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Police investigating first Vancouver homicide of 2026
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2026. A statement…
Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite provides services to U.S. Homeland Security
VANCOUVER — United States procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social…
B.C. anti-extortion chief apologizes for disputing ‘crisis’ after Eby issues warning
The head of British Columbia’s anti-extortion task force has apologized for having “impacted public confidence”…
Metro Vancouver bridge linking Westham Island damaged, closed to vehicle traffic
VANCOUVER — Vehicle access to a Metro Vancouver island has been cut off after its…
Former DEA agent sentenced to 5 years in prison for using badge to protect drug trafficking friends
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — In two decades of kicking in doors for the U.S. Drug…
Candace Derksen’s mom shocked as man acquitted in daughter’s 1984 killing arrested
VANCOUVER — Wilma Derksen, whose 13-year-old daughter Candace was killed in Winnipeg in 1984, still…
Killing of B.C. academic spurs calls for government action against gender violence
The killing of a Vancouver Island academic is spurring calls for action against gender-based violence.…
Canada’s Olympic skeleton team features 2024 world champion Clarke, veteran Channell
CALGARY — A couple of rookies and one veteran comprise Canada’s skeleton team for the…
Federal Court sets aside TikTok Canada shutdown order
TikTok will live to scroll another day in Canada. A Federal Court judge has set…
Tempo set to make WNBA debut on May 8 at home against Washington
TORONTO — The Toronto Tempo are scheduled to make their debut when the 2026 WNBA…
‘Get in the net’: NHL goaltenders on how they wound up between the pipes
Connor Hellebuyck had plenty of welts and bruises. The future two-time Vezina Trophy winner as…
PWHLers, NHL commissioner among fans of gay hockey drama ‘Heated Rivalry’
Erin Ambrose isn’t much of a reader. At least, she wasn’t until she discovered “Heated…
Adzija scores Torrent’s first short-handed goal in 6-4 win over Sceptres
SEATTLE (AP) — Lexie Adzija scored Seattle’s first short-handed goal of the season in the…
Devils hold off Oilers 2-1, extend perfect record when leading after two periods
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Arseny Gritsyuk and Cody Glass each had a goal and an…
Adzija scores Torrent’s 1st short-handed goal in 6-4 win over Sceptres
SEATTLE (AP) — Lexie Adzija scored Seattle’s first short-handed goal of the season in the…
Devils lean on Glass, Gritsyuk to edge the Oilers 2-1
EDMONTON — Rookie Arseny Gritsyuk and Cody Glass each had a goal and an assist…
Premier Eby says new markets, reforms will help forestry, but results will take time
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says a recent agreement advancing wood construction in China will…
B.C. extortion ‘hunt’: 7 charged, 9 expelled, 111 facing immigration investigations
SURREY — Assistant RCMP Commissioner John Brewer says police are “actively hunting” extortion suspects in…
Toronto’s Victoria Mboko headlines Canada’s latest crop of young tennis stars
Guillaume Marx admits that even he didn’t predict Victoria Mboko’s rapid ascent. Tennis Canada’s vice…
Witness says Myles Gray ‘in distress’ before fatal 2015 fight with VPD officers
VANCOUVER — A man who called 911 about Myles Gray before his fatal confrontation with…
Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canadian freestyle ski team into Milan Cortina Games
TORONTO — Star moguls skier Mikaël Kingsbury heads to the Milan Cortina Winter Games looking…
Organizing soccer friendlies ahead of World Cup comes with a lot of moving parts
Organizing a soccer friendly takes more than a phone call and a glance at the…
Rivals US and Canada could put North American dominance on display at the Olympics in Milan
One more goal. That’s how close the U.S. was to beating Canada in the final…
American winger Griffin Yow back in MLS with New England after 3 1/2 years with Belgium’s Westerlo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — American winger Griffin Yow returned to Major League Soccer on Tuesday,…