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Former Vancouver hotel to be converted to 65 units for homeless people by the fall
VANCOUVER - A former hotel on the Vancouver's eastside has been purchased to create about 65 units to accommodate homeless people. The City of Vancouver, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. and the ...
Mar 01, 2021
Metro Vancouver wastewater carries COVID-19, new app reveals viral load
VANCOUVER - A new online tool allows Metro Vancouver residents to track the viral load of COVID-19 found in untreated wastewater at each of the region's five wastewater treatment plants. Metro Vancouv...
Mar 01, 2021
Roughriders add Saskatoon native Brett Boyko to offensive line
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed offensive lineman Brett Boyko. The six-foot-seven, 305-pound Saskatoon native played 15 games for the B.C. Lions in 2019, his first season in the CFL....
Mar 01, 2021
Spruce Meadows cancels summer show jumping series again
CALGARY - Spruce Meadows is cancelling its summer show jumping series for a second straight year because of the pandemic. The equestrian and soccer facility in Calgary draws dozens of the world's top ...
Mar 01, 2021
Sundhu to seek federal NDP nomination in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - A familiar face will seek the NDP nomination in the next federal election campaign.Bill Sundhu is a lawyer and former provincial judge. He has also served as the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo r...
Mar 01, 2021
Suspect in attempted arson of Montreal synagogue not criminally responsible
MONTREAL - A 28-year-old man charged with trying to set fire to a Montreal synagogue has been found not criminally responsible. Audrey Roy Cloutier, spokeswoman for the director of prosecutions, confi...
Mar 01, 2021
Canadian women's open team opens camp in world championship host city Halifax
HALIFAX - The Canadian women's hockey team opened a camp Monday in Halifax, which is co-hosting the upcoming world championship. Hockey Canada invited 35 players to participate in the seven-day camp c...
Mar 01, 2021
Online review platform Trustpilot chooses London for IPO
LONDON - Online review platform Trustpilot said Monday it plans to sell shares in London, in a stock offering that helps shore up the city's status as a financial hub and destination for tech companie...
Mar 01, 2021
US probing engine fires in nearly 1.9M Toyota RAV4 SUVs
DETROIT - The U.S. government is investigating complaints of engine compartment fires in nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 small SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigati...
Mar 01, 2021
2 Americans wanted in Ghosn's escape in Japanese custody
BOSTON - An American father and son wanted by Japan for aiding former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from the country in a box were handed over to Japanese custody Monday, ending their ...
Mar 01, 2021
