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BC Greens platform looks for changes to transit funding, municipal finance system
VANCOUVER - The BC Green Party is calling for a reformation of the financial system used by local governments to help them better address issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Green Leader Sonia...
Oct 10, 2020
COVID-19 spread shifts to seniors as outbreaks rise in long-term care homes: Tam
Canada's chief public health officer says the spread of COVID-19 is shifting towards seniors, adding to the mounting signs suggesting a second wave could hit just as hard as the first. In a statement ...
Oct 10, 2020
Homicide team investigating death of man after altercation at B.C. university
VANCOUVER - The death of a man found at a British Columbia university has turned in to a homicide investigation.The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it is looking in to the death of a Langl...
Oct 10, 2020
Senators acquire winger Austin Watson from Predators for 2021 fourth-round pick
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators acquired winger Austin Watson from the Nashville Predators on Saturday in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft. The 28-year-old from Ann Arbor, Mich., re...
Oct 10, 2020
Winnipeg Jets sign free-agent centre Nate Thompson to one-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets signed veteran centre Nate Thompson to a one-year, US$750,000 contract Saturday.The 36-year-old from Anchorage, Alaska has 62 goals and 156 goals in 767 career NHL games o...
Oct 10, 2020
Sei Young Kim up by 2 shots after 3 rounds at Women's PGA
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. - Sei Young Kim had another excellent outing at KPMG Women's PGA Championship, shooting a 3-under 67 Saturday to hold the lead after three rounds at Aronimink. The South Korean sit...
Oct 10, 2020
Edmonton Oilers sign defenceman Tyson Barrie to one-year, US$3.75-million contract
EDMONTON, Ky. - The Edmonton Oilers signed defenceman Tyson Barrie to a one-year, US$3.75-million contract in free agency on Saturday. The Victoria native has registered 80 goals and 346 points in 554...
Oct 10, 2020
Kamloops quarter-finalist in Maxim Australia cover model contest encouraging body positivity
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops resident is now one of three Canadians left in an international contest to be featured as a cover model for Maxim Australia. Emily Collins, 33, is a mother of three, and works at...
Oct 10, 2020
Just 19, ranked 54th, Swiatek wins French Open for 1st Slam
PARIS - Minutes after suddenly becoming a Grand Slam champion at age 19, while ranked just 54th, Iga Swiatek held a microphone during the French Open trophy presentation and was hesitant for pretty mu...
Oct 10, 2020
Trump, Trudeau discuss president's COVID-19 diagnosis, Canadians detained in China
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the president's bout with COVID-19 this morning. The PMO says Trudeau wished Trump and his wife Melan...
Oct 10, 2020
