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Rockets earn overtime victory over visiting Blazers in WHL pre-season contest
KELOWNA -- Layton Feist, Jordan Keller and Tommy Lafreniere scored for the Kamloops Blazers in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Kelowna Rockets in WHL pre-season play on Saturday (Sept. 7) in the Little App...
Sep 08, 2024
Teachers say immigrants not to blame as Quebec links teacher shortage to newcomers
MONTREAL - Quebec's school year started on a familiar note: thousands of teaching spots were unfilled, and the provincial government had to defend itself for its failure to solve the problem. But as p...
Sep 08, 2024
Rookie paces WolfPack to first win of Canada West campaign
KAMLOOPS -- Rookie Julia La Rotta scored twice for the TRU WolfPack in a 4-0 pulverizing of the Fraser Valley Cascades of Abbotsford in Canada West women's soccer action on Saturday at Hillside Stadiu...
Sep 08, 2024
Mediation aimed at resolving Metro Vancouver accessible transit strike set to begin
VANCOUVER - Mediated negotiations between the union representing striking HandyDART transit workers in Metro Vancouver and their employer are set to begin today, six days into the stoppage. About 600 ...
Sep 08, 2024
COLLINS: Time for the government to really try to fix the healthcare system
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW why health care is suffering? Because none of the so-called experts know what the hell they're doing. And workers throughout the system are getting tired and fed up. The government...
Sep 08, 2024
Trudeau to face fretful caucus ahead of return to the House
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, with MPs looking for him to finally reveal his plan to address the political purgatory the pa...
Sep 08, 2024
Israeli medics say 3 people were shot and killed at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing
JERUSALEM (AP) - Three people have been shot and killed near the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli first responders said Sunday. Israeli police said the shooter was killed, wit...
Sep 08, 2024
Israeli medics say 2 people were shot and wounded at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing
JERUSALEM (AP) - Two people have been shot and seriously wounded near the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli first responders said Sunday. Israeli police said the shooter was ki...
Sep 08, 2024
Whitecaps get chances but no goals in scoreless draw with Dallas
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps couldn't take advantage of some early chances then failed to score during a late frenzy and were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw against FC Dallas in a Major League...
Sep 07, 2024
Venezuela says opposition presidential candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzlez has left the South American country after seeking asylum in Spain, according to a senior Venezuelan offici...
Sep 07, 2024
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