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Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker vote after dramatic floor vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect D...
Jan 03, 2025
Person killed after being struck by train in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say a person was struck and killed by a train near an overpass in the city early this morning. They say officers responded to a report of a pedestrian ...
Jan 03, 2025
Museum of whale skeletons, painstakingly rebuilt over years, consumed by B.C. fire
It takes years to rebuild a whale. Just ask Jim Borrowman, co-founder of the Whale Interpretive Centre museum that housed numerous whale skeletons on the boardwalk of Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Islan...
Jan 03, 2025
CF Montreal signs German midfielder Fabian Herbers to two-year contract
MONTREAL - CF Montreal has signed German midfielder Fabian Herbers to a contract for the next two seasons. The Major League Soccer club announced the deal Friday after Herbers spent the last six seaso...
Jan 03, 2025
Team Einarson adds Karlee Burgess to lineup after her departure from Team Carey
Team Kerri Einarson is adding three-time world junior champion Karlee Burgess to its lineup. Burgess will fill in for second Shannon Birchard, who will miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury...
Jan 03, 2025
Cable ferries in B.C. Kootenays sailing on schedule despite escalating strike threat
VICTORIA - Cable ferries serving tiny communities in British Columbia's Kootenay region are providing regular scheduled service today despite the threat of an escalating strike that could cut sailings...
Jan 03, 2025
Hockey Canada picks up the pieces after another quarterfinal exit at world junior
OTTAWA - Hockey Canada executive Scott Salmond says "the buck stops" with him. The country's men's under-20 team was eliminated from the world junior hockey championship in the quarterfinals for a sec...
Jan 03, 2025
Quebec emergency rooms reporting major overcrowding, some at more than 200% capacity
MONTREAL - Quebec is experiencing serious overcrowding in its emergency rooms after the holidays, with some major hospitals in Montreal operating at more than 200 per cent capacity. Around midday, Mon...
Jan 03, 2025
Google sends funds to journalism collective in exchange for Online News Act exemption
Google has sent the $100 million it agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act to a journalism organization designed to disperse the funds. The U.S. tech...
Jan 03, 2025
Maple Leafs sign veteran defenceman Philippe Myers to two-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Philippe Myers to a two-year contract extension, the NHL team announced Friday. The contract carries an average annual value of US850,000. The ...
Jan 03, 2025