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Verhoeff scores OT winner to give Royals a 5-4 win over Americans
VICTORIA — Keaton Verhoeff scored the winner at 4:16 of overtime to give the Royals…
Timeline: The political shakeups leading up to the 2024 B.C. fall election
VICTORIA — There has been a major upheaval in British Columbia politics since the last…
Calgary couple find their ‘Zen’ through axe throwing, compete in world championships
CALGARY — Nick Kolomyja reckons axe throwing may have saved his life. After 30 years…
Court to hear appeal arguments over challenge to Saskatchewan’s pronoun law
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s Appeal Court is set to hear arguments over the next two days…
In the news today: Girl, 6, missing near Burns Lake, B.C. is safe
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Christine Bumstead once took Panthers coach Paul Maurice hunting. And her coaching career took off
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Christine Bumstead’s path toward being an assistant coach in a preseason…
Grain farmers urge intervention as Metro Vancouver terminal workers ready strike
Canada’s grain farmers say a strike at Metro Vancouver terminals would cripple crop exports if…
Caddies and paper bags: Schools figuring out new world of cellphone bans
From cellphone “hotels” to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada…
In the news today: MPs set to debate Tory non-confidence motion
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
HandyDART strike in Metro Vancouver ending as workers ratify new deal with TransDev
VANCOUVER — The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver has voted to ratify a…
Four newsroom staff at Radio NL in Kamloops, B.C., are cut in format change
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — More than half of the newsroom at Radio NL in Kamloops, B.C.,…
Vancouver mayor promises more police to quell ‘street disorder’ in Gastown
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is taking immediate steps to improve…
2024 wildfire season is on track to be second largest in last two decades
Canada’s wildfire season is on track to be the second largest in at least the…
Kevin Koe skipping a three-man curling team at PointsBet Invitational
CALGARY — Kevin Koe will skip a three-man curling team for now. The four-time Canadian…
Rising prices pinch B.C. households. Political parties feel the pressure, too
VANCOUVER — In the seven years since the NDP came to power in British Columbia,…
Rourke: Lions need ‘sense of urgency’ entering final stretch of CFL season
VANCOUVER — Quarterback Nathan Rourke says the B.C. Lions “have to have a sense of…
Tribal Police officer charged with voyeurism in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. — Mounties in the resort town of Whistler, B.C., say a Tribal Police…
Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children
Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation’s language, says she…
In the news today: Spy agency officials to appear at meddling inquiry
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Wildfire under control after prompting evacuation order in Grand Forks, B.C.
GRAND FORKS, B.C. — A wildfire that had prompted brief evacuations of homes outside the…
No trial for three teens in Lethbridge high school football sex assault case
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Members of an Alberta high school football team accused of sexually assaulting…
Charge approved for Vancouver police officer in 2023 pedestrian crash
VANCOUVER — The BC Prosecution Service says it has approved a charge against a Vancouver…
Tiger-Cats claw out 32-29 win over Lions in overtime
VANCOUVER — It was quite a day for Ante Milanovic-Litre. First, he learned his wife…
First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation
OTTAWA — The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one…