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Western Forest Products temporarily curtails production at B.C. sawmills
VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. says it is temporarily curtailing lumber production due to market challenges. The Vancouver-based company says it is reducing production from its B.C. sawmills...
Oct 7, 2024
Argos rookie Doxtater happy to be playing football closer to home
TORONTO - The CFL is the latest stop on Sage Doxtater's football odyssey. The hulking offensive lineman practised with the Toronto Argonauts on Monday after joining the club's practice roster last wee...
Oct 7, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Manitoba high school football coach gets 20 years for sex assaults
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA - A former Winnipeg high school football coach has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting nine students. Kelsey McKay was sentenced today after pleadin...
Oct 7, 2024
Injured Demko, Joshua not on Vancouver Canucks' opening-night roster
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks placed all-star goalie Thatcher Demko and bruising winger Dakota Joshua on the season-opening injured non-roster list Monday. Demko announced ahead of training camp t...
Oct 7, 2024
Non-profits receive Parksville sand sculpting cheques
PARKSVILLE - Thousands of dollars generated through the Oceanside area's signature annual event is going back into the community. Parksville Beach Festival Society president Cheryl Dill said nearly $8...
Oct 7, 2024
McGill agrees to drop legal challenge of law faculty union, ending strike
MONTREAL - McGill University has agreed to drop a legal challenge of its law faculty's right to unionize, bringing an official end to a strike during which law professors walked off the job for more t...
Oct 7, 2024
Gradey Dick ready to earn starters role in sophomore season on Toronto Raptors
Gradey Dick is willing to do whatever the Toronto Raptors need of him. Dick saw big minutes for a rookie last season as the Raptors were decimated by injuries through March and April. Entering his sop...
Oct 7, 2024
Kanesatake residents accused in illegal dumping case say they've done nothing wrong
MONTREAL - Some residents of a Mohawk community west of Montreal who are accused by the Quebec government of illegal dumping say they've done nothing wrong. Quebec government lawyers are in Superior C...
Oct 7, 2024
Cyber breach at B.C. First Nations Health Authority exposed TB tests, insurance data
VANCOUVER - The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia says online hackers gained access to an array of personal information including medical test results and insurance claims during a cy...
Oct 7, 2024
Who will end the debate? Political gridlock continues in the House of Commons
OTTAWA - Federal political parties appear to be locked in a game of chicken over a debate that has stalled almost all business in the House of Commons. The Conservatives say the debate will continue u...
Oct 7, 2024