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Rain continues to fill run-off swollen southeast B.C. rivers, raise flooding concerns
VANCOUVER - A small community in the southeast corner of British Columbia is the latest to declare a local state of emergency as heavy rain and a late spring thaw combine to swell rivers across many p...
Jun 14, 2022
Russian tennis players will be allowed to compete at US Open
The U.S. Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes. U.S. Tennis Association CE...
Jun 14, 2022
New drug price regulations could save Canada billions of dollars: PBO report
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says changes to the way Canada sets drug prices could lower spending on patented drugs by about seven per cent over the long term and save billions of dollars...
Jun 14, 2022
False bomb threat tippers should be prosecuted: World Sikh Organization of Canada
OTTAWA - The World Sikh Organization of Canada says Canadian law enforcement should fully investigate and prosecute those involved in providing the tip that led to the wrongful arrest of two organizer...
Jun 14, 2022
Canadian QB Nathan Rourke leads Lions sweep of CFL Week 1 top performer awards
TORONTO - Led by Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke, the B.C. Lions swept top performer honours for Week 1 of the 2022 CFL season. Running back James Butler and defensive back T.J. Lee were also honou...
Jun 14, 2022
Serena Williams gets wild-card entry for Wimbledon singles
LONDON - Serena Williams is going to play at Wimbledon this year, after all. The All England Club announced via Twitter on Tuesday that Williams was awarded a wild-card entry for singles. Williams has...
Jun 14, 2022
Serena Williams gets wild-card entry for Wimbledon singles
LONDON - Serena Williams is going to play at Wimbledon this year, after all. The All England Club announced via Twitter on Tuesday that Williams was awarded a wild-card entry for singles. Williams has...
Jun 14, 2022
Auger-Aliassime advances to second round at Halle Open
HALLE, Germany - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the second round of the Halle Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over American Marcos Giron on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, seed...
Jun 14, 2022
Biden to visit Israel and 'pariah' Saudi Arabia next month
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will make his first trip to the Middle East next month with visits to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia, the White House announced Tuesday. The decision to p...
Jun 14, 2022
High school students across Canada to be trained on how to administer naloxone
MONTREAL - Hundreds of thousands of high school students in Canada will be given training on how to respond to someone overdosing on opioids, including on how to inject naloxone - a drug used to rever...
Jun 14, 2022