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Judge delays $2.8 billion NCAA settlement to address roster limit concerns, backs rest of plan
The judge overseeing the sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement involving the NCAA and the nation's five largest conferences delayed final approval of the plan Wednesday until it is modif...
Apr 23, 2025

Trump floats automobile tariff increase for Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says at some point the automobile tariffs slapped on Canadian imports could increase while also indicating his administration is working on a deal with Canada....
Apr 23, 2025

VPD whistleblower alleges arrest quotas in Downtown Eastside crackdown
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's police watchdog says the Vancouver Police Board must look into an officer's allegation that arrest quotas have been issued as part of Mayor Ken Sim's "Task Force Barrage...
Apr 23, 2025

Impaired driver in B.C. going double the limit and on his way to get child: police
NANAIMO - A man from Nanaimo, B.C., faces a driving suspension, a speeding ticket and allegations of impaired driving for passing an unmarked police vehicle going 120 kilometres an hour over the poste...
Apr 23, 2025

Black federal workers appeal decision to deny certification of class action lawsuit
OTTAWA - Black federal workers who launched a $2.5-billion lawsuit against the federal government are appealing the court's decision to deny it certification. A Federal Court judge last month dismisse...
Apr 23, 2025

Canadian golfer Grewal excited for major return at Chevron Championship
Savannah Grewal is still getting used to playing on the LPGA Tour, including normalizing playing in majors. Grewal, from Mississauga, Ont., is in her sophomore season on the top women's golf circuit i...
Apr 23, 2025

Carly Rae Jepsen, Lena Dunham adapting '10 Things I Hate About You' for Broadway
TORONTO - Carly Rae Jepsen has been tapped to help adapt the teen rom-com "10 Things I Hate About You" for the Broadway stage. Producers say the singer-songwriter from Mission, B.C., will write the mu...
Apr 23, 2025

A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
NEW YORK (AP) - A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has brought chaos to...
Apr 23, 2025

Giscome Elementary School to close at end of school year
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George School District's Board of Education has made the decision to close Giscome Elementary School effective June 30, 2025."School closure decisions are one of the most di...
Apr 23, 2025

Canada's 2026 slogan for Olympic, Paralympic Games carries a subtext
CALGARY - Canada's rallying cry for the next Winter Games has an undertone of the current geopolitical climate. Both Olympians and Paralympians will compete under the slogan "We Are All Team Canada" i...
Apr 23, 2025