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Politics hard to escape for coaches ahead of CONCACAF Nations League Finals
The stakes are high for the United States on and off the soccer pitch with all three of the other teams at the CONCACAF Nations League Finals. U.S. President Donald Trump has talked of taking over the...
Mar 18, 2025

B.C. doles out grant funding to bolster food manufacturing sector
KELOWNA, B.C. - The B.C. government is contributing $6.6 million in grant funding to food manufacturing firms across the province, saying it will help create jobs and bolster domestic food security. J...
Mar 18, 2025

Canucks sign goaltender Aku Koskenvuo to entry-level contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Aku Koskenvuo to a two-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The 22-year-old from Espoo, Finland, had an 8-9-1 record wit...
Mar 18, 2025

Conservatives say there will be no media seats on Poilievre's election campaign
OTTAWA - The Conservative party is breaking from tradition and will not be allowing media onboard planes and buses for Pierre Poilievre's election campaign. In an email Tuesday, national campaign dire...
Mar 18, 2025

Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows
VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of tr...
Mar 18, 2025

B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export indu...
Mar 18, 2025

B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export indu...
Mar 18, 2025

Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows
VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of tr...
Mar 18, 2025

Local icon disappearing
PRINCE GEORGE - It has been a landmark in Prince George for years. The Hudson's Bay Company. There was a time when there was a push by then-Mayor John Backhouse to work with Cadillac Fairview to creat...
Mar 18, 2025

Canada's Diallo falls short in Miami Open qualifying with loss to Holt
MIAMI - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo fell just short of qualifying for the main draw of the Miami Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 loss to American Brandon Holt on Tuesday. The six-foot-eight ...
Mar 18, 2025