, 2025

B.C. health minister praises U.S. recruitment, says 780 applications in 2 months
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says the province has received almost 780 job applications from qualified American health professionals as part of its recruitment campaign. Josie Osborn...
Jul 16, 2025

Pro-Palestinian protester takes issue with Israeli team at Tour de France
TOULOUSE, France (AP) - A man protesting the participation of an Israel-based team in the Tour de France ran onto the course as the leaders raced for the finish line on Wednesday. Norwegian rider Jona...
Jul 16, 2025

Pro-Palestinian protester takes issue with Israeli team at Tour de France
TOULOUSE, France (AP) - A man protesting the participation of an Israel-based team in the Tour de France ran onto the course as the leaders raced for the finish line on Wednesday. Norwegian rider Jona...
Jul 16, 2025