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B.C. signs deal with City of Victoria to end homeless camps, bring people inside
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and the City of Victoria have signed an agreement that commits to ending current and future homeless encampments in local parks. David Eby, the minister resp...
Mar 22, 2021
Laura Walker, Kirk Muyres set the pace at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship
CALGARY - Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres improved to 5-0 at the Home Hardware Canadian mixed doubles curling championship with a 7-4 win over Briane Meilleur and Mark Nichols on Monday. Walker, from Edm...
Mar 22, 2021
Canadian Michael Kovrig tried in Beijing as Western nations protest
BEIJING - A second Canadian went on trial in Beijing on Monday after being detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive with Chinese telecom ...
Mar 22, 2021
B.C. Cowichan Tribes lift shelter-in-place order after more than two months
DUNCAN, B.C. - British Columbia's largest First Nation, the Cowichan Tribes, has lifted a shelter-in-place order more than two months after it was enacted to limit the spread of COVID-19. The communit...
Mar 22, 2021
RCMP seek witnesses following hit-and-run in downtown Quesnel
QUESNEL - A female pedestrian suffered serious injuries after a hit-and-run in downtown Quesnel.RCMP say it happened Friday morning between 10 and 10:26 a.m. on the corner of Reid Street and St. Laure...
Mar 22, 2021
Green burial now an option at the Prince George’s Memorial Park Cemetery
.PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George is now offering options for those choosing to have an eco-friendly burial. Prince George's Memorial Park Cemetery has an area dedicated to those wanting a ne...
Mar 22, 2021
Toronto FC looks to add comforts of home in Florida by keeping families close
TORONTO - Released from lockdown and back training again after an outbreak of COVID-19, Toronto FC leaves for Florida on Wednesday to set up shop in the Orlando area for the MLS season. Pandemic-relat...
Mar 22, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays reliever Kirby Yates sidelined with arm injury
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays have lost another pitcher to injury. The team says right-hander Kirby Yates has been diagnosed with a flexor-pronator strain in his right arm and is expected to m...
Mar 22, 2021
Elgin Baylor, silky-smooth Lakers Hall of Famer, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES - Elgin Baylor, the Lakers' 11-time NBA All-Star who soared through the 1960s with a high-scoring style of basketball that became the model for the modern player, died Monday. He was 86. T...
Mar 22, 2021
Trudeau 'appalled' by homophobic graffiti outside Ottawa mayor's home
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's "appalled" that homophobic graffiti was painted on the road in front of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson's home over the weekend.Trudeau says in a tweet that th...
Mar 22, 2021