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ROTHENBURGER: BC Housing’s done-deal approach simply isn’t acceptable
KAMLOOPS - MAYBE BUYING THE FORTUNE MOTEL was a good idea.Maybe it will prove to be a good location for housing the homeless but, maybe not.BC Housing's long-term plans are a bit vague, and Kamloops C...
Jun 23, 2021
Indigenous billboard artwork, second vaccine dose expansion: In The News for June 23
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 June 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 23, 2021
Countdown On: Opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics now just a month away
The buildup to the Tokyo Olympics - with a one-year postponement among the many challenges on a very long list - has felt more like a marathon than perhaps any Summer Games before it. All the heavy li...
Jun 23, 2021
MPs scramble to pass priority bills before summer but they could stall in Senate
OTTAWA - The House of Commons is poised to break today for the summer - and possibly for an election - after giving eleventh-hour approval to what the minority Liberal government considers its priorit...
Jun 23, 2021
Indigenous artwork to be displayed on billboards to honour residential schoolchildren
Cree artist Betty Albert woke in the middle of the night after learning remains of possibly 215 children had been found at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia and looked at a c...
Jun 23, 2021
Kobe Bryant's widow to settle lawsuit over deadly crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant's widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven other...
Jun 22, 2021
Canadiens dominate Golden Knights 4-1 in Vegas, take 3-2 lead in Cup semifinal series
LAS VEGAS - Carey Price stopped 26 shots Tuesday as the Montreal Canadiens handled the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 to take a 3-2 lead in their Stanley Cup semifinal series. Game 6 goes Thursday in Montre...
Jun 22, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 482,991 new vaccinations administered for a total of 33,049,...
Jun 22, 2021
Sterling savior again: England beats Czechs at Euro 2020
LONDON (AP) - At least England now knows it can rely on Raheem Sterling for goals. The scoring touch missing at his last three tournaments has been rediscovered on home territory, and it gave his team...
Jun 22, 2021
Gurriel hits RBI double in 9th, Blue Jays beat Marlins
MIAMI (AP) - Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled on consecutive pitches to break a ninth-inning tie, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 Tuesday night. The hits came with one...
Jun 22, 2021
