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Two dead as motorcycle and SUV collide between Lytton and Spences Bridge, B.C.
LILLOOET, B.C. - Two people have died in a collision between a motorcycle and an SUV northeast of Lytton, British Columbia. A statement from RCMP says the crash happened just after 6 p.m. Monday on Hi...
Jul 05, 2023
Canada follows peers, blasts Hong Kong bounties that include Edmonton-born activist
Ottawa is condemning Hong Kong officials for issuing bounties for the arrest of eight activists living abroad, days after Canada's peers slammed the move. Hong Kong's national-security law restricts c...
Jul 05, 2023
Monday may have set a global record for the hottest day ever. Tuesday broke it
The entire planet sweltered for the two unofficial hottest days in human recordkeeping Monday and Tuesday, according to University of Maine scientists at the Climate Reanalyzer project. For two straig...
Jul 05, 2023
Vancouver home prices ticking up as supply remains under pressure: real estate board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home prices ticked up from May as prospective homebuyers faced a dearth of supply in the region. The board says the composite b...
Jul 05, 2023
Provinces falling short of national long-term care standards: report
OTTAWA - The National Institute on Ageing has found that provincial long-term care standards vary drastically across the country and, in some cases, fall far short of new national standards released e...
Jul 05, 2023
Canadiens sign top draft pick David Reinbacher to three-year, entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed fifth-overall draft pick David Reinbacher to a three-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday. The six-foot-two, 194-pound defenceman from Austria, had 22 point...
Jul 05, 2023
UK, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine take Iran to top UN court over 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine launched a case against Iran at the United Nations' highest court Wednesday over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian passeng...
Jul 05, 2023
B.C. port strike enters day five, with talks deadlocked over maintenance
VANCOUVER - Talks between maritime employers and the union representing British Columbia port workers remain deadlocked over maintenance issues as a strike by the workers enters its fifth day. Both si...
Jul 05, 2023
Clothing retailer Kit and Ace bought by company co-owned by Joe Mimran
VANCOUVER - Kit and Ace Technical Apparel Inc. has been bought by a company co-owned by Canadian fashion designer and entrepreneur Joe Mimran. The price paid for the clothing retailer by Unity Brands ...
Jul 05, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: Decision to do away with letter grades gets a big Fail
MAYBE YOU DISAGREE but I consider myself to be a relatively well-adjusted human being unscarred by the trauma of letter grades in my early years.Back in the day, it wasn't uncommon to receive a C- (an...
Jul 05, 2023
