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Correctional Service reports death of inmate at Victoria-area prison
VICTORIA - The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate serving a sentence for second-degree murder has died at the Victoria-area William Head Institution. A statement Friday says inmate Richard ...
Sep 08, 2023
New outreach centre for youth aims to save lives in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Youth struggling with mental health or addiction will have access to a new outreach centre in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, providing what the government says will be life-saving support....
Sep 08, 2023
Supreme Court is asked to reject limits on a drug used in the most common method of abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States. The ca...
Sep 08, 2023
Blue Jays all-star shortstop Bo Bichette returns from 10-day injured list
TORONTO - Bo Bichette is back. Bichette was reinstated from the Toronto Blue Jays' 10-day injured list. The all-star shortstop has been out since Aug. 27 with a strained right quad. He took batting pr...
Sep 08, 2023
'One Chip Challenge' product pulled from Canadian shelves after U.S. teen's death
The manufacturer of the One Chip Challenge is pulling the product from Canadian and U.S. shelves after a teen's death in Massachusetts. A spokesperson for Texas-based Paqui says the One Chip Challenge...
Sep 08, 2023
Canada's Dabrowski and partner Routliffe advance to doubles final at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe will play for the women's doubles championship at the U.S. Open. The pair advanced to the final with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) semifinal win ov...
Sep 08, 2023
COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant are detected
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 numbers, with cases, test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths all up in recent weeks. The BC Centre for Disease Control says in a m...
Sep 08, 2023
COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant are detected
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 numbers, with cases, test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths all up in recent weeks. The BC Centre for Disease Control says in a m...
Sep 08, 2023
Canada seeks medal glory at men's basketball World Cup as well as sustained success
Canada's men's basketball team has accomplished its highest-ever finish at a men's World Cup, but staff and players are aiming to take those first-time accomplishments a step further: a medal. The Can...
Sep 08, 2023
BoC likely done raising interest rates, despite job gains last month: economists
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy added more jobs than expected in August, but most forecasters still believe the Bank of Canada is done raising interest rates as overall trends in the economy point to a ...
Sep 08, 2023
