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One seriously hurt as plane catches fire in Surrey, B.C., RCMP say
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a plane caught fire in a field in the Metro Vancouver community of Surrey. RCMP say officers were assisting fi...
Jun 02, 2023
Vancouver look to turn previous chaos in to organized performance against Kansas
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are coming off what head coach Vanni Sartini called a "chaotic" 6-2 win over the Houston Dynamo but now have to face one of the most in-form teams in the Western Co...
Jun 02, 2023
Canadian women lose a heartbreaker to Mexico in CONCACAF under-20 semifinal
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Alice Soto scored in the 92nd minute to send Mexico to next year's FIFA U-20 World Cup with a 2-1 comeback win over Canada in semifinal action Friday at the CONCACA...
Jun 02, 2023
'Chaotic scene': Vancouver police say two injured in Downtown Eastside shooting
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say at least two people were sent to hospital after a shooting in the city's Downtown Eastside. They say officers responded to reports of shots fired Thursday afternoon...
Jun 02, 2023
8 construction workers injured as building partially collapses near Yale medical school
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A building under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, partially collapsed Friday when a concrete pour went awry, injuring eight people including ...
Jun 02, 2023
B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has extended an order deferring old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed on Vancouver Island. The extension to Feb. 1, 2025, applies to the order issu...
Jun 02, 2023
Denying bail OK if for a 'just cause,' says Charter statement on Liberal reform bill
OTTAWA - The federal government's Charter statement for its proposed bail reforms says there is "just cause" to deny bail if certain requirements are met. Justice Minister David Lametti introduced a b...
Jun 02, 2023
Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 50 and trapping many others
NEW DELHI (AP) - Two passenger trains derailed in India on Friday, killing at least 50 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged coaches, officials said. About 400 people...
Jun 02, 2023
Vancouver Coastal Health reverts to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs
Vancouver Coastal Health is joining other health authorities in the province in a move to a unified provincial text alert system warning of toxic drugs. Vancouver began its own system called Radar in ...
Jun 02, 2023
Trudeau continues to stand by David Johnston despite calls that he step down
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is committed to keeping David Johnston in place as Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference, despite a majority of MPs voting in favour of his...
Jun 02, 2023
