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Ed Sheeran and wife Cherry announce birth of daughter Lyra
LONDON - Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry, have announced the birth of their daughter, Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. The singer-songwriter said in an Instagram post that the couple's "beautiful and ...
Sep 01, 2020

Venice reclaims spotlight as 1st COVID-era film fest opens
ROME - Venice is reclaiming its place as a top cultural destination with the opening of the Venice Film Festival - the first major in-person cinema showcase of the coronavirus era after Cannes cancell...
Sep 01, 2020

Sheriffs slam governor's plan to curb Portland violence
PORTLAND, Ore. - A plan by the governor of Oregon to use sheriff's deputies from surrounding counties to help patrol Portland following the deadly shooting of a right-wing Trump supporter was sharply ...
Sep 01, 2020

Applications open for Active Transportation Planning grant
VICTORIA-The Province is once again opening up applications for their Active Transportation Planning Grant, allowing local governments to receive funding to incorporate or strengthen active transporta...
Sep 01, 2020

Largest shoreline cleanup on Central B.C. Coast
VICTORIA-B.C.'s central coast, including the Great Bear Rainforest, are the focus of a partnership aimed at ridding shorelines or marine debris.The Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund (CCCW) hel...
Sep 01, 2020

5 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TRUMP HEADS TO KENOSHA The president - over the objection of local leaders - is visiting the ...
Sep 01, 2020

Use of predictive policing tools in Canada highlight need for federal action, report says
Police forces across Canada have already begun using technology to predict who may become involved in illegal activity or where crimes might take place, an expert group warned Tuesday as it called on ...
Sep 01, 2020

Residential school history and 'Transplant' success: In The News for Sept. 1
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 1 ... What we a...
Sep 01, 2020

Sites to be commemorated: Residential schools recognized as 'historic event'
They blighted Indigenous lives for more than a century. Now their creation is being formally recognized as one of the events that helped shape today's Canada The federal government has ...
Sep 01, 2020

Patient wants B.C. to protect legal rights of mentally ill like most provinces
VANCOUVER - A week after giving birth to her daughter, Shareen Nimmo was forced to enter a psychiatric facility without being informed of her rights or having access to independent legal advice. ...
Sep 01, 2020