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Decades-old recording of Joni Mitchell finally go from old box to a boxed set
VICTORIA - Two long-forgotten tapes featuring some of the first recordings of Joni Mitchell have come out of storage and into circulation, thanks to a serendipitous turn of events involving retired Vi...
Sep 15, 2020
More jobs coming as new primary care networks introduced across B.C.
VANCOUVER-Close to 660 full-time equivalent health professionals will be part of 22 primary care networks coming soon throughout the province."As part of our primary care strategy, we're putting netwo...
Sep 15, 2020
Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries
OTTAWA - As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, there are countries where no school at all is the only option. One is Lebanon, where th...
Sep 15, 2020
Stars GM Jim Nill says Rick Bowness has earned Dallas Stars coaching job
EDMONTON - Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill says interim head coach Rick Bowness has "earned the right" to come back behind the bench, but says the decision will come after the Stanley Cup f...
Sep 15, 2020
Famed jewel thief, surf champ 'Murf the Surf' dies at 83
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jack "Murf the Surf" Murphy, who was behind one of the biggest jewel heists in U.S. history, gained membership in a surfing hall of fame and served time for murder, has died in ...
Sep 15, 2020
Daughter pays tribute to father who died of COVID-19 with memorial in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The daughter of a man who died of COVID-19 paid tribute to him and other seniors who have lost their lives at a memorial she unveiled today. The memorial features a poster of physiotherapi...
Sep 15, 2020
Public inquest scheduled into death of 48-year-old man in Dawson Creek
VICTORIA-The B.C. Coroners Service has scheduled a public inquest into the death of James Daniel McIntyre.The inquest is scheduled to begin on September 28 at 9:30 a.m. at the Dawson Creek Courthouse....
Sep 15, 2020
Kenney says cross-country Energy East pipeline remains a possibility
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says new federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole was just stating the obvious when he indicated the Energy East pipeline project was off the table in a conversation with t...
Sep 15, 2020
Liberals don't plan to cut military spending to rein in deficit: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is dismissing suggestions the federal government is planning to take an axe to military spending as it seeks to get the federal deficit under control during COV...
Sep 15, 2020
World Series at Arlington, first time at one site since 1944
NEW YORK - The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers' new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association, th...
Sep 15, 2020