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Former B.C. paramedic gives advice on the 7th anniversary of the overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - A former Vancouver paramedic with decades of experience says he has watched as illicit drugs have become more toxic, requiring more effort and more overdose-reversing medication to save pe...
Apr 14, 2023
CF Montreal turn to trade market ahead of crucial homestand
MONTREAL - With CF Montreal off to their worst start ever in Major League Soccer, something needed to change ahead of a three-game homestand beginning Saturday against D.C. United. Still rebuilding fr...
Apr 14, 2023
Prohibited driver facing several charges after fleeing from police
QUESNEL - A 25-year-old man well known to police in Quesnel is facing several charges after fleeing from police last night (April 13).Quesnel RCMP say it all started at approximately 10 p.m. when Moun...
Apr 14, 2023
After a drubbing in L.A, the Whitecaps look to return to their winning ways in Austin
VANCOUVER - The last time the Vancouver Whitecaps won on the road in Major League Soccer play was June 2022. Since that long-ago victory - a 2-0 decision over Dallas FC at Toyota Stadium - the 'Caps h...
Apr 14, 2023
Dallas Eakins won't return to Anaheim Ducks after 4 seasons
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Head coach Dallas Eakins will not return to the Anaheim Ducks after four consecutive losing seasons, the team announced Friday. One day after Anaheim finished in last place in th...
Apr 14, 2023
Rouet rewarded with contract extension as coach of Canadian women's rugby team
Kevin Rouet, who coached Canada to a fourth-place finish at last year's Women's Rugby World Cup, has been rewarded with a contract extension through the 2025 tournament. Under the French-born Rouet, f...
Apr 14, 2023
Shun uts'utejun symphonic collaboration to take the stage at Vanier hall
PRINCE GEORGE - Shun uts'utejun translates to "playing music together" in the Dakelh language, a fitting name for a new musical collaboration between the Prince George Symphony Orchestra, and a three ...
Apr 14, 2023
France's constitutional council approves higher pension age
PARIS (AP) - France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a victory for President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass prote...
Apr 14, 2023
Canada's emissions rose slightly in 2021 as pandemic lockdowns eased
OTTAWA - Canada's greenhouse gas emissions rose slightly in 2021 as the country's COVID-19 related shutdowns began to ease. But overall emissions remained well below where they were before the pandemi...
Apr 14, 2023
Pittsburgh Penguins fire GM Hextall, exec Burke after missing playoffs
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins fired general manager Ron Hextall, director of hockey operations Brian Burke and assistant general manager Chris Pryor on Friday after the club failed to reac...
Apr 14, 2023