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North Carolina judges throw out current congressional map
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina judges on Monday blocked the state's congressional map from being used in the 2020 elections, ruling that voters had a strong likelihood of winning a lawsuit that argued...
Oct 28, 2019
Google falls short on third-quarter profit
SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent company Alphabet reported mixed third-quarter results Monday, beating analyst expectations for revenue but falling short on profits. The stock fell almost 3% immediately ...
Oct 28, 2019
Canada Jetlines postpones launch over financing challenges, lays off staff
VANCOUVER - Canada Jetlines Ltd. is postponing its planned December launch and laying off most employees after failing to secure $40 million in required financing and losing investment partners. ...
Oct 28, 2019
Jets' Lowry suspended for two games for boarding Flames' Kylington
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Winnipeg Jets forward Adam Lowry for two games for boarding Calgary Flames defenceman Oliver Kylington. The incident occurred with two seconds left in the second perio...
Oct 28, 2019
Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo joins select company with MLS Best XI
Alejandro Pozuelo joined some select Toronto FC company Monday when he was named to the 2019 Major League Soccer Best XI. The Spanish playmaker is the fifth TFC player to be accorded the honour, along...
Oct 28, 2019
Reports of mushroom poisonings on the rise: BC Centre for Disease Control
VANCOUVER - The BC Centre for Disease Control says mushroom poisonings are on the rise and it is urging foragers to use extreme caution. It says its drug and poison information centre r...
Oct 28, 2019
Los Angeles wildfire threatens the homes of the stars
LOS ANGELES - A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles early Monday, destroying several large homes and forcing LeBron James and thousands of others to flee in the middle of the ...
Oct 28, 2019
B.C. to update emergency program law to improve disaster responses, supports
VICTORIA - Devastating wildfires and floods and the prospect of more to come has caused the B.C. government to look at updating its emergency management law. Public Safety Minister Mike...
Oct 28, 2019
Guinean-Canadians in Montreal protest possible third presidential term
MONTREAL - Alpha Diallo arrived in Canada from Guinea in 2009, a year before that country's president won his first election and raised hopes amid the nation's sole democratic transition of ...
Oct 28, 2019
VIU Mariners women win gold, men earn silver at PACWEST soccer provincials
NANAIMO - Gold and silver medals came back home from the PACWEST soccer provincials for the VIU Mariners.The women won gold with a convincing 6-1 win over Capilano on Saturday, while the men earned a ...
Oct 28, 2019 The VIU Mariners women's soccer team won their second straight provincial championship with a 6-1 win over Capilano Oct. 26. The men earned silver with a 1-0 loss to Douglas in the final. Both teams will advance to the CCAA nationals. (VIU Mariners Instagram)