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A list of members of B.C. Premier David Eby's new cabinet
VICTORIA - There's been a near total shakeup of British Columbia's government cabinet, with few ministers retaining their jobs and some longtime backbenchers and newly elected members moving in. Here ...
Nov 18, 2024
Prince Harry in Vancouver as Invictus Games school program launches online
VANCOUVER - Prince Harry is in Vancouver for the launch of a campaign to raise awareness of the Invictus Games among children and youth, one day after surprising Canadian football fans by appearing at...
Nov 18, 2024
Prince Harry in Vancouver as Invictus Games school program launches online
VANCOUVER - Prince Harry is in Vancouver for the launch of a campaign to raise awareness of the Invictus Games among children and youth, one day after surprising Canadian football fans by appearing at...
Nov 18, 2024
MPs condemn alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler. MPs in the House unanimously supported a Bloc Qubcois motion saluting C...
Nov 18, 2024
Two dead after fiery rollover crash on Highway 99 in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating a fiery overnight crash that killed two people and caused a partial shutdown of Highway 99. RCMP say officers responded to a report of a v...
Nov 18, 2024
Trial begins for accused in freezing deaths of family near Manitoba border crossing
FERGUS FALLS - Jury selection got underway Monday in the trial of two men accused of smuggling migrants across the Canada-U.S. border. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand are accused of being pa...
Nov 18, 2024
Lille forward Jonathan David serving as both goal-scorer and playmaker for Canada
TORONTO - While goals have been hard to come by for Canada under Jesse Marsch, Jonathan David has been at the centre of what offence there has been. With four goals and three assists, the 24-year-old ...
Nov 18, 2024
PWHL releases neutral-site schedule with games ranging from Vancouver to Quebec City
The PWHL is taking women's pro hockey to places from Raleigh, North Carolina, to the Pacific Northwest in releasing its nine-date schedule of neutral site games on Monday. Billed as the "Takeover Tour...
Nov 18, 2024
Attempted pop-up overdose prevention site outside Nanaimo hospital quickly relocated
NANAIMO - A group of Vancouver Island physicians known as Doctors for Safer Drug Policy who tried to launch an unsanctioned overdose prevention site (OPS) outside NRGH were quickly shut down by hospit...
Nov 18, 2024
Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports event
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jake Paul's unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting. BetMGM said the figh...
Nov 18, 2024