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ROTHENBURGER: Concerns about indigenous veto over Crown land need more dialogue
LAND ACT CHANGES will either shut down B.C. businesses or are a natural evolution on the path toward reconciliation, depending which side of the argument you're on.Todd Stone and BC United insist the ...
Feb 15, 2024
5 people are killed, 18 injured by a missile strike in the Russian city of Belgorod, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Five people have died, including a child, and 18 people have been injured in a missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Thursday. ...
Feb 15, 2024
France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday in Paris as part of a trip that will also go through Germa...
Feb 15, 2024
Israeli forces storm main hospital in southern Gaza after prolonged standoff and partial evacuation
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli fire killed a patient and wounded six others inside the complex. The Israeli army sa...
Feb 15, 2024
In the news today: Canada-led NATO mission gets boost, BC safe-use site off the table
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadian military mission in Latvia gets boost The federal government is spendi...
Feb 15, 2024
Blair announces more than $273M in air defence, drone equipment for Latvia mission
BRUSSELS - The federal government is spending more than $273 million to acquire new military equipment for NATO's Canada-led battle group in Latvia. That includes $227.5 million for a short-range air ...
Feb 15, 2024
Despite council support, VCH no longer considering contentious drug consumption site
Vancouver Coastal Health says it is no longer considering a stand-alone supervised consumption in Richmond, British Columbia. The decision was announced late Wednesday in a statement from VCH, which s...
Feb 15, 2024
Safety board to release report, recommendations on deadly helicopter crash in Nunavut
OTTAWA - The Transportation Safety Board is expected to issue a series of recommendations today following its investigation into a deadly helicopter crash in Nunavut. The helicopter went down in 2021 ...
Feb 15, 2024
Maggie Flaherty's game-winner moves Minnesota past Ottawa, 2-1 and into 1st place in PWHL
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Maggie Flaherty drilled a slapshot from the point past Emerance Maschmeyer for the game-winning goal as Minnesota came from behind to beat Ottawa, 2-1 Wednesday night to move in...
Feb 14, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps blanked in second leg Champions Cup match against Tigres
SAN NICOLS DE LOS GARZA, Mexico - The Vancouver Whitecaps were shutout 3-0 to Mexico's Tigres UANL on Wednesday night in CONCACAF Champions Cup action. Vancouver conceded all three goals in the second...
Feb 14, 2024
