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Vancity CEO Tamara Vrooman to become Vancouver Airport Authority chief
VANCOUVER - The chief executive of Vancity is stepping down as head of the credit union to become chief executive of the Vancouver Airport Authority. Tamara Vrooman, who will continue at Vancity ...
May 13, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19
COVID-19 has sickened tens of thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed thousands. "While we can start to become numb to these numbers as time goes on, each one of these individuals had a ...
May 13, 2020
Research says T. rex was built for long distances, not sprints
New research suggests that Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most feared predators in the Age of Dinosaurs, was built for endurance, not speed. A paper published today supports theories that the mass...
May 13, 2020
Nassar-related case dismissed against ex-university chief
DETROIT - A judge dismissed criminal charges Wednesday against former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon, who was accused of lying to investigators in 2018 as they tried to learn what ...
May 13, 2020
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says no plans to cancel rest of season
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he has no plans on cancelling the remainder of the NHL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bettman spoke Tuesday at a virtual town hall hosted by the San Jose ...
May 13, 2020
'Stay off our lands:' RCMP attendance at Indigenous ceremony raises ire of chief
SASKATOON - An Indigenous leader is telling the RCMP to stay off reserve land after armed officers were dispatched to break up a sacred ceremony. "These are First Nations lands. This is Indian land. S...
May 13, 2020
MAP: Thefts from motor vehicles — Week of May 3, 2020
KAMLOOPS - There were 28 thefts from motor vehicles in Kamloops last week, according to Kamloops RCMP.The following maps shows where those break-ins took place:Image Credit: Kamloops RCMPImage Credit:...
May 13, 2020
Garand honoured for excellence on and off the ice with scholastic player of the year award
KAMLOOPS - A 93 per cent average in his core Grade 12 courses has earned Blazers netminder Dylan Garand the Daryl K. Seaman Memorial Trophy for the top scholastic player in the Western Hockey League. ...
May 13, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:43 p.m. on May 13, 2020: There are 71,490 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 39,225 confirmed (inclu...
May 13, 2020
Nassar-related case dismissed against ex-university chief
DETROIT - A judge dismissed criminal charges Wednesday against former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon arising from the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal. Simon was ordered to tria...
May 13, 2020
