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B.C. Liberal candidate quits over birth control, eugenics comments
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Liberal Laurie Throness is quitting as a party candidate in the Oct. 24 provincial election after comparing free birth control to eugenics. The NDP released a videot...
Oct 15, 2020
Marathon committee meetings as Liberals continue filibusters over WE documents
OTTAWA - Two House of Commons committee meetings dragged on for hours Thursday, with no end in sight, as Liberal MPs continued to filibuster opposition efforts to reopen their investigations into the ...
Oct 15, 2020
CFJC Midday - Author Elaine Alec releases debut book - a memoir titled 'Calling My Spirit Back' - is a personal story of survival and transformation, healing and breaking cycles
Elaine Alec has worked closely with Indigenous communities, and is the former women's representative with the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. She discusses what inspired her to tell her story.
Oct 15, 2020
January start to WHL season will mean a shorter schedule
KAMLOOPS --- Yesterday the Western Hockey League announced a third delay to the start of the season -- pushing it back another five weeks, to Friday, January 8.As it's been with the other delays, it b...
Oct 15, 2020
Northern Ontario would anoint reigning champs for nationals if qualifiers cancelled
Team anointment at the national championships is a distinct possibility for at least one member curling association as it considers options for an uncertain season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The No...
Oct 15, 2020
BC Liberal candidate Laurie Throness resigns following ‘eugenics’ comments
CHILLIWACK - BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson accepted the resignation of controversial Chilliwack-Kent candidate Laurie Throness Thursday.The move came following outcry over comments Throness made ...
Oct 15, 2020
Rugby Canada invites 36 players to November men's camp in Langford, B.C.
Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones has named a 36-player squad for a three-week camp next month in Langford, B.C. Because of COVID-19 travel restrictions and quarantine requirements, only Canadian-base...
Oct 15, 2020
Toronto cops ID dead man as likely killer of Christine Jessop, 9, in 1984, via DNA
TORONTO - A man who died five years ago was the likely killer of a nine-year-old girl in a 1984 murder that sparked widespread revulsion and led to a notorious wrongful conviction, Toronto police said...
Oct 15, 2020
QMJHL gets $12 million from Quebec government as it attempts to play during pandemic
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is promising $12 million in funding for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League during the COVID-19 pandemic, while another province with teams in the organization says ...
Oct 15, 2020
No short-term solutions coming for thin Montreal Impact squad: sporting director
Montreal Impact sporting director Olivier Renard says his club is looking to the future after losing another key piece. The Impact (6-10-2) parted ways with midfielder Saphir Taider Wednesday, transfe...
Oct 15, 2020
