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Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness
VANCOUVER - A woman who knew the pilot of a fatal flight that killed two men wanted in separate murder plots says he told her he was heading for Toronto and was concerned about the plane's weight. The...
May 12, 2022
Calgary Flames head to Dallas with sights on series-clincher
CALGARY - Darryl Sutter isn't about to reveal his plans for a potential series-clinching game, but the Calgary Flames have won back-to-back playoff games with the coach taking from his forwards and gi...
May 12, 2022
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) - House investigators said Thursday they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 ins...
May 12, 2022
B.C. mine environment safeguards whittled down by amendments, university study says
Some environmental safeguards built into British Columbia mine approvals are being gradually whittled away without enough public or scientific oversight, says new university research. A recently publi...
May 12, 2022
United States to host Rugby World Cup for first time
DUBLIN - The United States will stage a Rugby World Cup for the first time after being voted as host of the men's tournament in 2031 and the women's tournament two years later. World Rugby announced h...
May 12, 2022
Mediated talks collapse, strike continues in lengthy Sea-to-Sky transit dispute
VANCOUVER - A quick return of bus service in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky corridor from Squamish to Pemberton isn't expected after mediated talks broke down between transit workers and their employer. Talks on W...
May 12, 2022
White House, senators have 'sympathy' for Canada's position on Line 5, says Wilkinson
WASHINGTON - Canada's natural resources minister says he is hearing "significant sympathy" from U.S. officials for the plight of the Line 5 pipeline. Jonathan Wilkinson is in Washington, D.C., for mee...
May 12, 2022
Canadian men to host Iran in June soccer friendly at B.C. Place Stadium
Canada will host Iran in a men's soccer friendly on June 5 in Vancouver. The match is part of a two-game homestand at B.C. Place Stadium. The Canadian men will open CONCACAF Nations League A play ther...
May 12, 2022
Latvia seeks Canadian support for expanded, permanent NATO presence in Baltics
OTTAWA - Latvia's prime minister is in Ottawa today seeking Canada's support for an expanded, permanent NATO force in his country and fellow Baltic states Lithuania and Estonia. In an interview, Krijn...
May 12, 2022
International boxing federation open disciplinary procedure against Boxing Canada
The International Boxing Association is launching an investigation into Boxing Canada after athletes' claims of widespread abuse. The IBA's directors approved the move, "in order to safeguard members ...
May 12, 2022
