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Week in Review: Week of September 12, 2022
Welcome to Week in Review.Provincial and civic leaders discuss plans for healthcare, climate change and more at UBCM. The B.C. government is reporting a surplus of more than $700 million. And a showdo...
Sep 17, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Is cutting off the ‘lolly’ another way of saying NDP is out of ideas?
LOWERING EXPECTATIONS seems to be the strategy of the John Horgan government this week.He chose the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Whistler to do it. About a thousand mayors, counci...
Sep 17, 2022
Some Canadians expect to watch queen's funeral with sadness; others will skip it
HALIFAX - For some Canadians, the queen's funeral on Monday will prompt sadness and trigger personal memories, but for others it's a distant event they intend to miss. David Edwards, the Anglican bish...
Sep 17, 2022
Hungary faces reckoning with EU that could cost it billions
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - After his headline performance at Hungary's Sziget Festival last month, pop star Justin Bieber held a grandiose party for his staff in a luxurious countryside setting - a 19th...
Sep 17, 2022
Quebec election: Poilievre victory seen as good news for Conservative Party of Quebec
MONTREAL - Pierre Poilievre's successful bid to lead the federal Tories bodes well for the Conservative Party of Quebec, which is running in the provincial election on similar messages, analysts say. ...
Sep 17, 2022
Elks pull out dramatic 26-24 win over Roughriders behind late field goal
REGINA - The Edmonton Elks survived a late charge by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to register a 26-24 victory on Friday night. Kicker Sergio Castillo nailed a 47-yard field goal with 24 seconds remain...
Sep 16, 2022
Defending champ Max Homa, Danny Willett share lead in Napa
NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Max Homa moved into position to defend his title at the Fortinet Championship, shooting a 5-under 67 on Friday to share the 36-hole lead with Danny Willett at the PGA Tour's season...
Sep 16, 2022
Matt Chapman's two homers lift Blue Jays over Orioles 6-3 in crucial Toronto win
TORONTO - Matt Chapman had a solo home run and a two-run homer to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Friday. George Springer's three-run homer broke the game open for Toronto...
Sep 16, 2022
US asks appeals court to lift judge's Mar-a-Lago probe hold
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge's order that temporarily barred it from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI sea...
Sep 16, 2022
Top-ranked Alcaraz loses to Auger-Aliassime at Davis Cup
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz's biggest fans had flocked to see the world's new top-ranked player in his homecoming to Spain. Instead, they witnessed Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat the...
Sep 16, 2022
