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SOUND OFF: Reconciliation in action
JUNE IS NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTH - a time to honour the history, heritage and diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada. It's also a time for all British Columbians and Canadians to learn and...
Jun 15, 2022
Racing on the edge: Hamelin says short-track and Formula One have similarities
MONTREAL - Charles Hamelin was a couple of days removed from becoming Canada's most decorated winter Olympian and was on his flight home from Beijing. Connecting to the airplane's wifi midflight, the ...
Jun 15, 2022
Some southern B.C. flood watches downgraded as two communities declare emergency
VANCOUVER - Local states of emergency are in effect in two southern British Columbia communities and evacuation alerts have been posted elsewhere as run-off from recent heavy rain reaches rivers. Howe...
Jun 15, 2022
Canada's Andreescu eliminated from German Open with second-round loss to Pliskova
BERLIN - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated form the German Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 6-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7) loss to fourth seed Karolina Pliskova in second-round action Wednesday. An...
Jun 15, 2022
Armed bandit robs 150 Mile House service station
150 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - UPDATE: Williams Lake RCMP say the vehicle involved in the armed robbery was located later Wednesday on Ninth Avenue in Williams Lake. Three people were located inside the home ...
Jun 15, 2022
Final House of Commons vote expected on bill reforming mandatory minimum sentencing
OTTAWA - Federal MPs are expected to vote this afternoon on whether to adopt the Liberals' mandatory minimums bill and send it to the Senate. Bill C-5 would amend the Criminal Code to remove mandatory...
Jun 15, 2022
Johnny Gaudreau tops NHL's potential UFA class with free agency four weeks away
NHL general managers get the opportunity to open their chequebooks four weeks from Wednesday. This year's list of potential unrestricted free agents - as always - offers some intriguing opportunities ...
Jun 15, 2022
Bruce, Matthews advance to US Senate Democratic runoff in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Author and preservationist Catherine Fleming Bruce and state Sen. Krystle Matthews have advanced to a runoff for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. The winner of the June...
Jun 15, 2022
Shapovalov's losing streak reaches five matches with Queen's Club loss to Paul
LONDON - Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov had his losing streak extended to five matches Wednesday with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Tommy Paul at the Queen's Club grass-court event. Shapovalov hasn...
Jun 15, 2022
RCMP investigating false Parliament Hill bomb tip against Sikh men: Ottawa police
Ottawa police say the RCMP is conducting an ongoing investigation into the false bomb tip that led to the arrest of two Sikh rally organizers near Parliament Hill on Saturday. Interim Ottawa police ch...
Jun 15, 2022
