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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cruises to win over Canada's Leylah Fernandez in Dubai
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Canada's Leylah Fernandez in second-round action Tuesday at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Fernandez, from La...
Feb 21, 2023
Montreal Alouettes sign veteran Canadians Vincent Desjardins, Jake Harty to deals
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed defensive lineman Vincent Desjardins and receiver Jake Harty to one-year deals Tuesday. Both players are Canadians. The six-foot-one, 275-pound Desjardins had ...
Feb 21, 2023
Man charged with attempted murder after downtown Vancouver shooting
VANCOUVER - A man has been charged after a shooting in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that sent a man to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. The Vancouver Police Department says the 32-year-old has ...
Feb 21, 2023
Parliamentary committee looks to expand its study on foreign election interference
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is set to decide whether or not it will expand its current study on foreign election interference to include more details about the 2021 federal election. The meetin...
Feb 21, 2023
Legault pitches English Canada for closure of Roxham Road and transfer of migrants
MONTREAL - Quebec's premier is making a pitch to English Canada for the closure of an irregular border crossing used by asylum seekers and for would-be refugees to be transferred outside his province....
Feb 21, 2023
Veteran Canadian linebacker Muamba re-signs with Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO, Ohio - Henoc Muamba will help the Toronto Argonauts defend their Grey Cup title. The veteran Canadian linebacker re-signed with the CFL club on Monday. Muamba, 33, became a free agent on Feb....
Feb 21, 2023
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Teck Resources to split company and spin off coal business
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. has announced a plan to split the company into Teck Metals Corp. and Elk Valley Resources Ltd., which will hold its steelmaking coal business. More coming. Companies in...
Feb 21, 2023
Cocaine and pot seized in two Highway 97 drug busts
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A pair of drug busts along Highway 97 in the Cariboo last Thursday (Feb.16).BC Highway Patrol says the first occurred following a traffic stop on Highway 97 between 100 Mile Hous...
Feb 21, 2023
Iran sentences alleged US-based militant leader to death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A senior member of a U.S.-based Iranian opposition group accused of orchestrating a deadly 2008 mosque bombing has been sentenced to death in Iran, authorities said ...
Feb 21, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: The fiasco of the Royal B.C. Museum drags on without answers
FIRST, THE ROYAL B.C. MUSEUM in Victoria was going to be torn down in order to "decolonize" it. Then, it needed to be torn down to get rid of asbestos.Then, there were seismic issues, with fears the b...
Feb 21, 2023
