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COVID-19 takes six lives in B.C. over the weekend; 317 new cases in B.C. including eight in Interior
VICTORIA - It has been a deadly weekend in B.C. as cases of COVID-19 continue to be recorded across the province.In a news conference Monday (Sept. 14), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reve...
Sep 14, 2020
Kingswood Capital to acquire Mountain Equipment Co-op through CCAA proceeding
VANCOUVER - Mountain Equipment Co-op says its board of directors has unanimously approved a deal in which a Los Angeles-based private investment firm will acquire MEC's assets, including the majority ...
Sep 14, 2020
Driver critically injured in Shuswap crash
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are reporting a serious single-vehicle crash over the weekend.On Saturday (Sept.12) at around 5:55 p.m., a man driving a white Chevrolet pickup truck was involved...
Sep 14, 2020
Activists urge Trudeau government to act on disappearances in Sri Lanka
OTTAWA - A group of Tamil Canadians is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to bring in a parliamentary motion that would remove sovereign immunity as a defence for international crimes. Amnesty ...
Sep 14, 2020
Habs' Gallagher took nothing personal from Vigneault's comments in playoffs
Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher figures he could have returned to action mere weeks after suffering a broken jaw on a controversial play in the playoffs. Instead, Gallagher is left to won...
Sep 14, 2020
Blue Jays and Yankees to square off in the Bronx in key divisional series
Less than one-quarter of the shortened baseball season remains and the Toronto Blue Jays are just ahead of the New York Yankees, have a chance at securing home playoff dates and are&nbs...
Sep 14, 2020
Saskatchewan judge's stop at teepee camp could raise perception of bias: expert
REGINA - An experienced defence lawyer says a Saskatchewan judge's attendance at an Indigenous demonstration after he ruled on it could expose the court to potential allegations of bias. Michael Sprat...
Sep 14, 2020
Texas officer charged with assault in fatal 2019 shooting
BAYTOWN, Texas - A Texas police officer has been charged with assault for fatally shooting a woman after a struggle over the officer's stun gun last year, prosecutors announced Monday. A Harris County...
Sep 14, 2020
Member of the legislature Sonia Furstenau elected B.C. Green leader
VICTORIA - The Green party's new leader in B.C. wants the premier to focus on COVID-19 and overdose deaths instead of fuelling speculation about a fall election. Sonia Furstenau, one of two Green part...
Sep 14, 2020
Bloc Quebecois leader and caucus isolating after staffer catches COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and the party's whole caucus are in self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from the party s...
Sep 14, 2020
