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Ex-Patriot Matt Light loses bid for school committee seat
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Matt Light has been blocked in his bid to win a seat on the Foxborough School Committee. Light, who had been critical of school m...
May 03, 2022

Cannabis company Choom obtains creditor protection, interim financing from Aurora
VANCOUVER - Choom Holdings Inc. and some of its subsidiaries have obtained creditor protection from the Supreme Court of British Columbia and interim financing from Aurora Cannabis Inc. In court filin...
May 03, 2022

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says April home sales down
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales in the region fell in April and returned to more historically typical levels for the month. The board says residential home sales...
May 03, 2022

Report: Supreme Court draft suggests Roe could be overturned
WASHINGTON (AP) - A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report. A d...
May 03, 2022

Lightning Crashes: Tampa Bay comes out flat in Game 1 loss to Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Midway through Tampa Bay's post-game media availability on Monday, a couple of team staffers replaced the black cushioned chair at the front of the room for a different seat. It was the firs...
May 03, 2022

Nova Scotia mass shooting gunman drew police attention 10 years before killings
HALIFAX - A new document shows that the gunman who killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia had been on the radar of police up to a decade before his two-day rampage in April 2020. The report tabled Tues...
May 03, 2022

Live updates | Putin: Russia ready for talks with Ukraine
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has told French President Emmanuel Macron that Moscow is ready for talks with Ukraine. The Kremlin said in its readout of Tuesday's call that "despite Kyiv's ...
May 03, 2022

Blood collection services increased in Clinton
CLINTON, B.C. - Residents in Clinton and Ashcroft are advised of laboratory service changes in their communities.In a news release Monday (May 2), Interior Health says the Clinton Health Centre will o...
May 03, 2022

Giant upset: Blazers to face Vancouver in second round of the WHL playoffs
KAMLOOPS - After sweeping the Spokane Chiefs in the first round of the 2022 Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs on Friday (April 29), the Kamloops Blazers now know their second round opponent.The Van...
May 03, 2022

ROTHENBURGER: Calls for provincial police force are déjà vu all over again
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, the more they stay the same, the old saying goes. It might be an apt description for a proposal to get rid of the RCMP in British Columbia and establish a provincial police for...
May 03, 2022

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