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Greater Vancouver home sales down 43% from last July, 23% from June: REBGV
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home sales were down a whopping 43 per cent from last July and 23 per cent from this past June. Sales in the region totalled 1,...
Aug 3, 2022
Alouettes ready for physical challenge against undefeated Blue Bombers
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes will attempt Thursday night what six other CFL teams have failed to do -- hand the Winnipeg Blue Bombers their first loss of the season. The two-time reigning Grey Cu...
Aug 3, 2022
Canadian foreign minister urges China to stand down on Taiwan amid military exercises
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is calling for calm as the Chinese government announced a series of military exercises around Taiwan following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to ...
Aug 3, 2022
Ottawa apologizes for 'radical social engineering' experiment on First Nation
PEEPEEKISIS CREE NATION - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller delivered an apology on behalf of the federal government to a Saskatchewan First Nation for an "experiment in radical social e...
Aug 3, 2022
Amphibious tour bus crashes into gates of 24 Sussex, PM's vacant official residence
OTTAWA - An amphibious tour bus crashed into the fence of the prime minister's unoccupied official residence at 24 Sussex Drive on Wednesday morning during a dry run of a tour route. No injuries were ...
Aug 3, 2022
Iraqi cleric orders followers to continue protest in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) - Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told his followers Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside Iraq's government zone, and called for the dissolution of the parliament and early...
Aug 3, 2022
SOUND OFF: Kamloops Foundry Centre will help youth thrive
WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DEALING with mental health or addiction challenges, early intervention is key. By helping them get care and support as soon as possible, we can stop small problems from becoming ...
Aug 3, 2022
CFL names Collaros, Schoen and Acklin performers of the month for July
Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros, Blue Bombers receiver Dalton Schoen and Ottawa receiver Jaelon Acklin have been named the CFL's top performers for July. Collaros threw for 1,061 passing yards and ...
Aug 3, 2022
Slide over, bobsleds. Curling is coming to tropical Jamaica
Slide over, Jamaican bobsledders. A group of expats from the ice-free island are hoping to bring a whole new winter sport to their tropical homeland: curling. Three decades after Jamaica crashed the W...
Aug 3, 2022
Blue Jays place pitcher Stripling on 15-day injured list with hip strain
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed pitcher Ross Stripling on the 15-day injured list with a right hip strain. The move is retroactive to Sunday. Stripling last pitched in Toronto...
Aug 3, 2022
