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Newfoundland song celebrates Team Canada goals at world juniors
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – For the second year in a row, Team Canada is celebrating…
Macklin Celebrini’s five-point performance leads Canada over Latvia at world juniors
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Macklin Celebrini had a goal and four assists as Canada hammered Latvia…
Man died in Christmas Day tent fire in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER – In the concrete bowels of Canada Place in downtown Vancouver, below a luxury…
Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most…
High wind warnings along BC’s coast as gusts predicted to reach 120 km/h
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for British Columbia's central coast, Sunshine Coast…
Environment Canada is forecasting significant waves for two regions in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued weather alerts for two Vancouver Island regions, warning of…
Not so fast: You could toss your poinsettias, or help them ‘bloom’ again next year
I tend to view holiday decorations strictly as anticipatory objects. They’re lovely leading up to…
TRENDING NOW: Calgary TV reporter confused by Christmas elf name
We are working really hard to make this required viewing every year during the holiday…
Rising prices, shrinking libraries: How streaming TV is shaking down in Canada
TORONTO – Streaming television forever changed how Canadians watch their favourite shows, offering a seemingly…
Canadian golf reached new heights in 2024 with more wins than ever and a curse ended
Nick Taylor's putter flip after winning the RBC Canadian Open was the exclamation point on…
Child-free finances: How your financial needs, concerns differ if you don’t have kids
As the child-free lifestyle surges in popularity among younger generations, many might imagine it means…
More Canadians to feel pinch of high rates in 2024, making way for lower inflation
OTTAWA – As another inflation-fighting year wraps up, the Bank of Canada's quest to restore…
Christmas Day windstorm leaves some 28,000 customers without power in BC
VANCOUVER – Heavy rains and strong winds in parts of British Columbia late Monday left…
Search for girl who fell into Quebec river now a recovery mission
DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. – Quebec provincial police say the search for a four-year-old girl who fell…
6-year-old boy traveling to visit grandma for Christmas put on wrong Spirit flight
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy who left on a flight for the…
BC’s COVID pandemic health-care heroes
A new oral history project is documenting the personal stories of hardship and sacrifice endured…
TRENDING NOW: Cat tried making pottery for Christmas gifts
This cat wanted to do something personal for their Christmas gifts this year. It tried…
Holiday togetherness can also mean family fights. But there are ways to try to sidestep the drama
The holidays, a time where families and friends can get together to talk, to laugh…
When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?
NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular…
Why Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ became so popular – and stayed that way
NEW YORK (AP) — If anything about Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is…
Grieving and often overlooked, Palestinian Christians prepare for a somber Christmas amid war
It’s normally a moment of pure joy for the Rev. Khader Khalilia: the excitement, the…
The not-so-sweet BC sugar wars, then and now
On Sept. 28, workers at the Rogers sugar refinery in Vancouver went on strike. Within…
A weekend of combat in Gaza kills 14 Israeli soldiers as public support for the war is tested
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Fourteen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in Gaza over…
TRENDING NOW: Santa actually delivers presents from a parachute
Santa on his way to deliver gifts via parachute. Some people think he uses a…