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B.C. announces $29 million in funding for women, minorities in the technology sector
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government is teaming up with community partners, spending millions to get more women and minorities into the technology sector. The government, Crown agency Innovate B.C., the In...
Sep 28, 2021
B.C. Liberal leadership candidates to participate in campaign's first virtual debate
VICTORIA - Six candidates seeking to become the next leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party will face each other tonight in the campaign's first debate. The Liberal members will elect a new lead...
Sep 28, 2021
Canadians not thrilled but not angry either about federal election outcome: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians may not be thrilled with the outcome of last week's federal election but a new poll suggests few are angry that it produced an almost identical result to the 2019 nation-wide vote. ...
Sep 28, 2021
Apartment block explosion in Sweden injures some 20 people
An explosion in an apartment building in central Gothenburg in Sweden injured up to 20 people on Tuesday, according to the Swedish news agency TT. The explosion took place in the early hours of the mo...
Sep 28, 2021
Ekman-Larsson has two points as Canucks down Flames 4-2 in pre-season action
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - J.T. Miller buried the game-winning goal Monday as the Vancouver Canucks topped the Calgary Flames 4-2 in pre-season action in Abbotsford, B.C. Conor Garland, Chase Wouters and Tann...
Sep 27, 2021
CF Montreal midfielder Victor Wanyama calls end to international career with Kenya
MONTREAL - CF Montreal midfielder Victor Wanyama, a former Kenya captain, is retiring from international football. Wanyama made his senior debut in 2007 at age 15. He went on to score seven goals in 5...
Sep 27, 2021
Indigenous groups in B.C. get mental health funding for residential school survivors
VANCOUVER - Colette Trudeau learned the truth about her family's heritage at age eight, and that's when she began to understand that pretending to be French-Canadian was a way for her great-grandparen...
Sep 27, 2021
Gas well blowout near Los Angeles leads to $1.8B settlement
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thousands of families sickened and forced from their Los Angeles homes after the nation's largest-known natural gas leak have reached a $1.8 billion settlement with a utility, attor...
Sep 27, 2021
Guilty plea for former B.C. social worker accused of stealing money from foster kids
KELOWNA, B.C. - A former British Columbia social worker accused of stealing money from foster children under his care has pleaded guilty in a Kelowna court. The BC Prosecution Service says Robert Rile...
Sep 27, 2021
Overlander COVID-19 outbreak balloons from five to 14 cases
KAMLOOPS - A COVID-19 outbreak at Overlander Seniors Centre in Brocklehurst saw a concerning increase over the weekend.According to Interior Health, there are now 14 cases at the facility, up from jus...
Sep 27, 2021
