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ROTHENBURGER: Despite silliness and F-bombs, Question Period serves a purpose
QUESTION PERIOD in the B.C. Legislature is a favourite target of indignation among the masses. We like to shake our heads sadly at the frequent silliness of the debate that takes place there, and our ...
Apr 27, 2022
StatCan to detail new census results on age, gender, dwelling
OTTAWA - With every year that Canada's baby boomers blow out another candle, the country's population skews older. Today, Statistics Canada will reveal just how much older we've become. The agency is ...
Apr 27, 2022
New investing orders should make it simpler to deploy funds: Infrastructure Bank CEO
OTTAWA - The head of a federal infrastructure agency says a new set of investing orders from the Liberal government should make it simpler to deploy more funding in the coming months. The recent feder...
Apr 27, 2022
Quinn Hughes sets scoring record as Vancouver Canucks dump Seattle Kraken 5-2
VANCOUVER - The Canucks persevered for a 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday but the victory wasn't enough to keep Vancouver's faint playoff hopes alive. Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists...
Apr 26, 2022
Trump drawn to celebrity in weighing midterm endorsements
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republicans hoping to emerge from crowded primaries this year stacked up on operatives with ties to former President Donald Trump, betting those connections would give them a leg...
Apr 26, 2022
US: Allies must move 'at the speed of war' to help Ukraine
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) - The U.S. defense chief urged Ukraine's allies to "move at the speed of war" to get more and heavier weapons to Kyiv as Russian forces rained fire on eastern and southern Ukrai...
Apr 26, 2022
Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison Wednesday. Suu Kyi, who was ousted by an...
Apr 26, 2022
Springer hits game-tying homer in ninth, Tapia has RBI in 10th as Jays rally for win
TORONTO - George Springer hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and Raimel Tapia hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th to give the Toronto Blue Jays a wild 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on ...
Apr 26, 2022
Lindholm's OT goal puts Flames over Predators 5-4
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk forced overtime by scoring with a second left in the third and Elias Lindholm's OT goal secured the Calgary Flames' 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on ...
Apr 26, 2022
Singapore executes disabled Malaysian convicted in drug case
SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore on Wednesday executed a mentally disabled Malaysian man condemned for a drug offense after a court dismissed a last-minute challenge from his mother and international pleas ...
Apr 26, 2022
