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France wins start amid World Cup cash, visibility issues
PARIS - From the Eiffel Tower to the Champs-lyses and across the Paris Metro, the Women's World Cup has had little visibility in the French capital. The hosts at least made their presence felt on the ...
Jun 07, 2019
With snowpack melted weeks ahead of schedule, Province raises drought level in parts of B.C.
VICTORIA - Dry conditions across B.C. have prompted the provincial government to issue a Level 2 drought rating province-wide, with the rating up to Level 3 for Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and ...
Jun 07, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
90 Seconds to the Weekend — June 7, 2019
Check out what's coming up this weekend! 90 Seconds to the Weekend provides all the details you need to kick off your weekend with the most current events.
Jun 07, 2019
Nobel winner Mukwege says rape during war 'weapon of mass destruction'
MONTREAL - Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Denis Mukwege said Friday that rape in armed conflict is a "weapon of mass destruction," the effects of which are felt for generations. In an interview with The...
Jun 07, 2019
Family remembers fiery spirit of Canada's oldest woman who died at 114
TORONTO - As Canada's oldest woman, Ellen "Dolly" Gibb's zest for life won her national attention. Once birthdays went into the triple digits, she would receive cards fro...
Jun 07, 2019
Aging Haida totem comes down during ceremony outside Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA - Dancers circled an aging totem pole that tells the story of a murdered Haida woman before it was hooked to a crane and gently lowered to the ground on Wednesday. The replica Haida mortuary ...
Jun 07, 2019
Aging Haida totem comes down during ceremony outside Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA - Dancers circled an aging totem pole that tells the story of a murdered Haida woman before it was hooked to a crane and gently lowered to the ground on Wednesday. The replica Haida mortuary ...
Jun 07, 2019
Free traders no more? GOP warms up to Trump's use of tariffs
WASHINGTON - With President Donald Trump threatening to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico, his transformation of Republican Party trade policy is nearly complete. Republican lawmakers usually don't li...
Jun 07, 2019
Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says a move to seek federal funding for the city's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired. She says reaction to a council committee's plan to approach the Defe...
Jun 07, 2019
Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says a move to seek federal funding for the city's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired. She says reaction to a council committee's plan to approach the Defe...
Jun 07, 2019
