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B.C. introduces legislation to reduce poverty rate by 60 per cent over next decade
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it is setting 10-year targets to substantially reduce poverty in the province, with a focus on lifting children and seniors above the poverty line. Sheila...
Mar 05, 2024
WNBA expansion to Toronto a possibility with efforts in motion: reports
Another chance for Toronto to get a WNBA team may have arrived. According to multiple reports, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment chairman Larry Tanenbaum is in pursuit of a WNBA team for 2025 thro...
Mar 05, 2024
Vancouver Highlanders announced first rugby fixtures, with an international flavour
The newly formed Vancouver Highlanders have revealed some of their first fixtures, which come with an international flavour. The invitational rugby club will host 10 matches at select venues in the Va...
Mar 05, 2024
WorkSafeBC says no injuries in fourth crane accident in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - There has been another crane accident in Metro Vancouver, in what B.C.'s workers' safety agency says is the fourth such incident this year. WorkSafeBC says the latest incident happened Mon...
Mar 05, 2024
WorkSafeBC says no injuries in fourth crane accident in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - There has been another crane accident in Metro Vancouver, in what B.C.'s workers' safety agency says is the fourth such incident this year. WorkSafeBC says the latest incident happened Mon...
Mar 05, 2024
TRU Day of Giving campaign raises $81,000 for student supports
KAMLOOPS - The public gave Thompson Rivers University (TRU) nearly double its goal for its seventh annual Day of Giving.Numbers released by TRU Tuesday (March 5) show 223 donors - including alumni, in...
Mar 05, 2024
Bonot moves into first place in Pool A with win over Howard at Brier
REGINA - Trevor Bonot's Northern Ontario rink continued its impressive run at the Canadian men's curling championship with a 10-6 win over Ontario's Scott Howard in Tuesday's early draw. Howard scored...
Mar 05, 2024
More games means Vancouver unsure of hosting costs for 2026 FIFA World Cup
VANCOUVER - The city of Vancouver says it's unable to give a complete estimate of costs associated with hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup matches because it is hosting two more games than originally anticip...
Mar 05, 2024
Modern Brier attempts to strike a tricky balance between its roots and changing game
REGINA - The Brier is no longer your father's Brier. What was a provincial and territorial men's curling championship embodying Canadian Confederation for most of its almost 100 years is now a hybrid ...
Mar 05, 2024
Man arrested in Port Moody, B.C., after driving car into sea for video livestream
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Police in Port Moody, B.C., say a man may be charged after he allegedly drove his vehicle into the sea as part of a livestreamed video. Const. Sam Zacharias says in a release that o...
Mar 05, 2024
