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Canadian men face crucial stretch of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games
Canada kicks off a crucial stretch of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying this weekend with the first of what could be four games in 11 days. At stake is a chance for the Canadian men, currently ranked 70th...
May 31, 2021
SD68 says students understand the need to 'take action to make a difference'
NANAIMO - Flags are at half-mast at SD68 schools and teachers are wearing their orange shirts to honour an estimated 215 remains of Indigenous children found at a former residential school site in Kam...
May 31, 2021
Mayors press Freeland for direct funding for urban Indigenous housing
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are pressing the federal government to lay out a path to help house urban Indigenous people as part of a larger push to address homelessness in this coun...
May 31, 2021
Blair Underwood, wife Desiree DaCosta ending marriage
Actor Blair Underwood and his wife, Desiree DaCosta, have announced they're ending their marriage after 27 years. In a joint statement posted to Instagram, the couple called their marriage "a beautifu...
May 31, 2021
UN watchdog: Access to key Iranian data lacking since Feb 23
VIENNA (AP) - The United Nations' atomic watchdog hasn't been able to access data important to monitoring Iran's nuclear program since late February when the Islamic Republic started restricting inter...
May 31, 2021
June 1 boost to B.C.'s minimum wage raises it to highest in Canada: ministry
VICTORIA - The minimum wage in British Columbia jumps to $15.20 an hour on June 1, making it the highest rate of any province in Canada. A statement from the Ministry of Labour says the rate climbs 60...
May 31, 2021
RCMP trying to locate suspect in man's death
RCMP in Kelowna are seeking public assistance to locate a suspect in a suspicious death investigation.Police were called to a residence in the Rutland area on Sunday, May 30 just after 10:00 p.m., aft...
May 31, 2021
Quebec and Ontario report fewest numbers of new COVID-19 cases in months
MONTREAL - Ontario and Quebec are reporting their lowest numbers of new COVID-19 cases in months. Quebec is reporting fewer than 300 new COVID-19 cases today for the first time since mid-September, wi...
May 31, 2021
Greens joins Conservatives to say Feds-NDP pushing through new net-zero climate bill
OTTAWA - Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul says important climate legislation is failing to get the scrutiny it deserves because the Liberal government and NDP are ramming it through Parliamen...
May 31, 2021
RCMP discharges firearm, one suspect in hospital
PRINCE GEORGE - Shortly before 7:00 a.m. this morning, a frontline officer of the Prince George RCMP was conducting an investigation in the area of 15th Avenue and Victoria Street in Prince George. In...
May 31, 2021