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Canada's Murray out of exhibition games leading up to FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup
TORONTO - Jamal Murray has been ruled out of Canada's exhibition games ahead of the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup. Canada Basketball made the announcement Monday morning, saying in a release that th...
Aug 07, 2023
State of emergency ends in Stikine region
PRINCE GEORGE - A four-week, localized state of emergency due to wildfires in the unincorporated Stikine region in northwestern British Columbia has ended.The state of emergency declared by the Provin...
Aug 07, 2023
Ex-Minneapolis officer sentenced to nearly 5 years on state charge for role in George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced Monday to 4 years and 9 months. Thao had tes...
Aug 07, 2023
Cold front pushes smoke into Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - A cold front is moving east across the Prince George Fire Centre bringing smoke into the city.The BC Wildfire Service says winds are also bringing smoke from fires located within the C...
Aug 07, 2023
Venus Williams has high praise for Canada's Leylah Fernandez
MONTREAL - Canada's Leylah Fernandez has an all-time great in her corner. Venus Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, former world No. 1 and Olympic gold medallist who's still playing at 43 year...
Aug 07, 2023
B.C.'s low-income renters thought they'd get free AC units, but some face hurdles
VANCOUVER - Summer isn't fun for Surrey, B.C., renter Inderjit Singh Ghuman. It means restless nights with his wife and son in an overheating ground-floor basement suite that lacks air conditioning. "...
Aug 07, 2023
B.C.'s low-income renters thought they'd get free AC units, but some face hurdles
VANCOUVER - Summer isn't fun for Surrey, B.C., renter Inderjit Singh Ghuman. It means restless nights with his wife and son in an overheating ground-floor basement suite that lacks air conditioning. "...
Aug 07, 2023
Multiple passengers dead after charter bus crashes in Pennsylvania, police say
LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - Multiple passengers died after a charter bus carrying up to 50 people collided with a vehicle on an interstate in Pennsylvania, state police said. The crash happened ...
Aug 07, 2023
England advances over Nigeria on penalty kicks despite James' red card at the Women's World Cup
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - England won without star Lauren James, who was ejected with a red card, to beat Nigeria on penalty kicks Monday and advance to the quarterfinals at the Women's World Cup. Th...
Aug 07, 2023
As ambassadors seek answers from Poilievre, Tory caucus offers foreign policy hints
OTTAWA - Ambassadors around Ottawa are looking for clues to decipher the Conservative Party's foreign policy, as leader Pierre Poilievre offers few hints of how he'd approach the world stage as prime ...
Aug 07, 2023